On July 12, 2019, the 2019-2024 National Development Plan (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo, “PND”) was published in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación,
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Court of Appeals Throws Lifeline to Major D.C.-Area Infrastructure Project
By Bernadette M. Rappold on
A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) threw the Washington, D.C. area’s beleaguered “Purple Line” light rail project a…
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Floating Infrastructure
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Posted in Infrastructure, Real estate
Kerri L. Barsh, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice, authored an article that was featured in Best Lawyers titled “Floating Infrastructure.” This article examines new opportunities in floating…
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New Contracting Model for Energy Transmission Lines in Mexico
On Sept. 18 2017, Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) announced the new contracting model for energy transmission lines. The new model will allow the implementation of tender processes for…
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Lessons of Hurricane Irma — State of Florida Focus on Hurricane Preparedness and Infrastructure
By Kerri Barsh on
In response to the widespread impacts of Hurricane Irma in Florida (all coastlines and virtually every community), Speaker Corcoran of the Florida House of Representatives has created a new Committee …
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The Margate Dune Project, Cooperative Federalism, and Problems of Litigation Procedure
By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on
The current federal administration has expressed a desire to defer largely to states through principles of cooperative federalism. A recent case involving the dune construction in Margate, New Jersey, offers…
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FAST Act Implementation Progress: An Important Tool for Expediting Energy Projects for the Incoming Trump Administration?
By Steven C. Russo on
FAST Act Implementation Progress: An Important Tool for Expediting Energy Projects for the Incoming Trump Administration?
On Dec. 4, 2015, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, also…
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