Liberal Democrat Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) has once again proposed legislation aimed at creating a U.S. Infrastructure Bank modeled on the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg.

She apparently will be tapped soon to head the Dept. of Labor, a center of liberal activism in the Obama Administration. Should her I-Bank vision influence the White House, here’s a look at how Europe’s version of TIFIA operates.