NACo Board of Directors approves 2019 Interim Policy Resolutions
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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
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