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States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A jogger runs along a sea wall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Sonia Brubaker, Miami Dade County Resiliency Officer, stands on a seawall, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Miami. States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus and shore up their economies. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) In this photo from Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, retired attorney Paul Post discusses what he sees as the historic value and architectural merits of the Robert B. Docking Statehouse office building standing on the east side of the building. Post, from Topeka, is trying to save the building as the state plans to spend $60 million in pandemic relief funds to tear it down and build a new, smaller events center on the site. (AP Photo/John Hanna) In this photo from Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, retired Topeka, Kansas, attorney Paul Post stands outside the south entrance of the Robert B. Docking State Office Building, with the Kansas Statehouse in the background, in Topeka, Kansas. The state is planning to use $60 million in pandemic relief funds to pay for its demolition and the construction of a new, smaller events center, and Post is fighting to save the existing building. (AP Photo/John Hanna) This photo from Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, shows the Robert B. Docking State Office building in Topeka, Kansas, named for a Kansas governor. Despite its prime location near the Kansas Statehouse, it's largely vacant and in need of renovations, and the state now plans to spend $60 million in pandemic relief funds to tear it down and build a smaller events center on the site. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls