Responsible for all matters pertaining to air, water, energy, and land use, including water resources/management, stormwater, pesticides, air quality standards, solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste handling, transport, and disposal, national energy policy, renewable/alternative energy, alternative fuel vehicles, energy facility siting, electricity utility restructuring, pipeline safety, oil spills, superfund/brownfields, eminent domain, land use, coastal management, oceans, parks and recreation.
Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee
Policy Briefs
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Policy Brief
NACo Submits Detailed Comments on Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
UPDATE ON WOTUS RULEMAKING -
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Policy Brief
Unfunded Mandates and Other Regulatory Impacts on Counties
Unfunded Mandates and Other Regulatory Impacts on Counties -
Policy Brief
Support Authorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
ACTION NEEDED: Urge federal lawmakers to pass a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill during the 116th Congress and continue a regular two-year authorization cycle. -
Policy Brief
Support Efforts to Make Clean Water Act Requirements Affordable and Achievable Through Integrated Planning
ACTION NEEDED:
Latest Resources
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Document |
Jul. 31, 2019
ACTION NEEDED:
Counties are encouraged to continue to engage with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on its ongoing efforts to write consumer protection rules for Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy programs.
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Jul. 25, 2019
San Bernardino County, Calif. Supervisor Robert Lovingood from testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on H.R. 3794, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act
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May. 6, 2019
This week's video includes the meeting between President Trump and Democratic leaders to forge a path forward on infrastructure, disaster aid packages in both the House and Senate, the end of the commenting period for Property Assessed Clean Energy program and more.
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Contact
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Associate Legislative Director – Environment, Energy & Land Use(202) 942-4269