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Conference Session

Connecting Counties & Military Installations: Supporting National Defense & Strengthening Local Communities

Jul. 23, 2022 , 8:45 am – 10:00 am

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Environment, Energy & Land Use

Conference Session

Connecting Counties & Military Installations: Supporting National Defense & Strengthening Local Communities

July 23, 2022 , 8:45 am – 10:00 am

This session will bring together county leaders from military installation counties and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for an interactive and informative session focusing on opportunities, resources and ideas to foster and strengthen county-military partnerships.

Cottonwood 2-3 | Level 1

Connecting Counties & Military Installations: Supporting National Defense & Strengthening Local Communities

Cottonwood 2-3 | Level 1

July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022, 8:45 am to 10:00 am

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Connecting Counties & Military Installations: Supporting National Defense & Strengthening Local Communities

This session will bring together county leaders from military installation counties and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for an interactive and informative session focusing on opportunities, resources and ideas to foster and strengthen county-military partnerships. Discussion will include county-military partnerships on land use, resilience, economic development, and community engagement and development.

This session will bring together county leaders from military installation counties and officials from the U.S.

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This session will bring together county leaders from military installation counties and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for an interactive and informative session focusing on opportunities, resources and ideas to foster and strengthen county-military partnerships. Discussion will include county-military partnerships on land use, resilience, economic development, and community engagement and development.

Hon. Bill Holen

Commissioner, Arapahoe County, Colo.

Hon. Matt Ryan

Supervisor, Coconino County, Ariz.

Kristin Thomasgard

Program Director, Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program, U.S. Department of Defense

Scott E. Kiernan

Sustainability Officer, U.S. Department of Defense

Jennifer Hirsch

Project Manager—Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations, & Environment)

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Blog

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Allan Golston addresses the General Session audience during the 2023 NACo Annual Conference. Photo by Denny Henry

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Community & Economic Development

Blog

DOL issues final rule on updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations

On August 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule to raise the prevailing wage standard for approximately 1.2 million construction workers under the Davis-Bacon and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (DRBA).
Intergovernmental Affairs

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Environment, Energy & Land Use

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Community, Economic & Workforce Development Steering Committee

Responsible for all matters pertaining to housing, community and economic development, public works, and workforce development including the creation of affordable housing and housing options for different populations, residential, commercial, and industrial development, and building and housing codes. Policy Platform & Resolutions 2022-2023 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities

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Community, Economic & Workforce Development Steering Committee

<p>Responsible for all matters pertaining to housing, community and economic development, public works, and workforce development including the creation of affordable housing and housing options for different populations, residential,

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Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee

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.

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Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee

<p>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,

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Reports & Toolkits

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As intergovernmental partners, counties play a key role in ensuring the successful interpretation and implementation of the BIL

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Implementing Infrastructure Investments at the County Level: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58)

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