ACEC News / Infrastructure Funding
July 30, 2019
ACEC Statement: America’s Engineers Applaud Approval of the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act
Earlier this morning, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a five-year surface transportation bill, the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act, an important step forward towards reauthorizing the FAST Act and providing certainty for much needed infrastructure investment. The American Council of Engineering Companies is the voice of America’s engineering industry and its President & CEO, Linda Bauer Darr, released the following statement:
“America’s engineering industry applauds Chairman Barrasso, Ranking Member Carper and the committee for approving the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act. This bill provides funding to grow essential programs and long-term certainty; the two most important ingredients for addressing the nation’s transportation needs.
We are also encouraged that the bill codifies elements of the ‘One Federal Decision’ policy to speed project delivery and includes new competitive grant programs for resiliency.
America’s engineers are tested daily to design infrastructure that can withstand a changing climate, unpredictable weather and increasingly devastating natural disasters. This bill provides the resources necessary to help state agencies improve resiliency and durability in their long-term planning.
By approving the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act, the committee took the critical first step towards FAST Act reauthorization. We urge Congress to use this bill as a means to address the looming issue of Highway Trust Fund solvency and the need to increase the gas tax.”
ACEC added its support for the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act in a letter delivered to the Environment and Public Works Committee before today’s vote. That letter can be read in its entirety here.
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