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APCA Presses Congress for a Prompt Permitting Fix
America’s permitting system is broken. That's why APCA and 500+ organizations from every U.S. state joined a U.S. Chamber of Commerce coalition letter September 3 calling on Congress to enact meaningful legislation to modernize America’s permitting process.
Expect Congress to hold hearings and introduce legislation as federal agencies examine NEPA reform regulations in accordance with President Trump’s White House policy directives on permitting reform.
If you have any real-world permitting horror stories/feedback, please send them to Ben Brubeck and Jaime Steve so we can incorporate them into our advocacy messaging and efforts.
Read the letter here: https://www.uschamber.com/energy/letter-to-congress-on-comprehensive-permitting-reform
APCA Offers Comments Ahead of Workforce Pell Grant Rulemaking
On August 27, a comment letter was submitted on behalf of APCA to the U.S. Department of Education in response to its request for feedback concerning a forthcoming Workforce Pell Grant program rulemaking, which will be negotiated by the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee. The letter makes suggestions to ensure that the Workforce Pell Grant program and the AHEAD Committee’s negotiated rulemaking result in the creation of more high-quality and employer-aligned programs and an increase in the enrollment of learners and workers in apprenticeship, career and technical education, and other programs that provide completers with new skills to sustain America’s 21st century economy.
APCA Endorses IPC Recommendations for State 811 Laws
On August 11 (811 Day), the Infrastructure Protection Coalition (IPC) announced 13 recommendations for states to incorporate into their 811/one-call laws. States implementing these recommendations can significantly reduce wasted time and inefficiency and reduce damages, improve public safety, mitigate risk, and achieve meaningful cost savings.
Tell President Trump to Reverse Course and End Project Labor Agreement Mandates
Last month, the Trump White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo (M-25-29) indicating it will continue former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy mandating anti-competitive and costly project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more, implemented by Biden’s Executive Order 14063 and a related FAR regulation.
APCA Leaders Denounce PLAs, Encourage Open Competition
Toward the end of his term, former President Biden steered the construction industry in a dangerous direction when his administration issued a final rule mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) for federal projects. As the new administration took office, the industry had anticipated the return of fair and open competition, but unfortunately, the restrictions remain in place. To draw renewed attention to the matter, 116 congressional members sent two letters to the administration, writing:
APCA Commends Big Beautiful Bill
APCA applauds passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying it will "spur significant growth in America’s energy dominance" and provide tax certainty and fairness as well as important workforce development reforms.
“APCA’s leadership and member companies are excited to work with the Trump administration and industry stakeholders to build greater American energy security,” APCA President Kevin LaBauve, Vice President of WHC Energy Services of Broussard, La., said. “The important tax and workforce development policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill will help make that happen and benefit American workers and businesses.”
Read APCA's full statement here.
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Almost 8 out of every 10 U.S. construction trades workers building domestic pipeline construction projects do not belong to a union, according to a Continuum Capital report.
