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Congress Passes America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

By | October 2018

On October 12, Congress passed the most comprehensive infrastructure legislation of the 115thCongress.  America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 authorizes $6 billion over two years for water infrastructure and conservation projects in U.S. ports, harbors, and waterways.  The legislation also includes two new provisions of key interest to the PVC/vinyl industry, including requiring the Army Corps of Engineer to develop a report on the use of innovating materials in water projects, and the encouraging the use of asset management plans to improve the use of taxpayer resources.

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