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L E G I S L AT I V E AC T I O N ACEC OPENS 2003 WITH WINS ON HIGHWAY
FUNDING, OUTSOURCING TEA -21 Reauthorization Underway 2003 Omnibus
Appropriations bill. The amendment was introduced An aggressive timeframe
has been set for congressional committees last year by Sen. Byron Dorgan
D-N.D. , but was subsequently to draft and consider proposals that will
reauthorize the Transporta- stripped from the F.Y. 2003 Treasury-Postal
Appropriations bill. Sen. tion Equity Act for the 21st Century TEA-21 .
This landmark bill, Barbara Mikulski D-Md. sought to re-insert the measure
in the which provided a record $218 billion for highways and transit over
Omnibus Appropriations bill, but her attempt was rejected 50-47 six years,
expires on Sept. 30, 2003, and the respective House and following intense
lobbying by ACEC and other industry groups. Senate committees intend to
complete work in a timely manner to The vote closely followed party lines.
Georgia's Zell Miller was the ensure the program does not lapse. only
Democrat to vote against the amendment. He and his staff Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman were briefed about the
dangers of anti-outsourcing legislation last James Inhofe R-Okla. wants
his committee to consider and report summer by an industry coalition that
included ACEC/Georgia Exec- a bill by Memorial Day, leaving June and July
for debating the bill utive Director Tom Leslie and several Council
members. As Leslie on the floor. House and Senate negotiators can then
work out the noted after that meeting: This ongoing battle...is a perfect
example differences between their respective proposals in August and
Septem- of ACEC and its Member Organizations working together. ber. House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman ACEC Briefs Hill
Offices Don Young R-Alaska see interview on p. 12 has set a similarly on
Outsourcing aggressive schedule. ACEC took a lead role in briefing ACEC is
working with the respective congressional committees to C o n g re s s in
early February on the incorporate its key priorities into the
reauthorization proposals, essential services private firms provide
including increased funding for highways and transit, more out- to federal
agencies. sourcing and environmental streamlining. Sponsored by Rep. Pete
Sessions R- ACEC-Supported $31.8 Billion for Highways Texas , the meeting
was attended by r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from a number of in F.Y.
2003 Omnibus Spending Bill; H o u s e member offices, including
President's Budget Funds Highways at Rep. Phil Gingrey R-Ga. , Rep. Jim
$29.3 Billion Gerlach R-Pa. , Rep. Mike Rogers Left to Right ACEC Vice The
F.Y. 2003 Omnibus Spending bill finalized by House and Sen- R-Mich. , Rep.
Roscoe Bartlett R- Chairman Jim Cagley and ate negotiators included $31.8
billion for the federal highway pro- Md. , and Rep. Michael Turner R- Rep.
Pete Sessions R-Texas gram, thanks in large part to a last-minute
grassroots effort by Ohio . at the briefing on outsourcing. ACEC members.
Sessions, a longtime proponent of This action by Congress was the
culmination of a successful year- outsourcing, said government agencies
long effort by the Council to maintain the federal investment in the
should be able to utilize the best peo- nation's transportation system. It
will help set the stage for a success- ple out there in the marketplace.
ful reauthorization of TEA-21. ACEC Vice Chairman James Cagley addressed
the group with President Bush's F.Y. 2004 budget proposal, also released
last examples of successful projects that his firm has undertaken as part
month, includes $29.3 billion for highways, and keeps funding of
outsourcing programs with various federal agencies, including the steady
for transit and airport projects at $7.2 billion and $3.4 bil- Corps of
Engineers. lion, respectively. If an in-house employee messes up, he or
she might get a repri- The president's F.Y. 2004 budget proposal also sets
a budgetary mand, Cagley said. If we mess up, we don't get any more work.
outline the administration will follow in the reauthorization of TEA- That
is our motivation. That is our accountability. 21 for the next 6 years. The
administration has set a mark of $247 ACEC-Supported Water Legislation Gets
billion over the next six years for highways and transit, compared to New
Congress Off to Strong Start the $218 billion provided under TEA-21. Two
ACEC-backed water infrastructure funding bills were intro- ACEC Wins
Opening Outsourcing Battle duced in January. The Clean Water
Infrastructure Financing Act of ACEC helped defeat a last-ditch effort in
the opening days of the 2003 H.R. 20 , authorizing $25 billion over five
years for waste- 108th Congress to insert anti-outsourcing legislation
into the F.Y. water infrastructure projects, was introduced by Reps. Sue
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FROM ACEC TO YOU
MEMBERS ASK
NEWS & NOTES
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
EXCLUSIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH DON YOUNG
ON THE ROAD
ANNUAL CONVENTION PREVIEW: ALAN LIGHTMAN
ACEC PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SURVEY RESULTS
REFORM 2003
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
ONE ON ONE
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - CV1
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - CV2
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 1
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - FROM ACEC TO YOU
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 3
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - MEMBERS ASK
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 5
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - NEWS & NOTES
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 7
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 8
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 9
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 11
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - EXCLUSIVE: AN INTERVIEW WITH DON YOUNG
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - 15
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - ON THE ROAD
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - ANNUAL CONVENTION PREVIEW: ALAN LIGHTMAN
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - ACEC PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SURVEY RESULTS
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - REFORM 2003
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2003 - MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
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