2013 Spring (PDF) - Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

Wisconsin Laborers Apprenticeship Fund
Update
As of April 2013 the six-county Milwaukee area there are six Laborers’ working and 21 laid off.
The laborers have an excellent training center just north of Madison, WI. Training coordinator is
Craig Ziegler, telephone 608/513-0518.
Federal Legislative Sewer & Water Funding
Update
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government’s
remaining fiscal year 2013 federal budget. The federal government was operating under a CR that ends
on March 27, 2013. The new CR will fund the federal government’s operations to the end of FY 2013,
which is September 30, 2013. The CR and the Sequester will have an effect on federal clean water and
drinking water construction investments for the remainder of federal FY 2013.
The House CR for federal FY 2013 funds most federal programs at the same level as federal FY 2012.
The legislation funds federal Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water construction programs at $1.465
billion and $919 million respectively, however, when Sequestration is factored in, these funding levels
drop to $1.345 billion ($120 million cut) for the Clean Water SRF program and $844 million ($75 million
cut) for the Safe Drinking Water SRF. Although the level of funding is slightly less than federal FY 2012,
the investment levels for the Clean Water SRF and the Safe Drinking Water SRF are significantly higher
than the original House Appropriations Committee’s FY 2013 funding amounts and overall higher than
President Obama’s FY 2013 budget proposal.
Notice to WUCA Member Contractors:
Whenever you can, please support associate members providing equipment, services, supplies, insurance, bonds, legal advice, banking and
accounting services. After all, they support our industry and the underground contracting association. When buying goods and services, buy
first from WUCA associate firms.
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