ENS Resources – Federal Report – April 24, 2015
Click here or follow the link below for the ENS Washington D.C. Federal Report for April 24, 2015: ENS Federal Report – April 24, 2015
Continue ReadingAppropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs Named
Appropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs Named Washington, Apr 8 – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today announced the Republican Members who will serve as Vice Chairs of the 12 Appropriations subcommittees for the 114th Congress. These Members will serve as Chair of the subcommittee in the absence of the Chairperson, and assist them in official Committee duties. […]
Continue ReadingSubcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hearing
Washington, DC – The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week to examine the fiscal year 2016 budget requests for the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and the Maritime Administration (MARAD). The Subcommittee hearing, entitled, “President’s Fiscal Year 2016 […]
Continue ReadingBureau of Reclamation: Additional FY 2015 Funding of $96.9 Million Available
Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615, psoeth@usbr.gov For Immediate Release: Feb. 6, 2015 Additional FY 2015 Funding of $96.9 Million Available A majority of funding targeting Western Drought Response and Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López today released the spending plan for $96.9 million provided to Reclamation in the […]
Continue ReadingCouncil on Environmental Quality FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Protect Communities and Reduce the Cost of Future Flood Disasters
Follow the link below to read the full announcement. FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Protect Communities and Reduce the Cost of Future Flood Disasters –
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California Institute Special Report: Administration’s FY16 Budget
California Institute for Federal Policy Research SPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 On February 2, 2015, the President released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. The nearly $4 trillion proposal breaches the sequestration limits set in the 2011 budget deal, calling for $74 billion in additional spending for discretionary […]
Continue ReadingPresident Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Reclamation is $1.1 Billion
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Reclamation is $1.1 Billion Administration Initiatives Support Healthy and Sustainable Water Supplies, America’s Great Outdoors, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure Needs and Strengthening Tribal Nations WASHINGTON – President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request released today identifies a total of $1.1 billion for the Department of the Interior’s […]
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NEPA News – Administration Issues Major Climate Change Guidelines
NEPA News – Administration Issues Major Climate Change Guidelines An update from ENS Resources On December 18, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released updated draft guidance for federal agencies on how they should consider greenhouse gas emissions and climate change when conducting reviews under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The guidance […]
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White House releases finalized Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments
The White House has released finalized Principles and Requirements (Guidelines) for federal investments in projects that affect water quality or flows. There is a prohibition against this release in the recently passed 2015 appropriations bill so it remains unclear how the new P&R will proceed. ACWA will provide further analysis of this document in the […]
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House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill The Washington Post, By Ed O’Keefe Congress managed to narrowly avoid another government shutdown crisis Thursday night when the House approved a $1.1 trillion spending package to keep most government agencies operating through next summer. The 219-to-206 vote came with less than three hours to go until government funding expired. The […]
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