NACo Board of Directors approves 2019 Interim Policy Resolutions

On March 4, the NACo Board of Directors approved 26 interim policy resolutions at NACo’s Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. These interim policy resolutions will supplement existing NACo policy until NACo’s 2019 Annual Conference, at which point all policy resolutions expire and must be renewed. NACo’s 2019 Annual Conference will be held July 12-15 in Clark County/Las Vegas, Nev.

The NACo resolutions process provides members with the ability to participate in national policy decisions affecting county governments. During the Legislative Conference, NACo’s ten policy steering committees and Board of Directors considered interim policy resolutions on issues that were not addressed at the 2018 Annual Conference.

NACo members are encouraged to get involved by joining one of NACo’s policy steering committees. For more information about getting involved, please click here or contact Brett Mattson at bmattson@naco.org. For a comprehensive overview of NACo’s policy process, click here.

Below are the approved interim policy resolutions:

COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Resolution on FY 2020 Appropriations for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Resolution on Economic Development Administration Reauthorization

Resolution on Opportunity Zones

Resolution to Support Legal Migration to Strengthen Local Economies and the Workforce

Resolution on Streamlining State Licensing Procedures for Military Spouses

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND LAND USE

Resolution to Revise the Process to Assess Benefits of Federally Funded Water Infrastructure Projects

Resolution on Compensatory Mitigation In-Lieu Fee Programs

Resolution Supporting the Development of New Coal Export Facilities

FINANCE, PENSIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Resolution on Restoring Tax Incentives for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems

HEALTH

Resolution on Reducing Disparities in African American Child Deaths

Resolution Supporting Funding for and Improvements to Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Needs Grants

HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION

Resolution to Minimize the Negative Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Families and Children

Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Rule Further Restricting the Ability of States to Request Waivers to Modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Work Requirements for Single Individuals

Resolution to Maintain Current Levels of Legal Migration

JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Resolution on Pretrial Bail Reform

Resolution Urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Conduct an Assessment and Develop an Improvement Plan on FEMA Individual Assistance Programs

Resolution Urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Clarify FEMA Debris Removal Guidelines for Private Roadways and Gated Communities

Resolution Urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Coordinate with Local Government Stakeholders on FEMA After-Action Reports

PUBLIC LANDS

Resolution Supporting the Utilization of Domestic Livestock Grazing as a Cost-Effective and Viable Method for Hazardous Fuels Reduction Goals in Executive Order 13855, Promoting Active Management of America’s Forests, Rangelands and Other Federal Lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk

Resolution on the Council of Environmental Quality’s Revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

Resolution Regarding Wildland Fire Regulations and Policies

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

Resolution Calling for the Federal Communications Commission to Address the Lack of Cellular Phone Coverage for Unserved and Underserved Areas of the United States

Resolution Supporting Federal Legislation to Implement Next Generation 911

TRANSPORTATION

Resolution on Regulating Air Ambulances Under the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA)

Resolution in Support of Funding the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant

Resolution Supporting National Voluntary Registry of Persons with Invisible Disabilities When Applying for a Government Issued Identification Document