Municipal castings
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Municipal Castings refers to many products, including: Access Hatches; Ballast Screens; Benches (Iron or Steel); Bollards; Cast Bases; Cast Iron Hinged Hatches, Square and Rectangular; Cast Iron Riser Rings; Catch Basin Inlet; Cleanout/Monument Boxes; Construction Covers and Frames; Curb and Corner Guards; Curb Openings; Detectable Warning Plates; Downspout Shoes (Boot, Inlet); Drainage Grates, Frames and Curb Inlets; inlets; Junction Boxes; Lampposts; Manhole Covers, Rings and Frames, Risers; Meter Boxes; Service Boxes; Steel Hinged Hatches, Square and Rectangular; Steel Riser Rings; Trash receptacles; Tree Grates; Tree Guards; Trench Grates; and Valve Boxes, Covers and Risers [1].
These products are covered by the Buy America Act of 1982. "By law, American-made municipal castings must be used in many federal, state and local-level public works infrastructure projects that are funded or financed with U.S. taxpayer dollars" [1].
The Buy America Act states that transportation infrastructure projects must be built with iron, steel, and manufactured products in the United States. This relates to highways, bridges, airports, and tunnels funded by federal grants. [2]
References
- ^ a b http://municipalcastings.org/buy-america/
- ^ "Buy America Requirements for Federal-aid Highway Construction Projects - Contract Administration - Construction - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov.
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