Pit & Quarry, May 2016
UPtoSPEED UPt ED LEGI SL ATION House committee bill blocks WOTUS rule The Waters of the United States rule would result in broadened scope and additional obligations for all Clean Water Act programs T he U S House of Representatives Appropriations Committee included a rider in an annual spending bill that would block the Environmental Protection Agencys EPA Waters of the United States WOTUS rule according to the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA A House appropriations subpanel gave its blessings to the 374 billion spending bill for energy and water programs NSSGA reports the House Appropriations Committee released the fiscal 2017 energy and water spending measure April 11 which also boosted the funding of the Army Corps of Engineers by 100 million and contained an additional rider that would block any changes to the definition of fill material The WOTUS rule would extend jurisdiction of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers over many areas previously not considered waters of the United States and it has been the subject of more than a dozen congressional hearings The WOTUS rider wi l l likely draw opposition from many Democratic members of the House and NSSGA says this rider is expected to be stripped from the bill NSSGA adds that it is currently suing the EPA over WOTUS based on the rules violation of the commerce clause of the U S Constitution To date 32 states and several trade associations have joined suits opposing the rule ICYMI I N C A S E Y O U M I S S E D I T TRADE SHOWS HILLHEAD QUARRY SHOW ONCE AGAIN SOLD OUT Hillhead 2016 which will take place June 28 30 at Tarmacs Hillhead Quarry near Buxton Derbyshire United Kingdom is a sellout according to show organizers More than 460 companies will exhibit and organizers say more live demonstrations will take place at this show than ever before MARKETING PROMO CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR USE OF CONCRETE IN BUILDING The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association launched Build with Strength a multimillion dollar industry campaign to better educate the design build and code communities about the benefits of concrete construction in the low to mid rise sector According to the association the program is based on a research investment designed to better understand the motivations behind the use of certain construction materials BREAKING NEWS ONLINE FOR NEWS AS IT HAPPENS GO TO PITANDQUARRY COM 6 PIT QUARRY May 2016 pitandquarry com PHOTOS BY KEVIN YANIK TOP LEFT QMJ PUBLISHING LTD TOP RIGHT PHIL ROEDER FLICKR BOTTOM RIGHT
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