Legislative Activity

Environment

Promote Reasonable and Achievable Environmental Reform

Federal environmental policies seek to minimize and mitigate the environmental footprint of the construction process. Meeting environmental requirements has become a huge and growing responsibility for contractors, delaying if not threatening construction projects and increasing the cost of doing business. To minimize the environmental barriers to business opportunities, environmental policies must be reasonable and achievable

Issue Index:

Take Action!

Contact your Senators to oppose efforts to expand federal jurisdiction beyond the intent of the Clean Water Act.

Related Links

Green Construction

View AGC's testimony for Constructing a Green Transportation Policy, March 19, 2009.

AGC has prepared Talking Points on Green Construction to provide details for discussions on green construction.

Staff Contact

Karen Bachman Lapsevic
Director, Tax, Fiscal Affairs, and Infrastructure Finance
Government & Public Affairs
Associated General Contractors of America
2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201
USA
Phone: (202) 547-4733
Fax: (202) 547-1635
http://www.agc.org