- Banned
- #181
This is the kind of worthless wacko shit Joe Potatohead wants to put us more in debt for:
Page 3-4: (1) $10,000,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects within the wildland-urban interface;
(2) $4,000,000,000 for, on a determination by the Secretary that hazardous fuels within the wildland-urban interface have been effectively treated to prevent the spread of wildfire to at-risk communities, hazardous fuels reduction projects outside the wildland-urban interface
Assessment: This is at least $14 billion in the first two pages of the bill that is pork. Reducing vegetation is up to individuals or local communities. It also reduces vegetation that takes in CO2 which is supposedly the deadliest risk to mankind.
The other aspect that shows it is bogus is that it is a huge, made up round number. One or more people just threw a dart at a board to get these numbers.
Page 14: $10 billion for similar fuel reduction projects on tribal lands
Pages 20-21: $2.250 billion to be used for staffing salaries, and other workforce needs and expenses to support the development of a Civilian Climate Corps for carrying out projects on non-Federal land through the Forest Service State.....
Page 31: $2.17175 billion for unknown projects from a 20 year old act (Rural Energy for America Program established under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Page 33: $960 million to upgrade equipment supporting greater that 10% ethanol or 20% biodiesel.
Assessment: This is the responsibility of the equipment owner. Ethanol needs to be banned from gasoline.
Page 34: $9.7 billion to repower rural energy systems to reduce fake (opinion) greenhouse gases
Page 48: $2.664,5 billion for fiscal year 2022, for grants for construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities......
Page 54: About $80 billion for a Rebuild America Schools program
Page 126: $9 billion for TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
Pages 167-169: $2.609 billion to Department of Labor agencies. This appears to be additional funding beyond their normal annual funding with no apparent need. The various stimulus bills of 2020 (maybe 2021 as well) had many millions going to US government agencies with no real limit on the use. I would like to see funding for these agencies for the last five years along with funding from the stimulus bills and this one.
None of this is infrastructure related and should be removed along with all other non-infrastructure funding.
Page 183: $9.054 billion for YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Pages 185-195: $23.35 billion for re-employment activities and grants
Page 200: $450 million for migrant worker programs
Page 202: $3.6 billion for adult education and literacy
Page 222: $1.48 billion for direct care (health) worker programs
Pages 250-251: ~210 billion for birth to age five child care. Assumption is $40 billion per year for fiscal years 2025 - 2027 even though those years have unstated funding (it is "as required" and I assumed $40 billion/ year).
Page 292: $2.5 billion for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to improve compensation of Head Start staff
Page 333: $500 million for school kitchen equipment
Pages 343 - 344: $5 billion for clean heavy duty vehicles:
Implement a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipients, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for ‘‘(1) replacing eligible vehicles with zero-emission vehicles; ‘‘(2) infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles; ‘‘(3) workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of zero-emission vehicles; and ‘‘(4) planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission vehicles.
Page 346: $3.5 billion to reduce air pollution at ports
Page 350: $27.49 billion for a greenhouse gas reduction fund
Page 374: $10 billion for the Superfund
Page 374-375: $750 million to reduce waste in communities
Page 377: $10 billion for Environmental and Climate Justice block grants
Page 379: $30 billion for drinking water lead service line replacement
Page 399: $9 billion to institute guidelines for State energy offices to provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators for whole-house energy saving retrofits
Page 415 - 417: $9 billion for a high efficiency electric home rebate program.
Page 445: $3.5 billion for a weatherization assistance program
Page 446: $3.2 billion for critical facility modernization. See text for suitable project types.
Page 452: $2 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure buildout
Page 3-4: (1) $10,000,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects within the wildland-urban interface;
(2) $4,000,000,000 for, on a determination by the Secretary that hazardous fuels within the wildland-urban interface have been effectively treated to prevent the spread of wildfire to at-risk communities, hazardous fuels reduction projects outside the wildland-urban interface
Assessment: This is at least $14 billion in the first two pages of the bill that is pork. Reducing vegetation is up to individuals or local communities. It also reduces vegetation that takes in CO2 which is supposedly the deadliest risk to mankind.
The other aspect that shows it is bogus is that it is a huge, made up round number. One or more people just threw a dart at a board to get these numbers.
Page 14: $10 billion for similar fuel reduction projects on tribal lands
Pages 20-21: $2.250 billion to be used for staffing salaries, and other workforce needs and expenses to support the development of a Civilian Climate Corps for carrying out projects on non-Federal land through the Forest Service State.....
Page 31: $2.17175 billion for unknown projects from a 20 year old act (Rural Energy for America Program established under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
Page 33: $960 million to upgrade equipment supporting greater that 10% ethanol or 20% biodiesel.
Assessment: This is the responsibility of the equipment owner. Ethanol needs to be banned from gasoline.
Page 34: $9.7 billion to repower rural energy systems to reduce fake (opinion) greenhouse gases
Page 48: $2.664,5 billion for fiscal year 2022, for grants for construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities......
Page 54: About $80 billion for a Rebuild America Schools program
Page 126: $9 billion for TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
Pages 167-169: $2.609 billion to Department of Labor agencies. This appears to be additional funding beyond their normal annual funding with no apparent need. The various stimulus bills of 2020 (maybe 2021 as well) had many millions going to US government agencies with no real limit on the use. I would like to see funding for these agencies for the last five years along with funding from the stimulus bills and this one.
None of this is infrastructure related and should be removed along with all other non-infrastructure funding.
Page 183: $9.054 billion for YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
Pages 185-195: $23.35 billion for re-employment activities and grants
Page 200: $450 million for migrant worker programs
Page 202: $3.6 billion for adult education and literacy
Page 222: $1.48 billion for direct care (health) worker programs
Pages 250-251: ~210 billion for birth to age five child care. Assumption is $40 billion per year for fiscal years 2025 - 2027 even though those years have unstated funding (it is "as required" and I assumed $40 billion/ year).
Page 292: $2.5 billion for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to improve compensation of Head Start staff
Page 333: $500 million for school kitchen equipment
Pages 343 - 344: $5 billion for clean heavy duty vehicles:
Implement a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipients, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for ‘‘(1) replacing eligible vehicles with zero-emission vehicles; ‘‘(2) infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain zero-emission vehicles; ‘‘(3) workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of zero-emission vehicles; and ‘‘(4) planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of zero-emission vehicles.
Page 346: $3.5 billion to reduce air pollution at ports
Page 350: $27.49 billion for a greenhouse gas reduction fund
Page 374: $10 billion for the Superfund
Page 374-375: $750 million to reduce waste in communities
Page 377: $10 billion for Environmental and Climate Justice block grants
Page 379: $30 billion for drinking water lead service line replacement
Page 399: $9 billion to institute guidelines for State energy offices to provide rebates to homeowners and aggregators for whole-house energy saving retrofits
Page 415 - 417: $9 billion for a high efficiency electric home rebate program.
Page 445: $3.5 billion for a weatherization assistance program
Page 446: $3.2 billion for critical facility modernization. See text for suitable project types.
Page 452: $2 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure buildout
