This is the fourth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States. Attorneys from various practice groups at the firm offer their take on issues ranging from permitting reform to financing to litigation, and share their insights from working with clients in a variety of infrastructure sectors, from water infrastructure to energy development to infrastructure development on tribal lands. Read all issues in this series and our other recent publications.
President Trump’s February 12, 2018, Infrastructure Plan highlighted the need for investment in the nation’s water infrastructure. The Plan included general provisions that could support water infrastructure, and specific provisions intended to increase federal, state, local and private resources for water infrastructure. Implementation of the Plan will depend on whether Congress acts on proposed legislative reforms, which will be challenging in an election year. Nevertheless, there are opportunities and resources available now to assist in developing water infrastructure projects, including streamlined permitting under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), expanded credit assistance programs and state programs.
by H. David Gold and Andrew L. Spielman
USA March 15 2018
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP