The Board of County Commissions of Alachua County, Florida has adopted a resolution calling upon  the US Congress to create a National Infrastructure Bank. Alachua County's primary city is Gainesville, home of the University of Florida.



Here is some of the language of the resolution:

"WHEREAS, the ASCE Report Card in 2021 gave Florida a grade of C, with drinking water a C+, Schools a D+, stormwater a D, transit a C, and roads a C. Florida faces multiple  infrastructure challenges. For example, driving on roads in need of repair in Florida costs each driver $425 per year, 2.9% of bridges are rated structurally deficient—half of those are under county ownership and maintenance. Drinking water needs in Florida are an estimated $21.9 billion. The state also has $18.4 billion in wastewater needs. 102 dams are considered to be high-hazard potential. To address the ongoing problem of hurricane devastation, the state will need to put many power lines underground, build seawalls, and other structures; all this deteriorating infrastructure impedes Florida’s ability to compete in an increasingly global marketplace and,

WHEREAS, stormwater was added as a new category given its importance in safeguarding water quality and protecting against flooding, and received a D+ rating, and, 

WHEREAS, the annual gap in stormwater funding is over $7.5 billion just for compliance,  excluding urban flooding, and given that increasing development creates more impervious surfaces, and, the combination of aging, often inadequately designed stormwater management  systems and rainfall volumes that are increasing over time result in increased runoff that means more flooding, and cloud bursts, especially in urban areas, and more pollutants entering streams  and rivers, and,

WHEREAS, flooding and stormwater management have been identified as an area of vulnerability in Alachua County, Florida (Alachua County DEP)"...