Critical Infrastructure Sectors, State and Local Government, Tax Incentives

Ohio Passes Expansive Law to Promote Energy Generation in Response to Concerns about Grid Reliability

Bricker Graydon LLP on 5/1/2025

Rising electricity demand from data centers, industrial reshoring, and electrification have sparked national concern about grid reliability. With forecasts pointing to even greater energy needs, some stakeholders warn that...more

How You Can Bring Meaningful Affordable Housing Tax Incentives to Your Community

Burr & Forman on 5/5/2023

The moniker “affordable” and “workforce” housing can mean different things to different stakeholders. Most will agree that localities and states have recognized a need to provide reasonably priced homes for our workforce and...more

New Florida Law to Turbocharge Affordable Housing Development

Bilzin Sumberg on 4/3/2023

Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 102 (“Live Local Act” or the “Act”) on March 28, 2023. The majority of the Live Local Act will go into effect on July 1, 2023, with certain provisions pertaining to tax...more

The Inflation Reduction Act: Provisions and Incentives for Local Governments

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/14/2022

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022, following its passage along party lines in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The comprehensive legislation is the...more

Mayor de Blasio Proposes Zoning Changes Intended to Promote the City’s Recovery

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 3/12/2021

On March 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of proposed citywide zoning text amendments intended to incentivize the creation of local grocery stores, boost transit station accessibility, and ease administrative...more

Final Tax Regulations Offer More Certainty to Opportunity Zone Fund Managers and Investors

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/7/2020

Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital to distressed communities in the United States and its territories by offering...more

Opportunity Zones Create Funding Alternative for Social Infrastructure Projects

Bilzin Sumberg on 1/21/2019

Under current legislation, tax-exempt and other low cost financing solutions are not typically available for social infrastructure projects....more

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