FYI: The Bill may go to the House Floor the week of October 2. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on Wednesday, voted unanimously to send H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), to the floor of the House. The bill includes provisions that would speed up the environmental review […]
Continue ReadingFull Committee Markup of House WRRDA Legislation By Eric Sapirstein, President of ENS Resources On September 19, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved and reported favorably to the House, H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain waterways […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 18, 2013 CASA Website Current News Federal Legislation Lend Your Voice to Preserve Tax Exempt Financing- Action Required by October 15th During the August Conference, the CASA Federal Legislative Committee reviewed a number of pressing federal policy issues. Among these was the continued availability of […]
Continue ReadingE&ENews PM An E&E Publishing Service WETLANDS: Obama admin proposes rule, yanks guidance on regulatory reach (Tuesday, September 17, 2013) Annie Snider, E&E reporter The Obama administration proposed a rule today aimed at clarifying federal regulatory jurisdiction over isolated streams, wetlands and other water resources and withdrew a proposed guidance on the issue that had […]
Continue ReadingCASA Alert State Water Board Proposes Increase in Regulatory Fees At its September 24, 2013 meeting, the State Water Resource Control Board will consider increasing the annual fees paid by entities with NPDES permits and waste discharge requirements (WDRs). The proposed emergency fee regulations call for […]
Continue ReadingCASA Legislative Update September 13, 2013 CASA Website Current News State Legislation End of Session Wrap-Up A little after midnight, the Senate and Assembly adjourned for the final time this year, marking the close of the 2013 Legislative Session. The session was technically scheduled to end tonight, […]
Continue ReadingLegislature Adjourns 2013 Session without Action on AB 145, Water Bond Bills The Legislature adjourned the first year of the 2013-’14 session early Friday without acting on bills that would have modified the 2014 water bond and transferred the state’s drinking water program to the State Water Resources Control Board. As the session […]
Continue ReadingAlert California Land Use & Development Law September 13, 2013 Legislature Sends CEQA Amendments To GovernorYesterday the Legislature passed and sent to Governor Brown a package of CEQA amendments intended to encourage infill development, re-think traditional approaches to CEQA traffic analysis, and expedite a new arena for the Sacramento Kings. Read Full Report […]
Continue ReadingCEQA Working Group Responds to End of Session CEQA Developments SB 731 Turned into Two-Year Bill. SB 743 Contains Only Minor Improvements. _________________________________________________________________________ CEQA Working Group Coalition: As we reported yesterday, and in large part due to your efforts, Senator Steinberg decided to make SB 731, his bill that would have […]
Continue ReadingPerkins Coie Update Update Environment, Energy & Resources September 13, 2013 USDOT Proposes Regulations Allowing States to Assume USDOT Responsibilities For Environmental Review under NEPA and Other Laws Highlights On August 30, 2013, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) proposed regulations that would allow all states to assume USDOT’s environmental review responsibilities […]
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