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March 31, 2016

On March 14, the Environmental Protection Agency asked for comment on a proposed rule (Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act) that would require PEs as part of the audit team in third-party certifications.

March 21, 2016

On March 18, NSPE submitted a letter to Louisiana Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee Chairman Danny Martiny to oppose Louisiana S.B. 59 and asked him to withdraw the legislation. The bill, if enacted, would waive the FE exam for certain out-of-state PEs, weakening Louisiana’s licensure requirements and undermining the process that has been in place for four decades.

March 4, 2016

On March 2, NSPE Vice President Tom Roberts, P.E., F.NSPE, testified before a Kansas House subcommittee on the importance of protecting and promoting the continued use of qualifications-based selection in Kansas. In response to an audit recommendation suggesting that the state move away from QBS, Roberts, a former president of the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, testified on the tremendous value of using the QBS method.

February 18, 2016

On February 11, NSPE President Tim Austin, P.E., F.NSPE, sent a letter to Kansas state legislators in response to a report claiming that the Kansas Department of Transportation could save money by eliminating qualifications-based selection in the department’s procurement of architectural and engineering services. NSPE strongly opposes efforts to erode QBS.

February 11, 2016

Embracing its Grand Challenge to foster ethical innovation, NSPE has been working on multiple fronts to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle technologies.

February 2, 2016

NSPE has expressed concern about Oklahoma legislation that would amend the state’s engineering licensure law to permit a structural engineering designation for structural engineers. This change, the Society says, would undermine the existing process for licensing professional engineers in Oklahoma and possibly other jurisdictions.

On February 1, NSPE President Tim Austin, P.E., F.NSPE, called on Michigan legislators to support Michigan House Bill 5238, the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act. If enacted, the legislation will set procedures for local governments to procure architectural, engineering, and land surveying services using a qualifications-based selection process.

January 27, 2016

The National Society of Professional Engineers joins the nation in concern over the ongoing and dire water quality crisis in Flint, Michigan, and we await more details about the disaster. The licensed professional engineer’s foremost responsibility is to practice in a manner that protects the public health, safety, and welfare.

January 19, 2016

The federal government has announced major new initiatives toward automated vehicle development and safety, a top NSPE policy priority.

December 15, 2015

In a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on the Department of the Interior’s role in the Animas River spill, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell indicated support for strengthening engineering standards in her agency. The spill was caused by a blowout at the Gold King Mine in Colorado. At the December 9 hearing, Rep. Bruce Westerman, P.E.

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