Bill > HR9136

This bill, the IMPACT Act 2.0, aims to strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States. It does this through the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions from their production. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing a grant program within the Federal Highway Administration to reimburse states for the additional cost of using low-emissions cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixtures in highway projects, and provide technical assistance to update state specifications and standards. 2. Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a program to award competitive "advance purchase commitments" for conforming low-emissions cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixtures, to encourage innovation and long-term emissions reductions in their production. 3. Creating an Interagency Task Force to provide recommendations on the use of engineering performance standards, testing and evaluation guidelines, environmental product declarations, and incentives to encourage the use of low-emissions materials. The overall goal is to facilitate the transition to more environmentally-friendly cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production in the United States.