Environment & Energy

Professional Staff Contact:

Diane Shea

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Key Legislative Priorities

• Water Infrastructure/Water-21
• WRDA Reauthorization
• Expanded Federal Regulation of Wetlands and "Waters of the United States"
• Superfund Authorization
• Endangered Species Act Reform
• Natural Hazard Mitigation

Environment & Energy Committee (EEC) Roster

Chairman: Mike Cline

The purpose of the Environment & Energy Committee is to develop industry-wide consensus positions and national leadership on a wide range of issues important to environmental engineering firms; undertake a proactive legislative and regulatory advocacy program; develop public and private market programs of interest to the membership; and communicate with the ACEC membership on vital environmental and energy issues that will affect their businesses.

EEC Roster & Goals  (PDF format)

Not on the roster? This is an open committee for all ACEC members - Email Diane Shea if you would like to serve on this committee.

EEC Committee Meetings — Presentations

• July 21, 2007

Upcoming Meetings & Seminars

• Environment & Energy Committee Summer Meeting – August 8-9, 2008, Chicago. More details to follow.
• Fall 2008 Conference - October 19-22, 2008 Fairmont - The Queen Elizabeth Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Committee Issue Briefs

• Committee Vision Statement on Sustainability (PDF format)
• Energy Issue Brief (PDF format)
• Global Warming Issue Brief (PDF format)

Committee White Papers

• Brownfield Clean Up (PDF format)
• DOD IDIQ Contracts (PDF format)
• Firms of All Sizes (PDF format)
• Hazardous Waste Certification (PDF format)
• Indemnification DOD and EPA (PDF format)
• Liability Reform (PDF format)
• Observational Methods for Hazardous Waste Remediation (PDF format)
• Performance Based Contracting (PDF format)
• Risk Sharing Principles (PDF format)

Resources & Materials

• Environmental Programs Appropriations Chart
• Status of FY’08 Appropriations Bills
• FY’07 Appropriations Summary
• FY’06 Appropriations Summary
• ACEC State Legislative Resource Center
• QBS Resources Center
• Standard Form 330
• ACEC Environmental Publications

Partnering Agreements

• AWWA
• WEF

Useful Links

• Water Infrastructure Network
• Engineers Without Borders - USA
• The Institute of Brownfield Professionals
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management
• Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Management
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works
• Bureau of Reclamation
• BRAC
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
• Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations
• Senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations
• Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations.
• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee