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Export-Import Bank
Included in Short-Term
Spending Deal
competitive against engineering
firms from China, Japan, and
Korea, whose governments
actively support their financing
efforts.
The result of EXIM's
support increases the number
of projects being awarded
to American firms as well as
additional jobs being created
and supported in the U.S.
EXIM Bank's importance
in terms of international
competitiveness should not
be underestimated and was
underscored when its board
of directors lacked a quorum,
putting many international
project opportunities on
hold because of the resulting
limitations in lending
authority. Failing to pass a
long-term reauthorization
not only damages the bank's
contribution to the U.S.
Treasury but also threatens
the many American jobs that
depend directly or indirectly on
its crucial export assistance.

WHAT'S NEXT

Transportation Spending Bill

Final action in November/
December

New Overtime Pay Rule

Expected to take effect
January 2020

Export-Import Bank
Reauthorization

Possible action in end of year
spending package

ACEC Engages
with Congress on PFAS

S

ince the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released
the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) Action Plan
in February, Congress has been wrestling with calls to
legislatively accelerate the Action Plan timetable.
Consistent with current law, ACEC supports the Action Plan with its
timetable to address priority and long-term actions in the 2019−2022
timeframe. Early in 2019, ACEC's Water, Energy, and Environment
Committee and the Superfund and Emerging Contaminants working
group met with Department of Defense and House appropriations
staff on the issue.
There are approximately 5,000 types of PFAS, and they have been
linked to thyroid issues, birth defects, and other health problems. They
were used for their nonstick and water-resistant properties in consumer products as well as in fire-fighting foams used at military facilities and airports. Since August 2017, the Government Accountability
Office estimated the Defense Department has found 401 bases with
known or suspected releases of PFAS. EPA has a 70-parts-per-trillion
health advisory level, yet some states such as New Jersey, New York,
California, North Carolina, and Minnesota are setting new standards
and undertaking other actions in advance of the Action Plan.
Because of long-standing military use and the long list of bases
showing actual and suspected environmental releases, the House and
Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2020
includes provisions dealing with the chemicals. The legislation could
force the EPA to list PFAS as toxic and hazardous under the Superfund
law, promulgate effluent limitations and pretreatment standards, and
list PFAS under the Toxic Release Inventory and promulgate drinking
water standards.
After closely working with EPA, drinking water and water treatment
organizations support the Action Plan and oppose NDAA provisions
designating PFAS as hazardous substances under Superfund law without exemption for water utilities.
The Senate NDAA includes bipartisan language
on PFAS that would require EPA drinking water
standards. But the Senate resists the House
attempt to designate PFAS as a hazardous
substance under EPA's Superfund law because
according to Sen. John Barrasso, who is chairFor
man of the Committee on Environment and Publegislative
lic Works, it would "saddle local airports, farmers
news, visit
and ranchers, water utilities, and countless small
ACEC's Last
businesses with billions of dollars in liability."
The White House threatened to veto the House
Word blog
bill due to several concerns including the PFAS
online at
language.
www.acec.
Further action on the NDAA is expected this
org.
fall. ACEC will continue to work with client organizations and other stakeholders to identify and
support consensus solutions.

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F

acing a Sept. 30
expiration deadline,
the House and
Senate included the
Export-Import (EXIM)
Bank in its stop-gap funding
measure. The bank remains
open until the funding bill
expires on Nov. 21. ACEC
continues working toward a
long-term reauthorization to
ensure greater certainty and
confidence in the bank.
Through the critical
financing that the EXIM
Bank provides, American
engineering firms bring clean
water, modernized facilities,
and reliable energy systems
to developing economies
in a highly competitive
global marketplace. Many
international clients want
firms to bring financing to
the table when competing on
large infrastructure projects,
and the bank has stepped up
to fill this critical need. This
enables American firms to be

ISSUES ON THE MOVE

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019

Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Contents
FROM ACEC TO YOU
MARKET WATCH
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
THE PRIVATE SIDE
STRATEGIC PLAN
2019 FALL CONFERENCE
STANDARD OF CARE
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
TAKING A HARD STANCE
CREATING CONNECTIONS
2019 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR
ACEC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Intro
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Cover2
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Contents
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 3
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - FROM ACEC TO YOU
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 5
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MARKET WATCH
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 7
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 9
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - THE PRIVATE SIDE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 11
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 12
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 13
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 14
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 15
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 16
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 17
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - STRATEGIC PLAN
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 19
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2019 FALL CONFERENCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 21
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 22
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 23
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 24
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 25
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - STANDARD OF CARE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 27
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 28
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 29
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 31
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 32
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 33
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - TAKING A HARD STANCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 35
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 36
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 37
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - CREATING CONNECTIONS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 39
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 40
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 41
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 42
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 43
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2019 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 45
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - ACEC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 48
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 50
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 51
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 52
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Cover3
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