AGC Leads Coalition to Fight Big Cuts to GSA New Construction and Lease Programs

Now that the House is preparing to finalize an FY 2012 spending plan for the General Services Administration that eliminates funding for design and construction services and allocates only $280 million for repairs and alterations, AGC has been working with numerous partners in the construction and real estate industries to call on Congress to ensure sound funding for these programs. A letter, drafted by AGC and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and signed by twenty-five organizations and companies, was sent to Congress on Monday, August 1 and calls on them to restore funding for the agency to levels proposed by the Obama Administration. The reductions approved by the House Appropriations Committee come on the heels of the recent FY 2011 budget deal that cut the agency’s budget by $1.7 billion.  AGC will continue to press Congress to restore funding to GSA in the FY2012 appropriations bill. For more information, please contact Marco Giamberardino at (703) 837-5376 or giamberm@agc.org.