 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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ASCE encourages its members, as individuals, to provide pro bono expertise and professional services to charitable causes and those in emergency situations. Members who provide professional services pro bono for ASCE endorsed programs are covered by the Society's professional liability insurance. However, pro bono services provided by an individual in emergency situations are not protected against professional liability claims that may arise as part of furnishing these services. Engineers in emergency situations may be called upon to make recommendations with little or no information. (ASCE Policy Statement 443 Indemnification for Pro Bono Service)
State Senate Bill S. 3942 would protect professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation acting reasonably and in good faith at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe, from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss.
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 Here is an opportunity that will enable the Met Section's voice and yours to be heard by State and Congressional legislators. The Met Section is starting an initiative called the Legislative Action Alert, an easy-to-use tool that creates a letter that will be sent to your elected representatives urging them to act on behalf of a specific issue.
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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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