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The Inflation Reduction Act & What Contractors Need to Know
The three-part series begins on February 28 and will provide valuable resources to contractors interested in the IRA’s $300 billion in new and modified tax incentives meant to spur and promote green and clean energy investments in the United States.
Read moreOMB Proposes Major Buy America Changes
AGC provides analysis on the White House Office of Management & Budget proposed major changes to expand and further implement Build America, Buy America Act requirements on federally assisted construction projects.
Read moreAGC Participates in FHWA Every Day Counts Virtual Summit
On February 15, AGC participated in the FHWA virtual summit for Every Day Counts (EDC) on environmental product declarations to provide the contractors’ perspective on delivering sustainable infrastructure.
Read moreNew OMB Proposed Buy America Guidance
New proposed White House guidance on Build America, Buy America Act compliance brings yet more questions for contractors as well as owners.
Read moreNew FHWA Buy America Guidance
New FHWA guidance on new Buy America requirements clarifies some but leaves much still unanswered.
Read moreAGC Testifies Before Congress
AGC contractor testifies to the need for Congress to address supply chain challenges fueling construction material price increases and shortages, environmental permit streamlining and more.
Read moreAGC Meets with FHWA Administrator
AGC discussed top industry priorities, including, ongoing implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the DBE program, ongoing supply chain constraints, and work zone safety.
Read moreAGC Calls Foul on FHWA
AGC helps lead call for FHWA to repeal its “policy memo” intended to restrict new highway capacity construction projects after the agency failed to follow regulatory procedure, thereby setting a dangerous precedent.
Read moreFlexibility for COVID Relief Funds Signed into Law
The AGC-backed legislation led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) makes several categories of infrastructure investments—including transportation—and disaster relief explicitly eligible for unspent COVID-19 relief dollars.
Read moreConstruction Investment in Gov’t Funding Bill
What construction investment programs see, and more, in the $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page fiscal year 2023 federal government funding bill.
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