http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10667/10-26-TaxPreferredBonds.pdf

Examines the role of tax preferences as an inducement for infrastructure investment in the U.S. Discusses the types of tax preferences for state and local bonds, reports the amount of such debt that has been issued for public and private sector projects, and estimates the importance of that debt financing to infrastructure investment. Also considers how the system of tax preferences might change through a greater use of tax-credit bonds. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=945

Provides a set of principles and operational guidelines for peacekeepers to help a country restore public infrastructure and services. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

http://www.hrpdcva.gov/Documents/UPWP/HRPDC_UPWP_fy2010.pdf

Describes planning work to be performed by the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission during Fiscal Year 2010. Includes regional projects and local or subregional projects to be carried out in cooperation with member localities. From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission.

http://www.hmg.gov.uk/media/27749/full_document.pdf

Outlines that action taken by the Brown administration to move Britain from recession to recovery, forge a new model of economic growth, and modernize public services and national infrastructure. Command Paper CM7654. From the Office of the Prime Minister.

http://coburn.senate.gov/public/_files/200905SenCoburnReportWashedouttosea00.pdf

Argues that $3 billion has been wasted on beach restoration projects while 985 levees have been identified by the Corps of Engineers as being at significant risk of failure from flooding. From the Office of Senator Tom Coburn.

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/needssurvey/pdfs/2007/report_needssurvey_2007.pdf

Finds that $334.8 billion investment is needed to upgrade public water system infrastructure in the country. Represents public works projects necessary from 2007 through 2026 to provide safe drinking water to the public. The survey is carried out once every four years. From the Environmental Protection Agency.

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12626#toc

Calls upon key federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency to work more closely with state and local officials who make public works decisions that could be affected by climate change. From the National Research Council.

http://financecommission.dot.gov/Documents/NSTIF_Commission_Final_Report_Advance%20Copy_Feb09.pdf

Report of a special study commission set up by Congress to examine the current problems with inadequate highway funding. Recommends changing to a system of user charges based on miles driven with consideration of other factors such as time of day and type of roads. Also calls for an immediate 10 cent increase to the federal gas tax and a 15 cent increase in the federal diesel tax. From the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.

http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1ENR/pdf/BILLS-111hr1ENR.pdf

Text of the law designed to stimulate the economy, promote jobs, and reinvest in American infrastructure and public works. From the Government Printing Office.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Act_Overview_2-17.pdf

Outlines the hopes for the law designed to stimulate economic activity, prevent job loss, and invest in the nation's infrastructure. From the White House.

http://www.sigir.mil/hardlessons/pdfs/Hard_Lessons_Report.pdf

Presents a chronological history of the Iraq reconstruction program from mid-2002 through the fall of 2008 and concludes with lessons learned. Argues that the program failed in its attempt to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq but succeeded in creating a strong security force. Also argues that the $50 billion program was not riddled with fraud but many dollars were wasted. From the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.