ICPI Government Relations Update
Randall Pence, Capitol Hill Advocates LLC Capitol Hill action on WRDA 2022, the Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization The Senate…
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ICPI Participates in 2022 FCM Annual Meeting and Tradeshow
On June 2-4, ICPI Director of Engineering Robert Bowers participated in the 2022 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Meeting and Tradeshow in Regina, SK.
ICPI Addresses Civil Engineers at PICP Green Alley & Green Streets Seminar
On June 9, North Carolina State University (NCSU) hosted a seminar in Wilson, NC on green alleys consisting of permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP).
ICPI Presents at Ohio Stormwater Conference
ICPI staff provided a presentation on permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) at the two-day annual Ohio Stormwater Conference in Sandusky.
ICPI Represented at National Watershed & Stormwater Conference
ICPI staff provided two presentations on permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) at the annual National Watershed & Stormwater Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ICPI Government Affairs Update
The 117th Congress and the Biden Administration. The major political issue affecting all other legislation is that at the current time the Senate Democratic Majority lacks sufficient votes to pass legislation on a purely partisan vote basis.
Progress With DOT Acceptance of PICP as a Resilient Pavement
Using full-scale load testing by the University of California Pavement Research Center in 2014 and resulting Caltrans 2016 permeable pavement guidance, ICPI technical staff and consultant Peter Loughlin recently proposed development of PICP design guidance per ASCE 68-18 national standard to the North Carolina and New Jersey DOTs.
Defense Bill Includes Permeable Pavement in Military Installations
President Joe Biden signed the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on December 27, 2021, for fiscal year 2022. A portion of section 2803 in the NDAA promoted project priorities and stormwater management with the use of permeable pavement in military installations.
ICPI Government Affairs Update
At this writing, Congress has recently passed HR3684, the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, (also referred to as BIB, BIF and several other names). The President has signed it into law.
Congress Passes Infrastructure and Investment Job Act
HR3684, the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: on November 5, 2021, Congress completed development and passage of HR3684, the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill).
