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AASHTO’s board adopts core reauthorization principles

April 17th, 2025

The board of directors for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has unanimously adopted its vision statement and three core policy principles as Congress begins drafting a surface transportation reauthorization package for when current reauthorization legislation – contained within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA – expires in September 2026. Jim […]

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GMA Fall 2024 Update: Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)

November 7th, 2024

This is a summary of the activities and involvement of the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) in the Build America, Buy American 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 difficult and unprecedented complications for the implementation […]

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