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Register for GMA Spring Lobby Days
April 30, 2025 | GMA News, News
Now is the time to register for the 2025 GMA Spring Lobby Days taking place on June 4–6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) members will have the opportunity to meet with their congressional representatives, hear from invited guests and learn how the election will imp…
Build America, Buy America Act
April 1, 2025 | GMA News
This is a summary of the activities and involvement of the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) in the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) discussions over the past 2½ + years, since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA aka BIL). The provisions of BABAA created dif…
Have You Registered Yet for GMA Fall Lobby Days 2024?
November 4, 2024 | GMA News, News
There is still time to register for the GMA Fall Lobby Days taking place on December 4–6, 2024, in Washington, DC. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) members will have the opportunity to meet with their congressional representatives, hear from invited guests and learn how changes due to the …
The 2023 Koerner Lecture Q&A session
April 1, 2024 | GMA News
George Koerner: Geomembranes used as landfill liners may experience differential settlement or local strain due to protrusions or anomalies in the subgrade. Therefore, it is important to define a maximum allowable strain that any given geomembrane can tolerate without compromising its integrity. Do …
Fall Lobby Days 2023
February 1, 2024 | GMA News
GMA’s Fall 2023 Lobby Days coincided with the end (November 17) of the first 2023 continuing resolution (CR) that was passed in September ’23 to prevent a shutdown of the U.S. federal government. We were anticipating an exciting week in Washington, D.C., but as we gathered for our preparation me…
Interpreting and monitoring the final Buy America guidelines
October 1, 2023 | GMA News
As I sat down to write this article, the final rule for the Guidance for Grants and Agreements from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had been posted on the Federal Register (FR) with a 60-day notice to take effect October 23, 2023.
’23 summer highlights
August 1, 2023 | GMA News
It’s been another busy summer for the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and that activity will continue into the fall. We kicked off the summer in early May with our second Geosynthetic Infrastructure Morning at the Outlook Conference held at the Westin Poinsett in downtown Greenville, S.C.…
2023 GMA Spring Lobby Days registration open
April 27, 2023 | GMA News, News
Now is the time to register for the 2023 GMA Spring Lobby Days taking place May 16–17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) members will have the opportunity to meet with their congressional representatives and learn about how the election impacts the makeup of the 11…