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“WE ACTUALLY BUILD BRIDGES TOO . . .” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E930 on May 24, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WE ACTUALLY BUILD BRIDGES TOO . . .
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HON. JAMES M. TALENT
of missouri
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 23, 1996
Mr. TALENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with my colleagues a thoughtful article on regulatory issues affecting small business written by Mr. Tom McCrackin, a constituent of mine from St. Louis, Missouri:
I recently received a letter from Rep. Jim Talent (R-Mo.), asking if I wanted to testify before the House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Regulation and Paperwork.
The purpose of the hearing was to discuss regulatory issues of concern to business owners, testify about the burdens of government and tell Congress what specific regulations should be repealed.
In trying to decide if I had anything worth testifying about, I did a little research. By signing the contract and bond for our Route 47 Warren County Project, I agreed to:
1. be governed by the following 15 acts:
Clean water;
Endangered Species Act;
National Historic Preservation Act;
Farmland Protection Act;
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Recovery Act;
Work Hours Act of 1962;
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
Public Works Employment Act of 1977;
Federal-Aid Roads Act;
Clean Air Act;
Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act;
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
Copeland Act; and
Davis-Bacon Act.
2. abide by 16 sections in six titles of the Code of Federal Regulations;
3. be bound by three Executive Orders (11246, 11738, & 12549);
4. obey nine sections in six titles of the United States Code;
5. fill out Standard Form LLL (Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying) and Form PR-1391 (Federal Aid Highway Construction Contractors Annual EEO Report) and Form WH-347 (Certified Payroll);
6. comply with provisions of OSHA, Equal Employment Opportunity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Unmarked Human Burial Sites, Missouri Solid Waste Management, Nationwide Permit (NWP) No. 26, Section 404 Permit, NWP No. 4, Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber, Hometown Plan, Non-Discrimination in Employment, Missouri Seed Law, Workman's Compensation Insurance, General Wage Order No. 38, and prevailing wage, community block grant development programs and other public laws and revised statutes of Missouri; and
7. deal with and meet the requirements of the following 12 agencies:
National Register of Historic Places;
State Historic Preservation Office;
United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
National Marine Fisheries Service;
United States Army Corps of Engineers;
Office of Federal Contract Compliance, United States Department of Labor;
Federal Highway Administration;
Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration;
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards;
Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, United States Department of Labor; and
Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
I'll let you know how my testimony goes. All I really wanted to do was build the bridge.
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