NATaT Washington Report

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

Washington Report Archives

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