ARTBA for ARTBA

Environment/Superfund ENV

ARTBA supported the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA)

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA)

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: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

ARTBA met with members of Congress and Biden Administration officials to discuss myriad federal transportation issues, including the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program. ARTBA met with House and Senate staff to discuss priorities for inclusion in surface transportation program reauthorization legislation. ARTBA urged Congress to make reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program a central part of COVID-19 recovery efforts. ARTBA urged Congress to make a comprehensive national vehicle miles travelled implementation program part of any surface transportation program reauthorization legislation. ARTBA urged Congress to authorize $200 billion in highway and bridge stimulus in 2022 to be obligated through 2026. ARTBA supported passage of S. 1931, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021. ARTBA also supported and opposed multiple amendments to the legislation. ARTBA commended the introduction of H.R. 3341, the Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology and Efficient Review Act (Starter 2.0). ARTBA supported the passage of H.R. 3684, the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America" Act (INVEST Act). ARTBA also supported and opposed multiple amendments to the legislation.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 1931 (117th), H.R. 3341 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ARTBA urged inclusion of a long-term Highway Trust Fund revenue solution in any legislation with a tax-title or as a stand-alone measure. ARTBA urged Congress to lift the $15 billion cap on Private Activity Bonds(PABs) for highway construction projects.

Contacted: White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

ARTBA urged the Federal Highway Administration to repeal the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device's ban on patented and proprietary products.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Small Business SMB

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.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Government Issues GOV

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

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)