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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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 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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