Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act
April 07, 2022
On Tuesday, April 5, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife held a hearing to discuss implementation of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA). DWWIA was passed by the Senate last April on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis and was ultimately signed into law in November as a......
Alabama’s Infrastructure Receives a “C-” Grade for the Second Time
March 31, 2022
On Thursday, March 31, the Alabama Section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for Alabama’s Infrastructure, the state’s first report card since 2015. The report assigned the state’s systems a cumulative grade of “C-”, which is on par with the national grade of “C-“ and the same grade the state received in its 2015......
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March 31, 2022
This week President Biden released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which begins on October 1st. Historically, president’s budget requests offer a glimpse at the Administration’s priorities, however it will be incumbent on Congress to develop a final package over the upcoming months. Overall, the FY23 budget request totals $5.8 trillion, with $1.64......
Administration Releases Preliminary Database of Disadvantaged Communities
March 24, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes significant funding for infrastructure in disadvantaged communities, baring the question, what exactly qualifies as a disadvantaged community? In the past, it depended on who you asked, with different definitions among the federal agencies. Last week, the Biden Administration took a first step toward standardizing the classification when the......
Senate Committee Examines Transit and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
March 16, 2022
Public transportation’s advancement through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was the focus of a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 15th. Enacted in November, the bipartisan infrastructure law contains a whopping $91 billion for transit, including spending for development planning, State of Good Repair Grants,......
House Committees Hold Hearings on Climate Adaptation
March 10, 2022
This week, two House committees held hearings to discuss strategies on adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change. On Tuesday, March 8, the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing entitled “Federal Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the 21st Century” with witnesses representing various federal agencies. The House Select Committee on......
Alaska Releases New Infrastructure Grades
February 24, 2022
On Wednesday, February 23, the Alaska Section of ASCE unveiled preliminary findings from the 2021 Report Card for Alaska’s Infrastructure, the section’s first report card since 2017. The report assigned the state’s systems a cumulative grade of “C-”, which is on par with the national grade of “C-“ and the same grade the state received......
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Holds Hearing On Grid Resilience
February 17, 2022
On Tuesday, February 15 the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing entitled “Keeping the Lights On: Strategies for Grid Resilience and Reliability”. The focus of this hearing was investments and policies in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to improve grid resilience, and to discuss future investments and policy needs. While......
House Advances Technology Bill
February 07, 2022
On February 4th the House passed H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (or COMPETES) Act of 2022. The measure passed by a vote of 222-210, largely along party lines with one Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, voting for the bill and one Democrat, Rep. Stephanie Murphy......
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