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Civil Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the lifeline and framework that enables the productive commerce of a modern society. Investment in infrastructure is an investment in future efficiency and thus decreases the cost of doing business in America. However, with the shifting of many financial burdens from federal to local entities, the states must divert funds to meet more immediate needs. Unless all levels of government, in partnership with the private sector, assume more responsibility for infrastructure investment, highways, bridges, transportation systems, pipeline systems, water and waste water systems, and other components of infrastructure will continue to deteriorate.
AAES supports giving local jurisdictions more latitude in the way they spend their transportation and environmental dollars, while guarding against the diversion of highway funds into other accounts. In addition, R&D holds the potential to increase the quality and durability of future infrastructure investments.
Policy Objectives
- Encourage the full implementation of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21)
- Promote the full funding of R&D programs of TEA-21 and other infrastructure R&D programs, while increasing interagency and public-private cooperation
- Protect the public investment by ensuring that facilities built with public funds receive adequate operation, repair, and maintenance funding
- Seek more cost-effective alternatives to federal regulations that impose significant burdens on state and local governments and the private sector
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