Coalition Comments on Perry Amendment #58 to the National Defense Authorization Act
The National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association, and Portland Cement Association would like to share our opposition to Perry Amendment #58 to the National Defense Authorization Act. Collectively, the cement, concrete, asphalt, and aggregates industries are working to reduce our carbon footprint. A critical part of that is advancing the use of lower-carbon versions of these critical construction materials that are market ready and recognized by consensus-based standards setting organizations. Over the past several years, we have seen a significant growth in these lower-embodied carbon cement, concrete, asphalt, and aggregates. For example, lower-carbon cements now make up 25 percent of the market, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.