ARTBA for ARTBA

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

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.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Transportation TRA

ARTBA staff met with members of Congress to discuss myriad federal transportation issues, including the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. ARTBA objected to the inclusion of a greenhouse gas tracking requirement in a MAP-21 performance measure aimed at freight movement and the congestion mitigation air quality program.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

ARTBA staff met with various congressional offices to urge inclusion of a long-term Highway Trust Fund revenue solution in any tax reform or deficit reduction package or as a stand-alone measure.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Government Issues GOV

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.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), S. 1665 (115th), H.R. 3353 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

ARTBA staff advocated to House and Senate offices for reauthorization of federal aviation programs, an increase in airport infrastructure investment, and an increase in the Passenger Facilities Charge.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged opposition to expanding the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdictional authority under the Clean Water Act to include all U.S. water bodies. Expressed support for President Trump's Executive Order directing the withdrawal of the 2015 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. Expressed support for H.R. 3117/S.1512, the "Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act" (THERA) which would prohibit the "social cost of carbon," "social cost of methane," and :social cost of nitrous oxide" from being used in future agency rulemakings.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1512 (115th), H.R. 3117 (115th)