On February 13, the NRMCA Government Affairs team participated in a roundtable with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for staff to hear surface reauthorization priorities from industry groups. NRMCA joined other trade associations in highlighting the importance of growing and stabilizing the Highway Trust Fund; maintaining baseline investments made by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); continuing to focus on resilience; and further investing in programs like bridge and major projects funding.
Among its priorities, NRMCA flagged for the committee the importance of the industry’s Buy America exclusion included in the IIJA and a review and increase in truck weights for ready mixed concrete delivery vehicles. Committee staff made clear their intention of listening to industry priorities as part of the goal of passing a bipartisan reauthorization bill before the current authorization expires in 2026.
For more information, contact Andrew Tyrrell.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association