 Every day legislators and politicians are making decisions and are writing laws that affect our infrastructure, environment and the way we live. Many times these individuals are making decisions that are outside their area of expertise and rely on staff members, professional organizations and lobbyists to aid them in determining their position on issues. As members of the community and civil engineers we have the duty to be aware of current issues and to share our expertise and opinions with our elected and appointed officials to aid them in their work. As engineers we are problem solvers. In fact, we have been known to be so involved in our work solving problems that we do not have the time to follow the issues and get more involved in the community and our profession. This page has two purposes:
- It provides a location where Met Section members can obtain information on what's happening in government at the local, state and federal levels as related to the civil engineering profession.
- It provides information to aid you in providing your input to the people who are making laws and regulations that affect our lives and our profession.
If you would like to respond to your representatives regarding bills, appointments or current laws, please use these legislative/political links to find the representatives and or committees that should be contacted. Please forward copies of correspondence to us so we can drum up additional support.
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 In 2008, at the behest of New York District 2 Congressional Representative Steve Israel, the ASCE Metropolitan Section embarked on developing and producing an infrastructure report card for the counties of Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island.
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On March 1, 2011, ASCE Met Section members and others in the New York City engineering community were treated to a discussion of government involvement and advocacy, its importance to the civil engineering profession and the activities that the National organization has been pursuing on our member's behalf. Mr. Pallasch, who is the Managing Director for ASCE National's Government Relations and Infrastructure Initiatives, and leads ASCE's lobbying efforts, spoke for over an hour and answered questions on a wide range of topics that included:
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 On February 2, 2011, ASCE President-Elect Andrew Herrmann, P.E. was invited to speak at a hearing of the U.S. House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which was convened by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. You can visit ASCE's website for a full transcript of Herrmann’s testimony, as well as a link to a video of the hearing. A Partner at Hardesty & Hanover, LLP in New York City, Andrew Herrmann is a past president of the ASCE Met Section.
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 Andrew Herrmann, P.E., F.ASCE returned to Washington D.C. on October 29, 2008 to provide testimony on behalf of ASCE to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the need for infrastructure funding that would be included in a new economic recovery and job creation package. A full copy of his written testimony is provided on the ASCE website. Last month, Herrmann also provided testimony on behalf of ASCE to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on bridge inspection and safety.
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