Client Objective:

A municipal government needed to restore a provision in law that permitted a federal agency to move forward with an urgently needed infrastructure project.

JCG Role:

After determining which relevant legislation was likely to be considered and passed by Congress in the near term, we gained the support of a major non-profit organization with a constituency that would also benefit from the legislation sought by our client. Together, we contacted congressional staff to make the argument that this provision would enable infrastructure projects to move forward in many communities, including those with low-income, remote populations.

Result:

Legislation was enacted that enabled the agency to proceed with our client’s infrastructure project, which protects a major residential area from ongoing erosion that threatened housing and other buildings with potential collapse.