2018 Summer Meeting at Perdido Beach Resort

 

The 2018 Summer Meeting of the Alabama Section of ASCE and Alabama Chapter of APWA was held on July 16 – 18, 2018 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama for educational presentations on a range of professional and technical topics. 

The conference was a very exciting conference at a great venue. The program kicked off with a reception on Monday evening, July 16th. The conference sessions took place all day Tuesday, and until noon on Wednesday. There was a Seafood Dinner on Tuesday evening.

 

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Governor Signs Historic BELS Law Rewrite

The Alabama Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors (BELS) law, ACT 2018-550, sponsored by Senator Clyde Chambliss in the Senate and Rep. David Sessions in the House, was recorded into history through a ceremonial signing by Governor Kay Ivey, on April 19, 2018. Members of the Board of Licensure, Alabama Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama (ACEC) were on hand for the occasion.
 
The newly enacted law will become effective on the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.
 
A link to a copy of the newly enacted law for professional engineers and land surveyor licensees can be accessed at: BELS LAW: Act_2018-550.
 
A special thanks to everyone who helped to get this bill passed and signed into law!!

2018 Legislative Fly-In

2018 Legislative Fly-In
Emphasizes Aviation & Water Resources Legislation

Team Alabama – Mark Barnett, Shelia Montgomery-Mills, Joe Meads,
Brad Williams and Kate Leonard.

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 210 ASCE members from 49 states, DC and Puerto Rico arrived on Capitol Hill to advocate for infrastructure and the civil engineering community. The Alabama Section Team had a great visit to Capitol Hill. The team was able to engage in discussions about infrastructure needs affecting the State of Alabama and the United States with the Alabama Congressional delegation and staff consisting of Representative Martha Roby, Representative Mo Brooks, Representative Terri Sewell, Representative Gary Palmer, Representative Bradley Byrne, Representative Mike Rogers, Senator Doug Jones and Senator Richard Shelby.

Armed with their everyday Civil Engineering experiences, issues briefings from the ASCE Government Relations team, and insight from keynote speakers, Fly-In attendees spent Wednesday afternoon advocating for aviation, water and water resources infrastructure as well as urging Members of Congress to draft a comprehensive infrastructure bill. 

During Tuesday’s programs members received advocacy tips and tools from Brad Fitch, CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation and got an insider’s look at the various infrastructure proposals being debated by Congress from Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow and Editor, Eno Transportation Weekly at The Eno Center for Transportation. 

Undersecretary for Transportation Policy Derek Kan kicked off the Wednesday morning program with a discussion of the Trump Administration’s infrastructure plan, and how the USDOT is progressing on a variety of issues including streamlining project decision making. Ken was followed by Reps. Garrett Graves (R-LA-5) and Elizabeth Esty (D-CT-5) who provided insights on what legislators hope to hear from constituents and how best to persuade their colleagues to support infrastructure funding.