ASCE statement on House passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024
July 22, 2024
The following is a statement by Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., President of the American Society of Civil Engineers WASHINGTON — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 8812, the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. The House WRDA 2024 bill will help improve America’s ports and......
Congress Moves Forward With Water Resources Bill (WRDA 2024)
June 27, 2024
Update: The House of Representatives recently passed the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2024. You can read ASCE’s statement on the passing of H.R. 8812 here: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-house-passage-of-the-water-resources-development-act-of-2024/ This week, the House of Representatives took a big step toward passing its biennial water resources bill. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024......
ASCE: household, family savings from infrastructure investments
May 13, 2024
New ASCE economic study shows that American families and businesses save money if Congress, states, and the private sector continue recent investments....
Lame-Duck Look Ahead: Water Resources Development Act
November 03, 2022
With the midterm elections less than a week away, pressure continues to mount on Congress to pass several critical year-end pieces of legislation. Included in this slate will be the 2022 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). WRDA, the biennial legislation which authorizes water resources projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and makes......
Senate EPW Committee Advances the 2022 WRDA Bill
May 05, 2022
Last Friday, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee released S. 4137, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022. The committee held a brief but collegial hearing on Wednesday where the bill was unanimously reported favorably to the Senate floor. The full Senate is expected to take up WRDA by early June, with......
Congress Begins 2022 WRDA Process with Key Hearings
January 13, 2022
This week, Congress officially opened its public process for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Public Works Michael Connor and Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appeared before House Transportation & Infrastructure Water Resources Subcommittee and the Senate Environment......
South Carolina Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “D+” Grade
September 08, 2021
On Wednesday, September 8, the South Carolina Section of ASCE unveiled the 2021 Report Card for South Carolina’s Infrastructure, the first report card ever issues by the South Carolina Section. The report assigned the state’s systems a cumulative grade of “D+” which is below the national grade of “C-.” The report analyzed eight categories of......
Senate Commerce Passes Bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization
June 17, 2021
Last week Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced S. 2016, the Surface Transportation Investment Act (STIA). STIA is a five-year, $78 billion authorization of many key agencies at the Department of Transportation (DOT) including the Office of the Secretary (OST), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA),......
House T&I Republicans Introduce the STARTER Act 2.0
May 19, 2021
On Wednesday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO6), and other Republican Committee leaders, introduced the Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, & Efficient Review (STARTER) Act 2.0. This is the latest and most detailed surface transportation reauthorization released by either party in either chamber this Congress. The legislation maintains Republican surface......
The Hidden Infrastructure Tax We’re All Paying: New Economic Study
January 12, 2021
Think about what you can do with an extra $3,300 a year. Narrow that down to $275 each month—a typical car payment. Simplify that number a little more to $63 dollars a week – takeout for a family a four once a week (we’re all doing a lot of that these days). This amount of......