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Íæż½ã½ã member and Municipal & Utilities Division Chair Mike Murphy (Turner Murphy Company, Rock Hill, S.C.) testified in favor of repealing the 3 percent withholding at a hearing before the Contracting and Workforce Subcommittee of the House Small Business Committee.

Rep. Pascrell (right) demonstrates the consequences of deferred water infrastructure maintenance with Sen. Menendez (left) and N.J. State Assemblyman Thomas Giblin (center). The Íæż½ã½ã-supported Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 was recently introduced in the House and Senate. It would remove water and wastewater from under the private activity bond (PAB) volume cap, making it easier for up to $5 billion to be invested in water infrastructure annually.

This week legislation was introduced in the House and Senate that would remove water and wastewater from under the private activity bond volume cap, making it easier for up to $5 billion to be invested in water infrastructure annually.

LaHood Praises Íæż½ã½ã as a Valuable Partner Secretary of the Department of Transportation Ray LaHood partnered with Íæż½ã½ã to hold a press conference on the importance of underground damage prevention. This follows on the heels of an event in March where the Secretary kicked off National Safe Digging Month at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood attended Íæż½ã½ã’s 92nd Annual Convention in Las Vegas to discuss pipeline safety and federal investment in transportation infrastructure. 

At Íæż½ã½ã’s 92nd Annual Convention held in Las Vegas, Nev., the Municipal & Utilities Division Contractors took the opportunity to learn more about one of the most unique construction projects that happened to be just outside of Las Vegas.

Oregon’s Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer project was named the most significant construction project of 2010. The project’s contractor, Advanced American Construction, Inc., was the grand award winner while 19 other firms received the Íæż½ã½ã’s Aon Build America Awards in other categories.

Íæż½ã½ã released a new national plan detailing measures to stimulate demand for construction.

The month of April is designated as National Safe Digging Month, and Íæż½ã½ã is working with its network of Chapters and its contractor members to help raise awareness of pipeline safety, underground damage prevention, and excavation safety.

The new Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water at EPA, Nancy Stoner, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment at a hearing concerning EPA’s FY12 water program budget.