ASSOCIATED PRESS • December 28, 2020
The massive, year-end catchall bill that President Donald Trump signed into law combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation. It targets $10 billion for 46 Army Corps of Engineers flood control, environmental and coastal protection projects. It boosts “clean energy” programs like research and development, efficiency incentives and tax credits. It phases out “superpollutant” hydrochlorofluorocarbons. It folds in pipeline safety legislation reauthorizing operating grants and safety standards for oil and gas pipelines. The measure also provides President Donald Trump with a last, $1.4 billion installment for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.