To: ACEC California Members
Our ACEC National office reports that (as expected) the House passed the supplemental $483 billion COVID-19 assistance package, which will provide an additional $321 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program. The package also includes $60 billion in additional SBA economic disaster loans for small businesses, $75 billion in emergency relief for hospitals and $25 billion for coronavirus testing. The President is expected to sign the package into law. We continue to encourage ACEC California members to contact their lenders as soon as possible if interested.
Attached
is the letter ACEC National submitted to DHS earlier this week making recommendations for more specific references to engineering services in future updates to guidance on essential infrastructure projects and related positions.
To that end, you should have received the
Action Alert
below (from ACEC National) which launches ACEC’s grassroots campaign to promote consideration and passage of an infrastructure-based recovery agenda. Please follow the instructions below and encourage our Federal lawmakers to take action!