Legal and Regulatory
The State of Damage Prevention in 2019
DOT finalized regulations for damage prevention that allow the federal government to supersede the states where underground infrastructure is not sufficiently protected.
By Brigham A. McCown
April 27, 2019
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by Brigham A. McCown
Brigham McCown is the founder of Aii.org, a non-partisan think tank dedicated to improving the safety and security of America’s national infrastructure. His career spans three decades of strategic policy, legal, military and operational experiences across multiple industries and economic sectors. A domestic and foreign policy expert, Brigham has been a member of three presidential administrations, two presidential transition teams and is a retired naval officer and a current member of the federal government’s Commercial Space Transportation Committee and is a contributor to Forbes.
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