In addition to its two staff lobbyists, AGC employs two Albany-based lobbying firms that monitor over 300 construction-related bills per year. These bills address such issues as: prevailing wage and other labor law matters; bidding, State contracting and other matters covered by the State Finance Law; changes to the Transportation and Vehicle and Traffic Law; environmental issues; and non-budget funding issues. The AGC Legislative Committee helps track the activities of the NYS Legislature and offers real-world experience and testimony on various proposals. While most of our resources are utilized to stop anti-business legislation from becoming law, AGC also works pro-actively to push for changes that will benefit our industry.