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ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS. ARTBA opposed Executive Order (EO) 14063, which requires project labor agreements (PLA) on federal construction contracts exceeding $35 million. ARTBA supported S. 403/H.R. 1284, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would prevent federal agencies from requiring PLAs. ATRBA asked U.S. DOT to include transportation construction workers under its definition of "vulnerable road users" for purposes of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
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Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026 including the BUILD America 250 Act. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs in alignment with recent court action.
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Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Opposed the following provisions of H.R. 7900 (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023): Sec. 809 - giving Department of Defense preference to contractors with union agreements, Sec. 5187 - initiating debarment proceedings for Fair Labor Standards Act violations, Sec. 868 - prohibiting the Department of Defense from entering into contracts with employers who have violated the National Labor Relations Act, and Sec. 2809B promoting local hire programs. ARTBA also opposed changes to the federal contracting and debarment system prior to recommendations from a forthcoming report from the the Acquisition Innovation Research Center.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS. ARTBA opposed Executive Order (EO) 14063, which requires project labor agreements (PLA) on federal construction contracts exceeding $35 million. ARTBA supported S. 403/H.R. 1284, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would prevent federal agencies from requiring PLAs. ATRBA asked U.S. DOT to include transportation construction workers under its definition of "vulnerable road users" for purposes of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to enact a national emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 and instead allow industries to develop specific best practices suited to their particular situations. ARTBA urged opposition to H.R. 482, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged OSHA to clarify requirements concerning workplace reporting of COVID-19. ARTBA expressed concern over the impact of expanded sick leave and Family Medical Leave Act provisions in H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on small and disadvantaged businesses.
ARTBA urged congress to clarify that business expenses related to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program are tax-deductible. ARTBA urged congress to increase the amount of Paycheck Protection Program funds which could be used for non-payroll expenses. ARTBA urged Congress to extend the eight-week duration of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program's "safe harbor" provision for rehiring workers. ARTBA asked OMB to clarify that Paycheck Protection Funds spent on federal contracting work do not need to be credited back to the contracting agency. ARTBA supported H.R. 7010, the "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act."
ARTBA supported S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged Congress to clarify that PPP loans are fully tax deductible and that business expenses paid for with PPP loan proceeds are also deductible. ARTBA expressed concern over the Paycheck Protection Program's (PPP) Loan Necessity Questionnaire. Specifically, ARTBA noted the form does not give transportation construction firms adequate opportunity to explain how their businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. ARTBA urged SBA to issue further guidance on the for and also suspend its use.
ARTBA supported S. 4117, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA supported a technical amendment to S. 3548, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security" (CARES) Act addressing the tax treatment of Paycheck Protection Program loans allowing borrowers to deduct the same expenses that qualified them for loan forgiveness. ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
ARTBA supported S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged Congress to clarify that PPP loans are fully tax deductible and that business expenses paid for with PPP loan proceeds are also deductible. ARTBA expressed concern over the Paycheck Protection Program's (PPP) Loan Necessity Questionnaire. Specifically, ARTBA noted the form does not give transportation construction firms adequate opportunity to explain how their businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. ARTBA urged SBA to issue further guidance on the for and also suspend its use.
ARTBA supported S. 4117, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA supported a technical amendment to S. 3548, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security" (CARES) Act addressing the tax treatment of Paycheck Protection Program loans allowing borrowers to deduct the same expenses that qualified them for loan forgiveness. ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged support for H.R. 1508, the Fair and Open Competition Act, which would prohibit the use of mandatory project labor agreements.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged support for H.R. 1508, the Fair and Open Competition Act, which would prohibit the use of mandatory project labor agreements.
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA expressed concerns with H.R. 3668, the "Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019."
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged Congress to repeal the recission of $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020 as part of any legislative agreement or as a stand-along measure. ARTBA urged the Senate to block a $1.2 billion cut to transit formula funds included in S. 2520, the Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill for FY2020 ARTBA urged the Senate to support the following amendments to S. 2520: Barrasso Amendment 1034 (repeal the aforementioned $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020), Feinstein Amendment 1015 (protecting funding already obligated for California high-speed rail projects from being used for any other purpose), McSally-Jones Amendment 1152 (preventing the aforementioned $1.2 billion cut to transit formula funds), and Crapo Amendment 1104 (allowing the use of federal highway funds on products helping to deter wrong-way intrusions and collisions). ARTBA urged the Senate to oppose the following amendments to S. 2520: Lee Amendments 1165 and 1195 (limiting obligations for highway and transit programs to estimated Highway Trust Fund tax receipts).
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA thanked Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) for introducing three pieces of legislation (S. 2586, S. 2587, and S. 2588) aimed at increasing the delegation of environmental regulatory programs to the state level. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act. The bill would repeal the Federal Election Commission's pripr approval requirement from corporate member trade association political action committees.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act, and for other purposes.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA thanked Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) for introducing three pieces of legislation (S. 2586, S. 2587, and S. 2588) aimed at increasing the delegation of environmental regulatory programs to the state level. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act. The bill would repeal the Federal Election Commission's pripr approval requirement from corporate member trade association political action committees.
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA thanked Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) for introducing three pieces of legislation (S. 2586, S. 2587, and S. 2588) aimed at increasing the delegation of environmental regulatory programs to the state level. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act. The bill would repeal the Federal Election Commission's pripr approval requirement from corporate member trade association political action committees.
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that title with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA thanked Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) for introducing three pieces of legislation (S. 2586, S. 2587, and S. 2588) aimed at increasing the delegation of environmental regulatory programs to the state level. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act. The bill would repeal the Federal Election Commission's pripr approval requirement from corporate member trade association political action committees.
ARTBA urged the House and Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to invalidate the prior administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulation overturning the Volks rule concerning the statute of limitations for recordkeeping violations. Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged passage of S.622/H.R. 1552, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would remove the requirement for mandatory project labor agreements on federal and federal-aid projects.
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Urged passage of H.R. 33/S. 584, the "Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act," which would require greater consideration of regulatory impacts on small businesses. Asked members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act." The legislation would repeal prior approval requirements for trade association political action committees.
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. Urged the House and Senate to preserve language in Section 630 of the House Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill (one of the eight spending bills in H.R. 3354)defunding enforcement of the Federal Election Commission's "prior approval" requirement for trade association Political Action Committees. Supported H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act" which would repeal the Federal Election Commission's "prior approval" requirement for trade association Political Action Committees.
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Urged passage of H.R. 33/S. 584, the "Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act," which would require greater consideration of regulatory impacts on small businesses. Asked members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act." The legislation would repeal prior approval requirements for trade association political action committees.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA supported a provision in H.R. 3353/S. 1665, the FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act allowing airports to increase their Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs). ARTBA also supported a provision in the same legislation increasing Airport Improvement Program investment. ARTBA also opposed efforts to remove the PFC increase from the legislation. ARTBA supported Amendment #35 to H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018 which would have delayed the implementation of electronic logging device (ELD) regulations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ARTBA also supported Amendment #44 to the same legislation which would have prohibited funds from being used to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA)final rule on exposure to crystalline silica.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA supported a provision in H.R. 3353/S. 1665, the FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act allowing airports to increase their Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs). ARTBA also supported a provision in the same legislation increasing Airport Improvement Program investment. ARTBA also opposed efforts to remove the PFC increase from the legislation. ARTBA supported Amendment #35 to H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018 which would have delayed the implementation of electronic logging device (ELD) regulations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ARTBA also supported Amendment #44 to the same legislation which would have prohibited funds from being used to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA)final rule on exposure to crystalline silica.
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Urged passage of H.R. 33/S. 584, the "Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act," which would require greater consideration of regulatory impacts on small businesses. Asked members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act." The legislation would repeal prior approval requirements for trade association political action committees.
ARTBA urged the House and Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to invalidate the prior administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulation overturning the Volks rule concerning the statute of limitations for recordkeeping violations. Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged passage of S.622/H.R. 1552, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would remove the requirement for mandatory project labor agreements on federal and federal-aid projects.
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged opposition of Amendment 3485, attempting to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in H.R. 636, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged opposition of Amendment 3485, attempting to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in H.R. 636, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged members of the Senate in a March 15 letter to oppose any amendments to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in S. 2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring would not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in S. 2844, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring would not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in S. 2844, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. ARTBA urged Appropriators to support Section 132 of the 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. This language would enact ARTBA-supported modifications to federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules for drivers. ARTBA urged Senate Appropriators to fully fund the President's 2016 budget request for the "Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery" (TIGER) program. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring did not unduly restrict competition.
Supported H.R. 4281, a 90-day extension of the surface transportation programs through June 30 to avoid a shutdown of the federal surface transportation program and to provide Congress additional time to continue work on a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported H.R. 663, an emergency extension of current surface transportation law. Testified before House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law (H.R. 3617), Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Supported efforts, included in extension proposal of the federal surface transportation programs, to repeal the $8.7 billion rescission of highway contract authority required by SAFETEA-LU. Opposed proposals that would've allowed the Highway Trust Fund's "budget firewalls" to lapse for a six-month period. Testified before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the positive effect of transportation infrastructure investment on long-term economic growth.
Expressed concern with provision of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would exclude many construction companies from the bill's small business exemption and threaten to increase the overall cost to the public for vital transportation infrastructure investments. Supported removal of this provision in President Obama's healthcare proposal and final passage of healthcare reform legislation.
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal to eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Supported H.R. 915, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 1512, a temporary extension of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.
To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Supported H.R. 3357 to transfer $7 billion of previously foregone revenue to the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account from the federal General Fund. Supported amendment to this bill to repeal an $8.7 billion rescission of unobligated highway contract authority--a budgeting provision passed in the 2005 surface transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law (H.R. 3617), Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Supported efforts, included in extension proposal of the federal surface transportation programs, to repeal the $8.7 billion rescission required by SAFETEA-LU. Opposed provision in Senate six-month extension proposal (no bill number) that would've allowed the Highway Trust Fund's "budget firewalls" to lapse for a six-month period.
Expressed concern with provision of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would exclude many construction companies from the bill's small business exemption and threaten to increase the overall cost to the public for vital transportation infrastructure investments.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, as the "Veterans Memorial Post Office".
Supported H.R. 915, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 1512, a temporary extension of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported S. 2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported S. 2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009
S. 3261. Supported efforts in the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the federal highway program at the SAFETEA-LU guaranteed level of $41.2 billion in FY2009.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program under the Medicare Program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Supported H.R. 1195 , The SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Bill to make technical corrections and ensure transportation research investments promised in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU surface transportation law are enacted. Opposed amendment relating to a gas tax holiday.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration program under the Medicare Program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Supported H.R. 1195 , The SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Bill to make technical corrections and ensure transportation research investments promised in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU surface transportation law are enacted. Opposed amendment relating to a gas tax holiday.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Supported H.R. 1023 and S. 777 to repeal a new requirment that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committees to generate new revenues for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to support aviation investment levels proposed in H.R. 2881 and S. 1300.
H.R. 2421, the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2007. Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Urged opposition to EPA proposal to tighten federal air quality standard for ozone.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
Urged Congress and the Administration to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (no legislation introduced). Supported passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment in the reauthorizatin of the federal aviation programs, S. 1300 and H.R. 2881. Supported S.775 to creat a national infrastructure commission.
Supported H.R. 1023 and S. 777 to repeal a new requirment that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committees to generate new revenues for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to support aviation investment levels proposed in H.R. 2881 and S. 1300.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
* H.J. Res. 20, the FY 2007 joint funding resolution. Urged Congress and the Administration to fully-fund the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, as opposed to continuing funding at the FY 2006 level. H.R. 3074 and S. 1789, the FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. Urged Congress to fully fund the federal highway and transit programs at authorized levels and increase Airport Improvement Program investment.
Urged Congress and the Administration to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (no legislation introduced). Supported passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment in the reauthorizatin of the federal aviation programs, S. 1300 and H.R. 2881. Supported S.775 to creat a national infrastructure commission.
Supported H.R. 1023 and S. 777 to repeal a new requirment that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committees to generate new revenues for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to support aviation investment levels proposed in H.R. 2881 and S. 1300.
Urged Congress and the Administration to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (no legislation introduced). Supported passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment in the reauthorizatin of the federal aviation programs, S. 1300 and H.R. 2881. Supported S.775 to creat a national infrastructure commission.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
Supported H.R. 1023 and S. 777 to repeal a new requirment that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committees to generate new revenues for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to support aviation investment levels proposed in H.R. 2881 and S. 1300.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
To reauthorize the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999, and for other purposes.
Urged Congress and the Administration to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (no legislation introduced). Supported passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment in the reauthorizatin of the federal aviation programs, S. 1300 and H.R. 2881. Supported S.775 to creat a national infrastructure commission.
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
-H. Con. Res. 376, Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, Title 1, on all provisions relating to full funding of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs. -H.R. 4890, Legislative Line Item Veto Act, sought to secure protection of transportation funding guarentees set in the 2005 2005 federal highway and transit law, H.R. 3, SAFETEA-LU. -H.R. 5576; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judicary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007; Title 1; all provisions relating to full funding of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs.
-S.728 & H.R. 346; Water Resources Development Act of 2005; on provisions increasing waterway infrastructure investment.
Urged OSHA development of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions. Commented on OSHA proposal to remove medical evaluation requirements for certain types of respirators.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
Urged OSHA development of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions. Review of 2024 respirable crystalline silica rule. Commented to Department of Education on Workforce Pell Grants
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026 including the BUILD America 250 Act. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs in alignment with recent court action.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions. Filed comments with USDOT on strategic plan and digital infrastructure strategy. Engaged with USDOT and White House on implementation of American Security Drone Act
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs in alignment with recent court action. Filed comments to EPA on status of DBE program
Urged OSHA development of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs in alignment with recent court action.
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged OSHA develop of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs in alignment with recent court action.
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged OSHA develop of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subscontractors on federal-aid projects.
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subscontractors on federal-aid projects.
Support for reauthorization of highway and public transportation programs due in 2026. ARTBA reiterated priorities for proper implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including but not limited to Buy America provisions.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Implementation of Davis Bacon regulations Commented on DEA proposal to reschedule marijuana, encouraging safe workplaces as a priority. OSHA workplace standards, including heat safety standard, overtime and worker walkaround rules. MSHA proposed safety standard on crystalline silica.
ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Implementation of Davis Bacon regulations Commented on DEA proposal to reschedule marijuana, encouraging safe workplaces as a priority. OSHA workplace standards, including heat safety standard, overtime and worker walkaround rules. MSHA proposed safety standard on crystalline silica.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Implementation of Davis Bacon regulations OSHA workplace standards, including heat safety standard, overtime and worker walkaround rules. MSHA proposed safety standard on crystalline silica.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Implementation of Davis Bacon regulations OSHA workplace standards, including heat safety standard, overtime and worker walkaround rules. MSHA proposed safety standard on crystalline silica.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Implementation of Davis Bacon regulations OSHA workplace standards, including heat safety standard, overtime and worker walkaround rules. MSHA proposed safety standard on crystalline silica.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Opposed mandating the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more. Opposed the following provisions of H.R. 7900 (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023): Sec. 809 - giving Department of Defense preference to contractors with union agreements, Sec. 5187 - initiating debarment proceedings for Fair Labor Standards Act violations, Sec. 868 - prohibiting the Department of Defense from entering into contracts with employers who have violated the National Labor Relations Act, and Sec. 2809B promoting local hire programs. ARTBA also opposed changes to the federal contracting and debarment system prior to recommendations from a forthcoming report from the the Acquisition Innovation Research Center.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA wrote to both the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to discuss ways data may be better correlated to address roadway construction zone fatalities. ATRBA asked U.S. DOT to include transportation construction workers under its definition of "vulnerable road users" for purposes of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS. ARTBA opposed Executive Order (EO) 14063, which requires project labor agreements (PLA) on federal construction contracts exceeding $35 million. ARTBA supported S. 403/H.R. 1284, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would prevent federal agencies from requiring PLAs. ATRBA asked U.S. DOT to include transportation construction workers under its definition of "vulnerable road users" for purposes of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS. ARTBA also expressed concern with Executive Order (EO) 14042, mandating vaccination for federal contractors. Specifically, ARTBA urged the inclusion of a testing option in lieu of vaccination, asked for clarity on the terms of the EO and asked that the EO be enforced consistently across all federal agencies.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to consider several issues which would impact the transportation construction industry as they promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) concerning COVID vaccinations for private employers with 100 or more employees. These issues included concerns about recordkeeping, treatment of subcontractors, impacts on the transportation construction workforce and costs associated with the ETS.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to enact a national emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 and instead allow industries to develop specific best practices suited to their particular situations.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
ARTBA discussed an issue pertaining to architecture and engineering firms having to credit back expenses paid for with Paycheck Protection Program loan funds if they were working on a federal contract.
ARTBA urged the Federal Highway Administration to repeal the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device's ban on patented and proprietary products.
ARTBA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to enact a national emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 and instead allow industries to develop specific best practices suited to their particular situations. ARTBA urged opposition to H.R. 482, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
ARTBA urged the United States Department of Transportation to repeal the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices' ban on patented and proprietary products.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA supported S. 4117 and H.R. 7777, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged Congress to clarify that PPP loans are fully tax deductible and that business expenses paid for with PPP loan proceeds are also deductible. ARTBA expressed concern over the Paycheck Protection Program's (PPP) Loan Necessity Questionnaire. Specifically, ARTBA noted the form does not give transportation construction firms adequate opportunity to explain how their businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. ARTBA urged SBA to issue further guidance on the for and also suspend its use.
ARTBA supported S. 4117, the "Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Forgiveness Act." ARTBA supported a technical amendment to S. 3548, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security" (CARES) Act addressing the tax treatment of Paycheck Protection Program loans allowing borrowers to deduct the same expenses that qualified them for loan forgiveness. ARTBA urged Congress to expand eligibility for businesses to participate in a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA discussed the issue of how best to ensure patented and proprietary products are allowed to compete in the marketplace in light of the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged OSHA to clarify requirements concerning workplace reporting of COVID-19. ARTBA expressed concern over the impact of expanded sick leave and Family Medical Leave Act provisions in H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on small and disadvantaged businesses.
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA urged support for the FY 2019 appropriations package considered in the Senate, with a particular focus on the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development spending bill. ARTBA expressed support for a measure aimed at stabilizing the Highway Trust Fund in the Senate budget proposal.
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged Congress to repeal the recission of $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020 as part of any legislative agreement or as a stand-along measure. ARTBA urged the Senate to block a $1.2 billion cut to transit formula funds included in S. 2520, the Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill for FY2020 ARTBA urged the Senate to support the following amendments to S. 2520: Barrasso Amendment 1034 (repeal the aforementioned $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020), Feinstein Amendment 1015 (protecting funding already obligated for California high-speed rail projects from being used for any other purpose), McSally-Jones Amendment 1152 (preventing the aforementioned $1.2 billion cut to transit formula funds), and Crapo Amendment 1104 (allowing the use of federal highway funds on products helping to deter wrong-way intrusions and collisions). ARTBA urged the Senate to oppose the following amendments to S. 2520: Lee Amendments 1165 and 1195 (limiting obligations for highway and transit programs to estimated Highway Trust Fund tax receipts).
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA sent two letters to the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration concerning energy companies (specifically CenturyLink and Consumer Energy) delaying and not answering "locate ticket" meetings with excavation contractors, causing delays to transportation improvement projects.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged Congress to repeal the recission of $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020 as part of any budget agreement. ARTBA supported language in Section 192 of the House Transuportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill for FY2020 preventing the Admiistration from re-allocating funds dedicated to the California high-speed rail program. ARTBA opposed amendments 229 and 237 to the House THUD Appropriations bill. Amendment 229 would repeal a clarification of current law that any loan repaid with non-federal dollars under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) program count towards the local share of a project's cost. Amendment 237 would amount to a $1.2 billion cut to federal transit funding for FY 2020.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged support for H.R. 1508, the Fair and Open Competition Act, which would prohibit the use of mandatory project labor agreements.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA staff met with House and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration staff to discuss legislative reforms to the federal Hours of Service regulations. ARTBA maintains that transportation construction professionals should be exempt from the Hours of Service rules.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA staff met with House and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration staff to discuss legislative reforms to the federal Hours of Service regulations. ARTBA maintains that transportation construction professionals should be exempt from the Hours of Service rules.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives and the Senate preserve the language of section 630 of the House Financial Services and General Government apprpriations bill defunding the Federal Election Commission's enforcement of the prior approval requirement for corporate member trade association political action committees.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged the President to rescind Executive Order 13502 and replace it with Executive orders 13202 and 13208. This would prevent project labor agreements from being required on federal or federally assisted construction contracts.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. Commended the Department of Transportation's withdrawal of a pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects and a proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. Commended the Department of Transportation's withdrawal of a pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects and a proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA supported a provision in H.R. 3353/S. 1665, the FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act allowing airports to increase their Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs). ARTBA also supported a provision in the same legislation increasing Airport Improvement Program investment. ARTBA also opposed efforts to remove the PFC increase from the legislation. ARTBA supported Amendment #35 to H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018 which would have delayed the implementation of electronic logging device (ELD) regulations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). ARTBA also supported Amendment #44 to the same legislation which would have prohibited funds from being used to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's (OSHA)final rule on exposure to crystalline silica.
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. Objected to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Objected to DOT proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.
ARTBA urged the senate to pass the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery"
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. Objected to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Objected to DOT proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring would not unduly restrict competition.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged opposition of Amendment 3485, attempting to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in H.R. 636, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged opposition of Amendment 3485, attempting to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in H.R. 636, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA supported passage of S. 2693, the "EEOC Reform Act" requiring the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to gather more information before implementing newly proposed salary disclosure requirements. ARTBA additionally supported language identical to that of S. 2693 as an amendment to H.R. 2578, the "Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017."
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Urged members of the Senate in a March 15 letter to oppose any amendments to expand the DBE program to include projects supported by Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) revenue in S. 2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring did not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring did not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects.
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring did not unduly restrict competition.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects.
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. ARTBA urged Appropriators to support Section 132 of the 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. This language would enact ARTBA-supported modifications to federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules for drivers. ARTBA urged Senate Appropriators to fully fund the President's 2016 budget request for the "Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery" (TIGER) program. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring did not unduly restrict competition.
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. ARTBA staff and members also met with DOT officials to discuss DOT's recently proposed pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA staff and members met with senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The group discussed several larger DBE program issues including legal and regulatory limitations on prime contarctors' abilities to help grow DBE capacity, as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA, along with 16 other trade associations, urged President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton December 13 to approve the permit application for the construction of a new international trade crossing between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA, along with 16 other trade associations, urged President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton December 13 to approve the permit application for the construction of a new international trade crossing between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario.
Met November 30 with officials from U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss the implementation of H.R. 4348, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Major topics covered were the new law's freight, performance process, and environmental streamlining process.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA, along with 16 other trade associations, urged President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton December 13 to approve the permit application for the construction of a new international trade crossing between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario.
Met November 30 with officials from U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss the implementation of H.R. 4348, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Major topics covered were the new law's freight, performance process, and environmental streamlining process.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA 2012 Chairman Paul Yarossi told members of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 19 regulatory inefficiencies and investment cuts enacted in MAP-21 could undermine the act's significant policy reforms. Specifically, Yarossi provided recommendations on hours of service regulations, the EPA's proposed expansion of the federal Clean Water Act and the potential designation of coal ash as a hazardous material, all of which could delay or inflate the cost of transportation improvements.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Supported Federal Transit Administration proposal aimed at shortening the review and approval process for public transportation capital projects by, among other things, creating 10 new classes of categorical exclusions during the environmental review process.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Vice President of the U.S.
Supported H.R. 4281, a 90-day extension of the surface transportation programs through June 30 to avoid a shutdown of the federal surface transportation program and to provide Congress additional time to continue work on a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Vice President of the U.S.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs. Specifically supported moving forward in Senate with S. 1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (no legislation introduced in House). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Vice President of the U.S.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Vice President of the U.S.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported H.R. 663, an emergency extension of current surface transportation law. Testified before House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Opposed proposal to amend House Rules to repeal the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment. Prior to the change, any member of the House could raise a point of order to block legislation that would reduce federal highway invesment from the levels set in a multi-year reauthorization bill. Removing the protection made transportation investments subject to attempts to reduce spending.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law. Appeared on U.S. DOT Listening Session Panel on Reauthorization. Supported call by President Obama to pass a multi-year surface transportation bill as soon as possible. Testified before House Committees on Small Business and Transportation and Infrastructure advocating need for reauthorization.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law (H.R. 3617), Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Supported efforts, included in extension proposal of the federal surface transportation programs, to repeal the $8.7 billion rescission of highway contract authority required by SAFETEA-LU. Opposed proposals that would've allowed the Highway Trust Fund's "budget firewalls" to lapse for a six-month period. Testified before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the positive effect of transportation infrastructure investment on long-term economic growth.
Expressed concern with provision of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would exclude many construction companies from the bill's small business exemption and threaten to increase the overall cost to the public for vital transportation infrastructure investments.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs (Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law. Supported efforts to pass emergency extensions of current surface transportation law (H.R. 3617), Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Supported efforts, included in extension proposal of the federal surface transportation programs, to repeal the $8.7 billion rescission required by SAFETEA-LU. Opposed provision in Senate six-month extension proposal (no bill number) that would've allowed the Highway Trust Fund's "budget firewalls" to lapse for a six-month period.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Supported H.R. 3357 to transfer $7 billion of previously foregone revenue to the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account from the federal General Fund. Supported amendment to this bill to repeal an $8.7 billion rescission of unobligated highway contract authority--a budgeting provision passed in the 2005 surface transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Advocated on behalf of a solution to the projected revenue shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund Highway Account (no legislation introduced) to avoid a debilitating cut in federal transportation investment.
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal which would eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Supported H.R. 915, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 1512, a temporary extension of the federal aviation programs while also advocating for a multi-year reauthorization.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported S. 2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall. Supported H.R. 6984, FAA extension bill extending taxing and spending authority of the Airport Improvment Program.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Testified before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on proposal for a new federal freight program.
Supported H.R. 1195 , The SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Bill to make technical corrections and ensure transportation research investments promised in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU surface transportation law are enacted. Opposed amendment relating to a gas tax holiday.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects. Testified before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on proposal for a new federal freight program.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
S.2345, the American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. Urged members of Congress to support legislation to ensure the financial solvency of the Highway Trust Fund's Highway Account through FY 2009. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee urging support for bill.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Urged Congress and the Administration to ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (no legislation introduced). Supported passage of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment in the reauthorizatin of the federal aviation programs, S. 1300 and H.R. 2881. Supported S.775 to creat a national infrastructure commission.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program.
-Clean Air Act; spoke with congressional staff and members on transportation conformity issues relating to the Clean Air Act, specifically on reform and impact of proposed particulate matter standards.
-S.728 & H.R. 346; Water Resources Development Act of 2005; on provisions increasing waterway infrastructure investment.
-H. Con. Res. 376, Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, Title 1, on all provisions relating to full funding of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs. -H.R. 4890, Legislative Line Item Veto Act, sought to secure protection of transportation funding guarentees set in the 2005 2005 federal highway and transit law, H.R. 3, SAFETEA-LU. -H.R. 5576; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judicary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007; Title 1; all provisions relating to full funding of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs.
-Workforce Development -Hours of Service Rules -Small Business Health Plans
-SAFETEA-LU Implementation -Rail Infrastructure -Water Resources Development Act
-Federal Motor Fuels Excise Tax -Innovative Financing of Transportation Projects -Estate Tax Reform -Government Contract Withholding Reform
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Urged OSHA develop of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged DOL and DOJ to abandon defense of 2024 Overtime Rule. Urged OSHA develop of a new heat proposal that addresses varying conditions.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA. ARTBA supported passage of the Water Resources Development Act.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA offered input to the Office of Management and Budget as it considered guidance relating to the Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ARTBA continued to reiterate priorities for implementation of the IIJA. ARTBA discussed supply chain issues as they pertain to the delivery of transportation projects and potential legislative solutions.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA discussed an issue pertaining to architecture and engineering firms having to credit back expenses paid for with Paycheck Protection Program loan funds if they were working on a federal contract.
ARTBA urged the Federal Highway Administration to repeal the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device's ban on patented and proprietary products.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Issues of concern include the legal and regulatory limitations on the abilities of prime contractors to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged congress to clarify that business expenses related to the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program are tax-deductible. ARTBA urged congress to increase the amount of Paycheck Protection Program funds which could be used for non-payroll expenses. ARTBA urged Congress to extend the eight-week duration of Paycheck Protection Program loans. ARTBA urged congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program's "safe harbor" provision for rehiring workers. ARTBA asked OMB to clarify that Paycheck Protection Funds spent on federal contracting work do not need to be credited back to the contracting agency. ARTBA supported H.R. 7010, the "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act."
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA requested further clarification from OSHA regarding the application of OSHA's Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records rule to certain employer-conducted COVID-19 health screenings.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA discussed the issue of how best to ensure patented and proprietary products are allowed to compete in the marketplace in light of the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA urged support for H.R. 1508, the Fair and Open Competition Act, which would prohibit the use of mandatory project labor agreements.
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff. ARTBA sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao March 1 expressing support for the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged Congress to repeal the recission of $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020 as part of any budget agreement. ARTBA supported language in Section 192 of the House Transuportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill for FY2020 preventing the Admiistration from re-allocating funds dedicated to the California high-speed rail program. ARTBA opposed amendments 229 and 237 to the House THUD Appropriations bill. Amendment 229 would repeal a clarification of current law that any loan repaid with non-federal dollars under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) program count towards the local share of a project's cost. Amendment 237 would amount to a $1.2 billion cut to federal transit funding for FY 2020.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.
ARTBA sent two letters to the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration concerning energy companies (specifically CenturyLink and Consumer Energy) delaying and not answering "locate ticket" meetings with excavation contractors, causing delays to transportation improvement projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects. ARTBA expressed concerns with H.R. 3668, the "Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019."
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged Congress to repeal the recission of $7.6 billion in Federal highway contract authority scheduled for July of 2020 as part of any budget agreement. ARTBA supported language in Section 192 of the House Transuportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill for FY2020 preventing the Admiistration from re-allocating funds dedicated to the California high-speed rail program.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA urged President Trump to overturn Executive Order 13502 requiring project labor agreements on federal-aid construction projects.
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA expressed support for exempting transportation construction industry workers from federal hours of service regulations to Administration officials and House and Senate staff.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA urged support for the FY 2019 appropriations package considered in the Senate, with a particular focus on the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development spending bill. ARTBA expressed support for a measure aimed at stabilizing the Highway Trust Fund in the Senate budget proposal.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA actively supported the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411, the patented and proprietary products rule" with administration officials as well as House and Senate staff. ARTBA sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao March 1 expressing support for the repeal of 23 CFR 635.411.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA urged completion of the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Act in the House and Senate.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to discuss repeal of CFR 635.411. ARTBA also met with Senate staff to discuss CFR 635.411 in the context of the "Innovative Materials for Americas Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to discuss repeal of CFR 635.411. ARTBA also met with Senate staff to discuss CFR 635.411 in the context of the "Innovative Materials for Americas Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. ARTBA urged completion of the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Act in the House and Senate.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act plus additional supplemental infrastructure investments pursuant to the 2017 two-year budget deal. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances.
ARTBA staff met with House staff to discuss legislative reforms to the federal Hours of Service regulations. ARTBA maintains that transportation construction professionals should be exempt from the Hours of Service rules.
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged the President to rescind Executive Order 13502 and replace it with Executive orders 13202 and 13208. This would prevent project labor agreements from being required on federal or federally assisted construction contracts.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged the President to rescind Executive Order 13502 and replace it with Executive orders 13202 and 13208. This would prevent project labor agreements from being required on federal or federally assisted construction contracts.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. ARTBA thanked Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) for introducing three pieces of legislation (S. 2586, S. 2587, and S. 2588) aimed at increasing the delegation of environmental regulatory programs to the state level. ARTBA urged members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Prior Approval Reform Act. The bill would repeal the Federal Election Commission's pripr approval requirement from corporate member trade association political action committees.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to alert them to a petition ARTBA filed with the Federal Highway Administration requesting the withdrawal of 23 CFR 635.411, the "patented and proprietary products rule." The rule prohibits state contracting agencies from using federal funds to acquire patented or proprietary materials, products, or services, except under certain limited circumstances.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.
ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica.
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities. Urged the House and Senate to preserve language in Section 630 of the House Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill (one of the eight spending bills in H.R. 3354)defunding enforcement of the Federal Election Commission's "prior approval" requirement for trade association Political Action Committees. Supported H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act" which would repeal the Federal Election Commission's "prior approval" requirement for trade association Political Action Committees.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.
Urged proper implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. Discussed several larger DBE program issues, including the legal and regulatory limitations on prime contractors abilities to help grow DBE capacity as well as the disparity between the pool of certified DBE firms and those actually able to participate as subcontractors on federal-aid highway projects. Objected to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) pilot program regarding geographic-based hiring on federal transportation construction projects. Objected to DOT proposed rule removing barrier to geographic-based hiring prferences.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Sent members of Congress and Administration officials a document outlining ARTBA's priorities for regulatory reform entitled "Ripe for Reform: Federal Regulatory Issues Impacting Transportation Project Delivery" Urged passage of H.R. 33/S. 584, the "Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act," which would require greater consideration of regulatory impacts on small businesses. Asked members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor H.R. 2101, the "Prior Approval Reform Act." The legislation would repeal prior approval requirements for trade association political action committees.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA urged appropriators to fully fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers navigation program.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
ARTBA urged the House and Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to invalidate the prior administration's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulation overturning the Volks rule concerning the statute of limitations for recordkeeping violations. Urged the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to extend the deadline for construction industry compliance with the new standard for exposure to crystalline silica. Urged passage of S.622/H.R. 1552, the "Fair and Open Competition Act" which would remove the requirement for mandatory project labor agreements on federal and federal-aid projects.
ARTBA urged appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring would not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in S. 2844, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
ARTBA urged Appropriators to provide the full amount for federal transportation programs authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. ARTBA supported language in the House and Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills which would have ensured a DOT pilot program aimed at local hiring would not unduly restrict competition. ARTBA supported language in S. 2844, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, requiring the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a study demonstrating the safety benefits of the restart provisions of the agency's "Hours of Service" regulations before those provisions can be enacted.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Transportation Project Capitol Funding, Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels, Mobile Machinery, Environmental Review/Transportation Projects, Contractor Liability Issues, 3% Withholding, Transportation Approriations and Budget Issues, Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, Highway Trust Fund Solvency, Transportation Project Delivery, Transportation Funding
Discussed the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program with Members of Congress. Provided examples of state program best practices that could be emulated on federal level.
Expressed concern with provision of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would exclude many construction companies from the bill's small business exemption and threaten to increase the overall cost to the public for vital transportation infrastructure investments. Supported removal of this provision in President Obama's healthcare proposal and final passage of healthcare reform legislation.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Supported H. Con Res. 85 and S. Con Res. 13, the House and Senate FY2010 Budget Resolutions particularly provisions allowing for increased investment in the surface transportation programs. Opposed the Administration's FY2010 budget proposal to eliminate the unique budgetary treatment of the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, which reflects these investments are financed by dedicated transportation user fees.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Provided specific recommendations to members of Congress and the executive branch for the reauthorization of the federal highway and public transportation programs in 2009 (no legislation introduced). Recommendations include increasing investment in both modes, creating a new federal freight program and reforming the environmental review and approval process for transportation projects.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
S. 3261. Supported efforts in the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the federal highway program at the SAFETEA-LU guaranteed level of $41.2 billion in FY2009.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Participated in roundtable discussion with Senate Democrats regarding the nation's infrastructure challenges.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Participated in a Department of Transportation Roundtable dedicated to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. Urged reform to regulations and suggested future roundtables.
H.R. 2881 and S. 1300, legislation to reauthorize the federal aviation programs. Lobbied for increased airport infrastructure investment through raising the passenger facility charge and increased funding for the Airport Improvement Program. Supported H.R. 6327 and H.R. 3540, FAA extension bills, particularly proposals to include a fix for the Highway Trust Fund shortfall.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Supported H.R. 1195 , The SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Bill to make technical corrections and ensure transportation research investments promised in the 2005 SAFETEA-LU surface transportation law are enacted. Opposed amendment relating to a gas tax holiday.
H. Con. Res 312, S. Con Res. 70. Urged Congress to fully-fund the federal highway and transit programs and increase aviation investment. Testified before Senate Appropriations Committee on need to preserve Highway Trust Fund solvency and support S. 2345. Supported the FY2009 Budget Conference Report.
Participated in a Department of Transportation Roundtable dedicated to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. Urged reform to regulations and suggested future roundtables.
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Transportation Project Capital Funding Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels Mobile Machinery Environmental Review/Transportation Projects Contractor Liability Issues 3% Withholding FY'09 Transportation Approps. SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Highway Trust Fund Solvency FY'09 Budget Resolution Clean Water Act Economic Stimulus Package
Supported H.R. 1023 and S. 777 to repeal a new requirment that all levels of government withhold three percent of payments to contractors for goods and services. Urged House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committees to generate new revenues for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to support aviation investment levels proposed in H.R. 2881 and S. 1300.
* H.J. Res. 20, the FY 2007 joint funding resolution. Urged Congress and the Administration to fully-fund the federal highway, transit and aviation programs, as opposed to continuing funding at the FY 2006 level. H.R. 3074 and S. 1789, the FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. Urged Congress to fully fund the federal highway and transit programs at authorized levels and increase Airport Improvement Program investment.
S. 1348, the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007. Supported comprehensive immigration reform and opposed efforts to debar contractors for inadvertant paperwork violations.
Highway Trust Fund solvency (no legislation introduced to date). Urged Congress and the Administration to enact proposals that would generate revenue for the Highway Trust Fund to support investment commitments made in the 2005 federal highway and transit reauthorization bill, SAFETEA-LU. Testified before House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the subject.
H.R. 2421, the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2007. Urged opposition to expanding the Army Corps of Engineers authority to regulate U.S. wetlands. Urged opposition to EPA proposal to tighten federal air quality standard for ozone.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
-H.R. 5576; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007; Title 1; on full funding of the federal highway program.
-H.R. 3683; Gas Tax Relief Act of 2005; opposed suspending federal motor fuels taxes. -H.R. 5638; Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006; on provision repealing the estate tax permanently. -Support efforts to ensure financial solvency of Highway Trust Fund.
-S. 2611; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006; on temporary guestworker program, pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers, and increased border security. -S. 1955; Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act; provisions relating to small business health plans. -H.R. 4437; The Border Protection and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005; provisions relating to border security only approach to immigration policy reform.
-H.R. 3683; Gas Tax Relief Act of 2005; opposed suspending federal motor fuels taxes.
-Worked with House Resources Committee's "Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)" through on-going discussions with committee staff. -H.R. 3824; Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act; on elimination of "critical habitat" provisions in the Endangered Species Act.
-H.R. 5576; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007; Title 1; all provisions relating to full funding of the aviation programs, especially the Airport Improvement Program.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
-National Environmental Policy Act Reform -Endangered Species Act Reform
-Airport Improvement Program -Aviation Trust Fund
-Clean Air Act - transportation conformity -Clean Water Act - wetlands -Clean Air Act - off-road emissions
-Tax Treatment of Motor Fuels -Federal Motor Fuels Excise Tax -Alternative Fuels/Vehicles
-SAFETEA-LU Implementation -FY '07 Transportation Appropriations -Work Zone Safety -Environmental Review for Highway Projects & Clean Air Conformity
-FY '07 Budget -FY '07 Transportation Appropriations -Highway Trust Fund and Aviation Trust Fund Issues -Legislative Line Item Veto
Filing targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of