The "NATaT Washington Report" is a monthly email newsletter that provides timely information to town and township officials on the legislative, regulatory, funding, and policy decisions in Washington that could affect your communities. The Washington Report focuses on federal issues that affect local governments, including towns and townships. The Washington Report is produced by NATaT's federal representative in Washington, The Ferguson Group. For more information on the legislation described in this report, see http://thomas.loc.gov/ or contact The Ferguson Group. Contact NATaT Federal Director Jennifer Imo at 1.866.830.0008 or jimo@tfgnet.com for more information. 

March 10, 2010 (pdf) 

THE FEBRUARY 2010 WASHINGTON REPORT CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:

CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS

• Status of FY 2011 Appropriations Bills
• Deficit Reduction Commission
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Jobs Bill
• Build America Bonds
• HUD Announces Plans for Sustainable Communities Funding
• Parks and Recreation
• $1.5 Billion Fund to Help Homeowners, Housing Market

HEALTH CARE

• Health Care Reform
• Congress Looks to Extend Health/Human Services Relief
• Childhood Obesity Summit

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

• First Responder FY 2011 Funding Falls Short
• Interoperability Funding Criticized

TRANSPORTATION

• Surface Transportation Reauthorization
• TIGER Projects Announced by DOT