Build America, Buy America Guidelines Released The Build America, Buy America Act was included as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This week the White House released new requirements and guidance for how construction materials for projects funded by the law should be sourced. The guidance also outlines [...]
This morning the White House hosted a virtual convening on equity and announced the release of the first-ever federal Equity Action Plans. They were developed by over 90 federal agencies as directed by President Biden’s Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the [...]
White House Launches Infrastructure School Last month the White House released the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook. This week the Administration launched its Infrastructure School, a webinar series that will go over the twelve major chapters of the guidebook. These webinars will occur over the next two months. [...]
Los Angeles County Welcomes Secretary Buttigieg Last week United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Los Angeles County. Supervisor Hilda Solis, Supervisor Janice Hahn, Mayor Robert Garcia, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, Congressmen Ted Lieu, and Congressman Alan Lowenthal toured the Ports of Los Angeles and [...]
Last night the House passed 228-206 the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill previously passed in the Senate in August. President Biden plans on having a formal signing ceremony soon. While this bill doesn’t address the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, it provides LA [...]
Resources Available During Storm Seasons No Phase Flow Forecast LA County is experiencing its first major storm of the season. Showers will persist into Monday evening in the mountains. Thunderstorms are not expected. County officials have issued a No Phase Flow Forecast for all communities in the [...]
A lot of No's Congress agreed to pass a 9-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Unfortunately, that is the only thing lawmakers could agree to last week. There will be no bipartisan infrastructure bill, no reconciliation bill, and no suspension of the debt ceiling—for now. Stop-Gap Funding Bill and Debt Ceiling [...]
Legislative Updates Congress has a week to pass a stop-gap funding bill to avert a shut down, suspend the debt ceiling so that the country can continue to meet its financial obligations, pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act before the FAST Act expires, and try to [...]
Celebrating Essential Workers Labor day is a day to celebrate the achievements of our work force. Your efforts as essential workers in healthcare, emergency services, government, transportation, energy, waste and water management, and food and agriculture workers are what continue to keep LA County running [...]
We have a little over a month left until September 30, 2021—when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Yesterday, the House voted 220-212 to begin the process of drafting the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill with the goal [...]
