Engineering Inc - March/April 2018 - 4

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Progress on Infrastructure

ENGINEERINGINC.
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etails have finally been released on the President's proposed $1.5 trillion
program to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, and while the extent of
funding and final shape of the program will be debated in Congress, the
good news is that a proposed plan at long last is now on the table.
We intend to work with Congress to beef up many aspects of this proposal-to
shore up the Highway Trust Fund (by implementing a gas tax increase if we can
get it), raise the level of direct federal funding to a much larger figure than the
$200 billion provided for and maximize the use of private investment in ways
that make sense.
Despite the distractions in Washington right now on many fronts, the fact is
that infrastructure remains an area in which bi-partisan consensus can be reached.
Getting such a bill done in the current diversion-filled political environment
will be a challenge, but ACEC is all in, working closely with a broad coalition of
business and labor groups.
ACEC's "citizen lobbyists" also have a key role in this-as they have had in
the recent tax reform legislation that proved so successful for us. Our upcoming
Annual Convention in Washington (April 15-18) will include a major push for
final passage in Congress.
Arkansas Representative Bruce Westerman-our cover interview in this issue
of Engineering Inc.-brings a unique engineer's perspective to deliberations in
Congress (see page 10).
Also of special interest is a recap of ACEC/PAC's successful 2017 fundraising
campaign, with a list of all contributors (see page 27); strategies for successful FAR
compliance on your government projects (see page 48), and latest on M&A and
project innovation.
An outstanding lineup of business and political experts await attendees at our
upcoming Annual Convention-including Secretary of Transportation Elaine
Chao. The convention also features our Engineering Excellence Awards Gala-
the Academy Awards of the Engineering Industry-hosted by actor/comedian
Kevin Nealon (see page 5).
We look forward to seeing you there.

Sergio A. Pecori
ACEC Chairman

David A. Raymond
ACEC President & CEO

VICE PRESIDENT,
OPERATIONS

Sergio A. Pecori
David A. Raymond
Mary Ann Emely

VICE PRESIDENT,
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Steven Hall

VICE PRESIDENT,
BUSINESS RESOURCES
AND EDUCATION

Marie Ternieden

DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
AND MEDIA

Alan D. Crockett

STAFF EDITOR

Andrea Keeney
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WRITER

Gerry Donohue

ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN

Mary Stiff

IMAGINATION

Tim Gregorski
Jeff Kibler
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ACEC
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