President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Monday, November 15. The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion dollar bill in August. Thirteen Republicans -- including at-large Alaska Congressman Don Young -- joined the majority of Democrats to pass the bill . The infrastructure funding package will deliver $550 billion dollars in federal investments over five years. The money will go to support roads, mass transit, rail projects, renewable energy and improving broadband. “This is a good, healthy start, and it's not going to cover everything, but it covers a lot of everything,” said PJ Simon, Tanana Chiefs Conference chief and chairman PJ Simon. “It improves our quality of life.” He says climate change and COVID-19 continues to stress communities within the consortium. The last couple of years have spotlighted the disparity and inequities that Alaskans -- and particularly rural Alaskans and Alaska Native communities -- have faced: Inconsistent ferry