Industry alliance bullish on Water Infrastructure Act

Sources: North American Concrete Alliance (NACA), Washington, D.C.; CP staff

On behalf of members in cement, ready mixed and precast production, the North American Concrete Alliance is praising passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act—reauthorizing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)—and urging President Donald Trump to sign the bill. Passage of vital water infrastructure and resource programs every two years means Congress is ensuring America can build and maintain 21st Century infrastructure, NACA contends, while supporting the 600,000 jobs across the cement and concrete industries.

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Lawmakers’ water infrastructure proposal runs deep

Sources: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; CP staff

Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Tom Carper (D-DE), Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), the respective chairmen and ranking members of the Environment and Public Works Committee and its Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, have introduced America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 with an eye to:

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