Sec. 2. Findings
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The Congress finds that— roads, bridges, airports, and urban transportation systems are essential to the economic and national security of the United States; there is a chronic shortfall in funding for the maintenance of highways, bridges, and other critical infrastructure; strategic investments in new infrastructure will allow for economic growth and dynamism in the twenty first century; there has been a marked increase in extreme weather events and the negative impacts of a changing climate are expected to worsen in every region of the United States; if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact the health of all Americans, harm the economy, and impose substantial costs on local, State, and Federal budgets; efforts to reduce climate risk should protect our Nation's economy, security, infrastructure, agriculture, water supply, public health, and public safety; and there is bipartisan support for pursuing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through economically viable, broadly supported private and public policies and solutions.