Overview
CAGC Legislative Committees |
Staff
Carolinas AGC interacts with many levels of governmental and regulatory entities on
members' behalf. Our involvement includes monitoring and affecting the outcome of
proposed legislation in the state legislatures with our members' businesses in mind;
working with the state labor departments for reasonable safety regulations; keeping
close relations with municipal and county officials concerning mutual interests such
as risk allocation and public bidding; and working with the public schools and community
colleges in helping provide for a well-trained work force. In addition, CAGC helps back up
similar federal efforts for the Carolinas in conjunction with National AGC.
State Legislative IssuesNorth Carolina: The short session of the NC General Assembly begins May 13, 2008. Carolinas CAGC’s top priority will continue to be pressing for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure funding, especially for transportation and water/wastewater infrastructure. Berry Jenkins, CAGC’s NC highway-heavy director/lobbyist, is helping to lead efforts for transportation infrastructure, along with NC Go!, in trying to convince state lawmakers of the need to provide new funding. We’ll also continue our push, as leaders with the Partnership for North Carolina’s Future, for additional funding for public schools and universities. Allen Gray, CAGC’s Utility Division Director/Lobbyist, will concentrate on water/wastewater funding, alternative delivery systems, MBE/ DBE/SBO requirements and ensuring the integrity of the open bid process.
Other legislation sure to surface will involve public bidding methods, tort reform, increasing penalties for vandalism on job sites, Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) participation on public work, bad legislation sought by trial lawyers and unions, and environmental bills. NC Building Division Director & Lobbyist Dave Simpson will be involved in much of this work.
South Carolina: The 2008 legislative session began Jan. 8 in South Carolina and CAGC lobbyists – SC Highway-Heavy Director Sammy Hendrix, SC Building Division Director Leslie Hope and Utility Division Director, Allen Gray – are studying the bills that have been filed and determining the impact each will have on the industry. The top issues CAGC will be following are immigration reform, highway funding, water/wastewater infrastructure funding and alternative delivery methods legislation.
Since Congress could not come to an agreement on a federal immigration reform bill, South Carolina is declaring that not only will it address the issue, it will be the top legislative priority this session. Both the House and Senate have vowed to have a resolution and a bill passed by the end of March. That is, if they can decide whose version they should pass – the House or the Senate. Several members of the Senate have proposed a billion-dollar road funding plan. The proposal, which would transfer money from the General Fund to the Infrastructure Bank, would provide much-needed monies to fix roads and bridges in the Carolinas. Also in the hopper is the alternative delivery method legislation, which got a big boost the second day of the 2008 session when the House and Senate approved it and sent it to the governor for final approval. Clean water funding is a top priority on the incoming Administration’s agenda; Carolinas AGC’s Utility Division and AGC of America’s Municipal Utilities Division will work closely to ensure adequate funds are appropriated to stimulate the economic, as well as to upgrade our failing infrastructure.
In pursuing CAGC's legislative and regulatory goals, our legislative committees in
both states keep close tabs on our work. The legislative committees make recommendations
for CAGC's Board of Directors concerning our efforts.
Lobbyists:
Safety:
Kenny Boggs
Director, Safety Services
(704)372-1450 ext. 5249
kboggs@carolinasagc.org
Local Governments/Municipalities:
Bill Stricker
Director, Subcontractors/Specialty
Contractors &
Supplier/Service Company Divisions
(704)3720-1450 ext. 5213
bstricker@carolinasagc.org
Education & Training:
Carolyn Milliron
Director, Project Supervision & Management Training
(704)372-1450 ext. 5223
cmilliron@carolinasagc.org
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