ARTBA for ARTBA

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Opposed mandatory the use of project labor agreements on direct federal projects valued at $35 million or more.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

ARTBA supported the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) and opposed the rollback of recent NEPA reforms. ARTBA supported H.R. 1577, the "Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023. ARTBA Supported H.R. 1, the "Lower Energy Costs" Act.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1577 (118th), H.R. 1 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ARTBA supported continued funding of the IIJA.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged support for the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and opposed expanding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdictional authority to include roadside ditches. Supported the Passage of H.J. Res 27, a resolution that would disapprove the revised definition of Waters of the United States in both the House and Senate. Opposed further tightening of the National Ambient Air Quality standards for particulate matter.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.J.Res. 27 (118th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

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.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

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.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Government Issues GOV

ARTBA met with Department of Transportation officials to discuss regulatory reform priorities.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)