White House infrastructure implementation coordinator Mitch Landrieu says IIJA has $14.6 billion in "rural-specific programs."

Legislation puts more than $1 billion toward water projects including lead service line replacement and PFAS removal.

In his first State of the Union speech, Biden predicts an "Infrastructure Decade."

EPA plans to spend $1 billion from IIJA to speed cleanups, allowing most key projects in region to be completed by 2030. 

As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act moves into its third month on the books, the Biden administration is stepping up project spending.

Funds, set for 11 states, are for first year of five-year, $1.25-billion program.