Advocacy
BSCES volunteers work with local, state, and national officials to promote legislation and regulations aligned with BSCES and ASCE policy positions to positively affect the civil engineering profession and our infrastructure. These efforts include outreach to better inform the public of current and anticipated needs. A BSCES member also serves as a staff member to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation as part of the Legislative Fellow program. Major advocacy efforts include support of the Highway Trust Fund, the Water Resources Development Act, continuing education requirements for Professional Engineers, Massachusetts Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act, and Massachusetts Comprehensive Adaption Management Plan in Response to Climate Change. Advocacy efforts are overseen by the Government Affairs and Professional Practice Committee.
The Government Affairs & Professional Practice Committee oversees all legislative advocacy efforts of the organization at the local and national level. Read More
The Legislative Fellow serves as a technical resource to the Massachusetts Legislature and generally works with the Joint Committee on Transportation on current issues that can benefit from the input of an engineering professional. Read More
Each spring BSCES co-sponsors and actively participates in this important local advocacy effort at the Massachusetts State House. Members meet with their local elected officials to discuss issues including infrastructure investment and other pertinent pending bills. Read More
Former BSCES Executive Director Tony Puntin, and Past President Ellen White, present an overview of the state of the Commonwealth's highways at the Massachusetts Senate Information Session. Read More
Similar to Engineers and Land Surveyors Day, the National Fly-In is an intensive two-day program each spring that provides participants with a deeper understanding of national infrastructure issues and an opportunity to look inside Washington's political process. Read More
ASCE Key Contacts influence the policy process at the state and federal levels by developing relationships with elected officials. By meeting and making contacts with your elected officials in several ways, you can achieve true conversations about issues important to the profession, and become a trusted... Read More
ASCE’s Failure to Act economic studies show the impact on America’s economy if we continue only at current infrastructure investment levels. Read More
Every four years, ASCE provides a comprehensive assessment of the nation's major infrastructure categories in ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure. Read More
This ASCE-backed initiative promotes change in state licensure laws so that civil engineers of the future continue to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by enhancing current educational requirements. Read More
BSCES members, as civil engineers and leaders in our communities, have the necessary knowledge and expertise to assist state legislators in improving our infrastructure. This document highlights examples of projects in Massachusetts where the investment in infrastructure was made… and was worth it! Read More