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Decoding Forced Localization: Navigating BABA, BAA, and US Infrastructure Funding

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Navigating federal infrastructure funding feels like stepping into an alphabet soup of domestic content mandates. In this premiere episode of The Water Online Show, presented in collaboration with the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WEMA), industry experts demystify forced localization rules—explaining why these regulations are reshaping water infrastructure projects and how manufacturers and utilities can stay compliant. 

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00:03:51What regulations are really part of forced localization?
00:06:53I want to start with the oldest, the Buy American Act. Ben, I'm curious, where do we see this in projects today?
00:07:24Not all of these laws will be applicable to a single project
00:08:57The Buy American Act covers direct federal purchasing. So if that's the case for the Buy American Act, what about Buy America?
00:11:17Let's talk a little bit about American Iron and Steel
00:12:16Build America, Buy America
00:14:55Would we ever see a project where more than one of these regulations gets applied?
00:21:39Why are all of the forced localization names so similar?

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