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NEMWI to Host Capitol Hill Briefing on Vacant and Abandoned Property, May 24
NEMWI, in conjunction with the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, will host
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Fighting Blight in the Northeast-Midwest: A Capitol Hill Briefing on Vacant and Abandoned Property and the Federal Response" on Tuesday, May 24
, 2016 from 3-4:30 PM in
2103 Rayburn House Office Building.
Briefing attendees will learn about: the widespread and persistent effects of abandoned property, including the most recent wave of abandonment resulting from the foreclosure crisis; NEMWI's work to identify and assess federal resources and legislation that can help communities address blight; and innovative approaches that communities are taking, with the assistance of federal programs, to rehabilitate or demolish property, or reuse land productively post-demolition.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Colleen Cain, Senior Policy Analyst, NEMWI
- Mr. Frank Ford, Senior Policy Advisor, Thriving Communities Institute
- Mr. Michael Braverman, Deputy Commissioner, Permits & Code Enforcement, City of Baltimore
- Mr. Stephen Janes, Assistant Commissioner, Research & Compliance, City of Baltimore
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NEMWI and ACRCC to Cohost Congressional Briefing on the 2016 CAWS Monitoring and Response Plan, May 24
On Tuesday, May 24, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC), in conjunction with NEMWI, will hold a Congressional briefing on the 2016 Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) Monitoring and Response Plan/Contingency Plan. The briefing will take place from
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the Capitol Visitor Center, room SVC 208. The briefing will provide an overview of the ACRCC's Monitoring and Response Workgroup's (MRWG) results from 2015 and its upcoming 2016 Monitoring and Response Plan/Contingency Plan.
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House and Senate Move Forward on Appropriations Bills; Senate Committee Marks Up Brownfields Bill
The House and Senate are keeping busy during this three week session before the Memorial Day holiday and recess.
Having passed the first appropriations bill for FY2017 (Energy and Water), the Senate will next turn to the
Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations package.
(See N
EMWI's
fact sheet on the Senate's bill).
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture is set to mark up its appropriations bill on Tuesday. Also, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will mark up several bills, including the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2015 (S.1479), on Wednesday.
This week, the House plans to take up the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4909), which authorizes all national military programs. Late last month, the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would incorporate the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (H.R. 980), or VIDA, into the Defense authorization. VIDA would result in a single national discharge standard for ships' ballast water management systems, but in doing so it revokes the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction over ballast water, while also preempting states' abilities to prevent the spread of harmful invasive species from the discharge of ships.
The House has yet to have an appropriations bill make it to the floor, but the Appropriations Committee plans on moving forward with the Defense appropriations bill Tuesday. Additionally, relevant Appropriations Subcommittees will mark up Commerce, Justice, Science, and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development appropriations bills on Wednesday.
Other regionally-relevant events for this week are listed below:
Tuesday
- Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife hearing on "Marine Debris and Wildlife: Impacts, Sources, and Solutions," 10:00 AM, 406 DIrksen Senate Office Building
- House Natural Resource Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans hearing on "The Implications of President Obama's National Ocean Policy," 10:00 AM,
1324 Longworth House Office Building
- House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on "Helping Students Succeed by Strengthening the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act," 10:00 AM, 2175 Rayburn House Office Building
- House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing titled "A Review of Recently Completed United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief's Reports," 10:00 AM, 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry hearing titled "Focus on the Farm Economy: Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions," 10:00 AM, 1300 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday
- House Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment hearing on "Improving Communities' and Businesses' Access to Capital and Economic Development," 10:00 AM
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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