Happy belated Fourth of July, I hope this message finds you well. Although it may be hard to believe we are half way through 2016! As contractors it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind and forget what has been going on around us the past 6 months. For those of you who may not know there is a presidential election taking shape. Okay, I was being cynical, but in all seriousness there is a lot of political activity going on at both the local and national level, and we must take notice. Today is a vital time for NMUCA to represent our industry and the challenges and/or concerns we are faced with on a daily basis. If you or your company has any issues that need to be addressed at the legislature please let us know.

I would like to remind you about the many committees that NMUCA has to offer. A committee is a great opportunity to focus on what you are passionate about and make a difference in our industry. Some of these committees include Safety, Human Resources, Technology, Membership and Planning. Please let Jane know if you are interested and we will make sure to get you involved. Also, if you have an issue we can address in one of our committees, once again, contact Jane to discuss.

Today's economy is extremely tough, and our industry continues to face many challenges. Please get involved as we should all strive to make our organization the standard in our industry.

Darrin Howells, AUI Inc. 

NMUCA President

OSHA penalties to be adjusted for inflation after August 1

• WRRDA Reauthorization
• FY17 Clean Water SRF Funding
• Drought Bill
• FY17 Transportation Appropriations Bill

• H.R.4468, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016
• H.R.4648, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Investment Act.
• H.R.2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.
• H.R.2983, Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015.
• S.2533, California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act.
• S.2532, A bill to authorize appropriations for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
• S.176, W21, Water in the 21st Century Act
• H.R.291, W21, Water in the 21st Century Act
• H.R.499, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015
• H.R.3756, WIFIA Improvement Act
• H.R.935, To establish a National Freight Network Trust Fund to improve the performance of the national freight network, and for other purposes.
• H.R.198, the "MOVE Freight Act of 2015"
• H.R.2716, Transportation Empowerment Act
• S.1544, A bill to rescind unused earmarks provided for the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
• S.1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015
• H.R.2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
• H.R.2410, To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other purposes.
• S.206, Local Transportation Infrastructure Act
• H.R.652, State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA)
• H.R.413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015
• H.R.625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act
• H.R.211, REBUILD Act
• S.268, Rebuild America Act of 2015
• H.R.1308, Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight 
  
  Infrastructure Act
• H.R.1330, American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
• H.R.278, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2015 or TIGER CUBS Act
• H.R.680, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
• S.762, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015
• H.R.1620, 414 Plan Act of 2015
• H.R.3064, To authorize highway infrastructure and safety, transit, motor carrier, rail, and other surface transportation programs, and for other purposes.
• H.R.3104, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon pollution in the United States, invest in the Nation's infrastructure, and cut taxes for working Americans.
• S.1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act or the BRIDGE Act
• S.1701, Infrastructure Rehabilitation Act of 2015
• S.1748, Transportation Infrastructure Grants and Economic Reinvestment Act
• S.1680, National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act
• H.R.3337, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015
• H.R.3376, To authorize States to carry out bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are identified as being excess or inactive, and for other purposes.
• H.R.3398, To improve the condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network, and for other purposes.
• S.1994, Tax Relief And Fix-The- Trust Fund For Infrastructure Certainty Act of 2015
• S.2008, Transportation, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2015
• H.R.3465, Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Investment Act
• H.R.3585, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2015
• S.2247, SAFE Bridges Act of 2015
• H.R.4081, TIFIA 2.0 Act
• H.R.4228, Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015