Sentences with phrase «federal infrastructure projects»

The map below depicts all Federal infrastructure projects tracked on the Permitting Dashboard.

Ten days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up the pipeline for federal infrastructure projects.

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Given the billions in stimulus dollars that will be spent in coming years on infrastructure projects, demand for planners is likely to grow in lockstep with the flow of federal and provincial dollars to social housing, transit, public spaces and recreational amenities.

«I think many states would have a serious challenge in providing 80 % of funding for viable infrastructure projects,» said one lobbyist closely involved in tracking the issue, referring to the component of the White House plan that caps federal investment at 20 %.

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The lobbyist said that rural states would be most adversely impacted, noting that even though Trump's plan includes $ 50 billion in federal funding for rural infrastructure projects, that may be a high enough compensatory figure.

Last week, Trump replaced the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), a five - person panel that approves certain natural gas pipeline projects and regulates interstate energy infrastructure.

In addition to tax reforms to help pay for the measure, she'd develop a national infrastructure bank to help shore up private investment in federal projects.

For instance, last fall his council urged the federal government to ante up $ 40 billion for the CIB, in hopes of luring four times that much in private investment for infrastructure projects like toll bridges and highways, ports and power transmission networks.

Parliamentary budget officer Jean - Denis Frechette's office found 10,052 projects with a combined cost to federal coffers of $ 7.2 billion have been approved for funding across 32 departments, agencies and Crown corporations since 2016, when the Liberals unveiled the first phase of their infrastructure program,.

If the federal government required projected climate conditions to be considered when spending on infrastructure in flood - prone areas, construction practices would change, he added, noting the same pressures would drive chemical plants or other industries to have a wider margin of safety.

The federal Liberal government, citing its jurisdiction over infrastructure projects that cross provincial boundaries, granted approval of the project in 2016.

Part of the 10 cents per litre federal gas tax is funnelled back to municipalities for infrastructure projects.

In the last federal budget, Natural Resources Canada was allocated $ 2.5 million over the next two years to study regional clean energy cooperation, with the aim of identifying «the most promising electricity infrastructure projects with the potential to achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions.»

Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, a low - profile minister with a high - impact portfolio, must hammer out huge bilateral deals with all the provinces for their slices of $ 33 billion in federal funds for ribbon - cutting - worthy projects like big public transit expansions.

Morneau has yet to launch his much - discussed Canada Infrastructure Bank, designed to use $ 15 billion in federal money to lure much more in private investment into profit - making projects like toll roads and power grids.

According to the official website, FAST - 41, as it's known, «was designed to improve the timeliness, predictability and transparency of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for covered infrastructure projects.»

In addition to carbon capture and storage laws, Mr. Hill's registration filing states he's speaking to the government about natural gas infrastructure projects, harmonizing provincial and federal greenhouse gas reporting regulations and cap and trade issues.

Since 2015, infrastructure projects paid for by federal dollars have had to plan ahead for floods and water damage.

With major federal and provincial permits in place, existing infrastructure and exploration potential, this acquisition removed major costs and shortened timelines typically associated with mine projects.

«Today marks an important milestone and a step forward for a game - changing national infrastructure project, and we give credit to all parties who have worked together to this point, particularly the federal and provincial governments.»

Through SMC, the telecommunications infrastructure services segment of the Company provides project management, construction, installation and maintenance services to commercial, local government and federal government customers.

I worked hard on the highway bill to secure the federal funds for these important projects - and I'm thankful for the Governor's leadership on critical infrastructure projects like these.»

Hinchey also secured funding for infrastructure improvements along Kings Highway in 2006 and 2008 before the federal government purchased property there in November for the Army Reserve Center project from a group that includes John Mullen, a partner of Hinchey's in the Partition Street Pproject from a group that includes John Mullen, a partner of Hinchey's in the Partition Street ProjectProject.

SAUGERTIES — U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey has a financial interest in the Partition Street Project, which is to be constructed within the village for which he secured $ 800,000 in federal funding for a sewer infrastructure project his office called «critical to the village's commercial future.Project, which is to be constructed within the village for which he secured $ 800,000 in federal funding for a sewer infrastructure project his office called «critical to the village's commercial future.project his office called «critical to the village's commercial future.»

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for additional federal infrastructure funding to protect the Niagara Power Project and other New York energy facilities from cyber attacks.

Together, we secured billions of federal dollars for two of the largest infrastructure projects in the country — the 2nd Avenue Subway and the Queens - Manhattan Connector.

Federal budget proposals in the House and Senate threaten water and sewer infrastructure projects that would help clean up polluted waterways, including the planned restoration of Scajaquada Creek, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

To preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes.

His initial reaction to Trump's shock victory was to call the mogul (a longtime donor of his), proffer his congratulations and highlight which of his pet infrastructure projects that could benefit from federal funding — then to go on television and talk about how the Republican's Empire State roots were «a bonus» for New York and the nation.

The amount of money the federal government has kicked in for infrastructure projects has gone down over the years and a long - term infrastructure spending bill has yet to be passed by Congress and the state is not helping much either.

«We are going to have to provide a financial plan for the Thruway Authority and for the bridge and we do that on an going basis,» he said, adding, «We don't want to get too specific about a tolling plan until we know all the possible financing sources — the federal piece, the EFC piece that I think we all know about and then the settlement funds which kind of thankfully was mana from heavan which a piece of that can be invested in this very important infrastructure project.»

Federal funding for surface highwayconstruction projects will expire on Sept. 20 unless Congress passes legislation to authorize continued funding for key infrastructure projects.

Trump and Gov. Andrew Cuomo met at Trump Tower, where Cuomo made his pitch for the state to receive federal infrastructure dollars for state projects and voiced concerns about Republican - led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Dueling infrastructure proposals from Trump's team and U.S. Senate Democrats went public yesterday that could bring billions in federal money to New York projects like the Second Avenue subway and new Hudson River tunnels.

Cuomo has been eager to get the infrastructure project off the ground, prodding the federal government along to provide the needed funding for the effort.

President Trump is proposing the elimination of the Community Development Block Grant program, the federal funding stream that funds numerous infrastructure projects across the Adirondack Park.

Cuomo said he told Trump, New York is «ready to build» and needs the federal government to back massive infrastructure projects including upgrades to LaGuardia and Kennedy airports.

Congresswoman Slaughter was instrumental in securing federal funding for this project, which is a symbol of New York State's commitment to rebuilding its transportation infrastructure for the 21st century.

Legislator Brian May (R - Baldwinsville) said the good news is 80 percent of the money being spent would be reimbursed by the federal government, and the remaining balance, or local match, would be covered by tobacco asset money used for infrastructure projects.

President - elect Donald Trump and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo met at Trump Tower Wednesday morning, where Cuomo made his pitch for the state to receive federal infrastructure dollars for state projects and voiced concerns about Republican - led efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The vice president was at the Capitol to roll out federal disaster assistance that will be used for infrastructure projects and other upgrades.

«Gateway will be the largest infrastructure project in the country and will require unprecedented cooperation and commitment from regional and federal leaders,» said Foxx.

«Governor Cuomo's rejection of the Constitution Pipeline represents a turning of the tide, where states across the nation that have been pressured into accepting harmful gas infrastructure projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may now feel emboldened to push back,» said Roger Downs, conservation director of the Sierra Club's Atlantic Chapter.

After his own trip to Fifth Avenue, Cuomo said he and Trump had a «not adversarial» chat that included talk about health care and, to Cuomo's delight, federal funding for infrastructure projects.

If you have to pay 80 - 20, and your local government is paying 80 percent of any infrastructure project, it's really expensive and it means they could have done it without the federal money, most likely.»

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development is getting blasted for pulling back promised funds for some infrastructure projects in Onondaga County.

We often do this with bridge and road projects where we don't have a source of funding readily available but we'll have the whole project (specifics), environmental's done, and it's essentially ready to go if the federal government gets back to the business of funding infrastructure.»

On urban development and infrastructure, Buhari explained that the Federal Government had ordered a review of several railway projects signed by the previous administration with the Chinese government.

To help small businesses in Queens, Gillibrand said she hopes to secure federal funding for such infrastructure projects as sewers.