National Association of Counties
In the fifth event of our “Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities: Implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” series, NACo, the Bipartisan Policy Center and National League of Cities will host U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator Winnie Stachelberg to discuss their efforts to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to restore healthy ecosystems, reduce the threat of and mitigate the effect from wildland fire, safeguard water supplies, and ensure greater access to federal public lands.
The IIJA represents a generational opportunity to invest in improving the quality of our nation’s federal public lands and reducing risks from flood, droughts, and fires. Both DOI and USFS received significant funding to address these pressing needs under the IIJA and have begun to approve projects to meet these goals
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<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,
<p>All matters relating to federally-owned public lands including federal land management programs, natural resource revenue sharing payments, payments in lieu of taxes, and property tax immunity concerns.
<p>Responsible for all matters pertaining to federal transportation legislation, funding and regulation and its impacts on county government.
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The IRA offers counties the opportunity to pursue clean energy initiatives and reduce emissions through new competitive grant programs, local resiliency investments and clean energy tax credits.
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