ASCE Policy Statements

In order to promote the goals of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Board of Direction has adopted official Policy Statements, Position Papers and Resolutions on major technical, professional and educational issues of interest to the civil engineering community and the Nation. Listed here are the complete texts of the Society's 167 current policy documents. These statements reflect the Board of Direction actions through July 25, 2009.

For more information about ASCE Policy Document and the Policy Development Program, contact Martin Hight, Senior Manager, Government Relations at mhight@asce.org.

• Coastal and Offshore Development (PS 162)
• Coastal Data Collection Programs (PS 330)
• Coordination of Beach Erosion Control with Channel Maintenance (PS 349)
• Improvement and Maintenance of Ports, Harbors and Waterways (PS 218)
• Louisiana Coastal Wetlands (PS 498) REVISED
• Restoring and Maintaining America's Beaches (PS 507)
• Waste Assimilative Capacity of Ocean and Coastal Waters (PS 286)

• Dam Repair and Rehabilitation (PS 470) REVISED
• Flood Plain Management (PS 421)
• Levee Certification (R 529)
• National Levee Safety Program (PS 511) REVISED
• Responsibility for Dam Safety (PS 280) REVISED

• Cooperation with Government for Failure Investigation (PS 294)
• Earthquake Engineering Research Funding (PS 359) REVISED
• Earthquake Hazards Mitigation (PS 390) REVISED
• Emergency Preparedness and Response (PS 499) REVISED
• Media Interaction Following Catastrophic Failures or Natural Disasters (PS 300)
• Mitigating the Impacts of Natural and Man-Made Hazards (PS 389)
• Wind Hazards Mitigation (PS 475) REVISED
• Wind Storm Hazards Impact Reduction Funding (PS 530) NEW

• Achieving Diversity and Equity (PS 417)

• Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice (PS 465)
• Civil Engineering Education (PS 140)
• History and Heritage (PS 463)
• Mathematics and Science Education (PS 377)

• The Advanced Hydro Turbine (PS 442)
• Electricity Generation and Transmission Infrastructure (PS 484)
• Energy Policy (PS 144)
• Hydropower(PS 379)
• Nuclear Power (PS 490)
• Research for Clean Energy (PS 489)

• Aesthetics (PS 117)
• Combating Corruption (PS 510)
• Engineering Surveying Definition (PS 333)
• Professional Ethics and Conflict of Interest (PS 502) REVISED
• Risk Management (PS 437)
• Use of the Term Engineer (PS 433)

• Acid Rain (PS 285)
• Comprehensive Pollution Management (PS 362)
• Consultation on Environmental Regulations (PS 403)
• Endangered Species Act Reauthorization (PS 438)
• Greenhouse Gasses(PS 488)
• Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Program (PS 482)
• Impact of Global Climate Change (PS 360)
• Recycling of Electronic Wastes (PS 527)
• National Wetlands Regulatory Policy (PS 378)
• Transportation and General Conformity Under the Clean Air Act (PS 327)
• Voluntary Environmental Auditing for Regulatory Compliance (PS 356)

• Government Engineering Management (PS 416)
• Post Public Sector Activities (PS 393)
• Professional Grade Salary Structure for Government Engineers and Scientists (PS 346)
• Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Engineers for Government Service (PS 386)

• Hazardous Waste Reduction and Management (PS 331)
• High-Level Nuclear Waste Management (PS 491)
• Radioactive Waste Management (PS 262)
• Revitalization of Brownfields (PS 485)
• Superfund Reauthorization (PS 305)

• Endorsement of Infrastructure Projects (PS 404)
• Federal Capital Budgeting (PS 453)
• Growth and Development (PS 131)
• High-Performance Buildings
• Infrastructure Improvement Policy (PS 299)
• Infrastructure Security and Survivability Research (PS 493)
• Investing in America's Schools (PS 452) REVISED
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (PS 451) REVISED
• National Parks Infrastructure (PS 503) REVISED
• Physical Infrastructure Security (PS 500) REVISED
• Public-Private Partnerships (PS 526)
• Reconstruction of Greater New Orleans Area (R 514)
• Regulatory Barriers to Infrastructure Development (PS 427)
• The Role of the Civil Engineer in Sustainable Development (PS 418)
• United Definitions for Critical Infrastructure and Sensible (PS 518)

• Capacity Building (PS 506)
• Millennium Development Goals (PS 517)
• Relationships with International Engineering Organizations (PS 146)

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (PS 256) REVISED
• Indemnification for Pro Bono Service (PS 443) REVISED
• Prevention of Frivolous Lawsuits (PS 364)
• Professional Liability/Tort Reform (PS 318)
• Sole Source Workers Compensation Statue (PS 508)

• Ethics Training for Continued Licensure (PS 376)
• Licensure Examinations (PS 432)
• Licensure and Advanced Credentialing within the Civil Engineering Profession (PS 524)
• Licensure of Professional Engineers (PS 130)
• Professional Licensure Mobility Agreement (PS 464)
• The Purpose of the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (PS 369)
• Registration Requirements for Government Engineers (PS 385)
• State Licensure boards for Professional Engineers (PS 450)
• Uniform Continuing Professional Development for Licensure (PS 425)

• Design Build Procurement (PS 400)
• Design Competition (PS 439)
• Engineering Services for Government Agencies (PS 138)
• Government Fee Withholding (PS 520) REVISED
• Off-shoring of Engineering Services (PS 509)
• Qualifications Based Selection of Professional Engineers (PS 304)
• Use of Electronic Signatures (PS 492)
• Use of Warranty and Guarantee Clauses in Contracts for Engineering Services (PS 388)
• Withheld Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts (PS 531) NEW

• Appointment of Engineers to Policy Positions in Government (PS 101) REVISED
• Public Involvement in the Decision Making Process (PS 139)
• Role of Non-Profit Educational Organizations in the Public Sector, The (PS 460) REVISED

• International Codes and Standards (PS 365)
• Model Building Codes (PS 525)
• Quality Management Systems Standards (PS 431)

• Aviation Infrastructure Research (PS 471) REVISED
• Building and Fire Research at the National Institutes and Standards and Technology (PS 319)
• Incentives for Implementing Construction Innovations (PS 456)
• Infrastructure Research and Innovations   (PS 313)
• National Science Foundation (PS 336)
• Research and Development Tax Credits (PS 455)
• Research in Civil Engineering (PS 187) REVISED
• The Role of the Federal Government in Civil Engineering Research and Development (PS 444) REVISED

• Construction Site Safety (PS 350)
• Crane Safety on Construction Sites (PS 424)
• Peer Review (PS 351)
• Periodic Inspection of Existing Facilities (PS 283)
• Post-Construction Drawings of Civil Engineering Works (PS 290)

• Access to Space (PS 512) REVISED
• Critical Space Based Information (PS 472)
• Engineering and Construction in Space (PP 384)
• National Space Education (PP 392)
• National Space Policy (PS 358)

• Interstate Transport of Solid Waste Management (PS 523)
• Municipal Solid Waste Management (PS 516)

• Taxation of Employee Paid Educational Assistance (PS 314)
• Unrelated Business Income Tax (PS 325) REVISED

• Aviation Transportation Program (PS 445) REVISED
• Bridge Safety (PS 208)
• High-Speed Ground Transportation (PS 402)
• Highway Safety (PS 367)
• Incorporating Bicycle Facilities into Transportation Planning and Design (PS 436)
• Innovative Financing for Transportation Projects (PS 496)
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (PS 454)
• Integrated Truck and Highway Design (PS 276) REVISED
• Intermodal Transportation Systems (PS 149)
• Operation and Maintenance of Transportation Systems (PS 495)
• Public Transportation (PS 494)
• Rail Infrastructure Investment (PS 521) REVISED
• Rehabilitation of Historic Bridges (PS 504) REVISED
• Surface Transportation Research Funding (PS 497) REVISED
• Transportation Funding (PS 382) REVISED
• Transportation Trust Funds (PS 434) REVISED
• Surface Transportation Authorization Policy

• Clean Water Act Reauthorization (PS 420)
• Control of Combined Sewer Discharges (PS 395)
• Municipal Wastewater Biosolids (PS 429)
• Non-Point Source Water Quality (PS 461)
• Roadway Runoff Water Quality Management (PS 466)
• Water Reuse (PS 332)

• Atmospheric Water Resources Management (PS 275)
• Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials (PS 513) REVISED
• Cooperation on Water Resource Project (PS 312)
• Cost Sharing in Water Resources Infrastructure Programs (PS 302)
• Desalination (PS 407)
• Disinfection of Drinking Water (PS 462)
• Emergency Management Planning by Water Providers (PS 348)
• Evaluation of Federal Water Resource Projects (PS 515)
• Groundwater Management (PS 243)
• Hydrologic Data Collection (PS 447)
• Implementation of Safe Drinking Water Regulations (PS 361)
• Peer Review of Water Resources Projects (R 519)
• Planning and Management for Droughts (PS 408)
• Regional Sediment Management (PS 522)
• Storm Water Management (PS 441)
• Waste-, Storm-, and Drinking-Water Infrastructure and Facilities Construction Funding (PS 480) REVISED
• Water Conservation (PS 337)
• Watershed Management (PS 422)422
• Weather Surveillance Technology (PS 409)