Two-Day Transport Extension Is on Tap - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
House and Senate transportation bill negotiators keep getting closer to a deal for a multi-year measure. Still, as the latest extension was about to lapse, another stopgap looked necessary. A new extension
Publication Date: 25 July , 2005
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Senate Deal Could Be Near To End Estate Tax
"We’re telling folks that if you want permanent repeal, support it now," says Heidi Blumenthal, the Associated General Contractors’ director of tax and fiscal affairs. AGC has made eliminating the estate tax one of its top pr
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Publication Date: 18 July , 2005
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Treasury Backs Terror Insurance Changes
Under TRIA, Treasury covers 90% of terrorism losses over a deductible, which this year is 15% of an insurer’s 2004 premiums. It caps combined federal and insurance industry liability at $100 billion a year. Real estate, construction and ins
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Publication Date: 11 July , 2005
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High Court Ruling May Aid Construction
In one of the final decisions in its 2004-05 term, the U.S. Supreme Court has bolstered local governments’ ability to seize homes and businesses for private development, but also handed a defeat to &q
Publication Date: 04 July , 2005
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Corps 2006 Budget Picture Brightens
Firms that pursue Corps of Engineers work groaned after President Bush proposed a 14% cut in the 2006 civil works budget. Hopes rose when the House approved $414 million more than Bush did. Now, industry i
Publication Date: 27 June , 2005
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Transport Conferees Struggle with Funding
The week of the conference, "I was sure that things were starting to move," says Brian Deery, senior director of the Associated General Contractors’ highway and transportation division. But as days passed, Deery says he then wasn&
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Publication Date: 20 June , 2005
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Energy Measure Heading to Senate Floor - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Lawmakers and lobbyists are preparing for Senate floor debate in June on a major energy package. The bill, which the Energy and Natural Resources Committee cleared May 26, aims to spur oil and gas product
Publication Date: 06 June , 2005
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'Reverse Auction' Provision Worries Industry - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A construction coalition is hoping to put a stop to the use of Internet-based "reverse auctions" for construction, particularly on federal contracts. The coalition hopes Congress will make that official,
Publication Date: 03 June , 2005
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House Bills Shrink Domestic Programs
Worries about a budgetary pinch on construction and other domestic programs are continuing, based on early House results of fiscal year 2006 spending bills. The results aren’t final–the Senate ha
Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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House Bills Shrink Domestic Programs
Worries about a budgetary pinch on construction and other domestic programs are continuing, based on early House results of fiscal year 2006 spending bills. The results aren’t final–the Senate ha
Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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Transportation Bill Head for Conference
The Senate’s passage of a new transportation measure puts lawmakers in a race toward a May 31 deadline for a final version of the long-delayed legislation. The Senate bill, approved May 17 on a resou
Publication Date: 23 May , 2005
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Warnings Raised About Aviation Trust Fund
The once-hefty balance in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund has shrunk dramatically, and many say changes are needed to fix the problem. Construction interests are watching the issue because the fund pays
Publication Date: 16 May , 2005
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Senate Vote Nears on Transportation Bill
Design firms, contractors and states, slogging through a 19-month delay, so far, in passing a new transportation bill, see the next milestone up ahead. The Senate could approve a multi-year measure in the
Publication Date: 09 May , 2005
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Energy Bill's Focus Moves to the Senate
The quest for a wide-ranging energy bill now moves to the Senate after House passage April 21 of a 1,018-page package that includes provisions aimed at speeding construction of gas pipeline and electricity
Publication Date: 02 May , 2005
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Delayed Water Resources Bill Gains in Senate - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Could this be the year Congress finally passes a Corps of Engineers authorization? The last Water Resources Development Act was signed in 2000, but firms that pursue Corps work hope the long legislative d
Publication Date: 25 April , 2005
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New Base Closures May Spur Construction
From coast to coast, towns and cities near military posts are nervously awaiting May 16. That’s the deadline for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to recommend which U.S. installations should be shut
Publication Date: 18 April , 2005
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Transport,Spending Bills On Tap in Congress
Before Congress left last month for a two-week recess, it made progress on a multi-year transportation bill. But as legislators returned, prospects were dimming that a new measure would be wrapped up by Ma
Publication Date: 11 April , 2005
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Budget Plan: Zero for Prison Cosntruction
Bureau of Prisons Declining Facilities Budget
Publication Date: 04 April , 2005
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Senate Panels Clear Highway, Transit Bills - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A new transportation bill has advanced a bit more on Capitol Hill, and in an expected direction. Senate committees have approved highway and transit measures within the $284-billion mark that President Bu
Publication Date: 28 March , 2005
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Bill Would Fund Dam Safety Program
Several industry groups, worried about deficient state and local dams, want Congress to authorize $350 million over four years to rehabilitate those structures. The organizations have lined up behind a Hou
Publication Date: 21 March , 2005
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EPA Pick Will Face Clean Air Rule Challenges
Environmental observers, including those in the construction industry, are hoping that President Bush’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency administrator, agency veteran Stephen L. Johnson, will
Publication Date: 14 March , 2005
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2006 Corps Budget Has New Ranking System
As Corps of Engineers officials begin their pitch on Capitol Hill for a $4.5-billion fiscal 2006 civil works budget–down $50 million from 2005–they will ask lawmakers to buy into a new "perf
Publication Date: 07 March , 2005
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'Clear Skies' Bill Delay Isn't Hurting Markets
Senate Republicans are struggling to find common ground with their Democratic counterparts to push ahead on a White House-backed bill to trim powerplant emissions. But the continued uncertainty over that l
Publication Date: 28 February , 2005
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Two Transport Bill Plans Propose $284 Billion
Will $284 billion be the magic number for the transportation bill? Two key players in the marathon contest over the legislation have moved their markers onto that figure but construction industry officials
Publication Date: 21 February , 2005
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Washington Observer
After years of fruitless efforts to pass legislation to revise the rules for class-action lawsuits, Congress is on the brink of taking the first step in overhauling the civil liability system. Some industr
Publication Date: 14 February , 2005
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