Dec 19, 2024
Advocacy Government Funding Package Defeated in U.S. House of Representatives Thursday NightOn Tuesday afternoon, December 17th, House Republicans released H.R. 10445, a continuing resolution aimed at averting a government shutdown, but the plan quickly unraveled due to opposition from Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump. The proposed...
Dec 19, 2024
Advocacy | Energy Feedback Requested to Inform Toolkit for Local Renewable Energy PermittingThe Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is seeking input from community members, developers, and local permitting agencies on the challenges associated with permitting large-scale renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, and battery...
Dec 13, 2024
Advocacy Adam Schiff Sworn in as California's Newest U.S. SenatorOn Monday, December 9, former U.S. Representative Adam Schiff was sworn in as California’s newest U.S. Senator. Senator Schiff replaces Senator Laphonza Butler, who was appointed in September 2023 to complete the term of the...
Dec 13, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship State Finalizes New Property Insurance Ratemaking RegulationsOn December 13th, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that the State had approved the final version of his proposed regulations on catastrophe modeling for insurance ratemaking, which are now in effect. The new regulations,...
Dec 13, 2024
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management RCRC Discusses Challenges of Household Hazardous Waste Management at National Product Manufacturers’ ConventionOn December 9th, RCRC’s John Kennedy was invited to discuss the costs and challenges of managing household hazardous waste (HHW) at the Household and Commercial Product Association’s annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Local governments...
Dec 13, 2024
Advocacy | Public Safety and Emergency Management DOI Local Government Wildfire Vehicle Conversion Grants Now AvailableOn December 4th, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced $20 million in available grant funds for local governments to strengthen their response to wildfire by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines. The funding...
Dec 13, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife U.S. House Approves Water Resources Development ActOn December 10, 2024, the House approved, by a vote of 399-18, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) (S. 4367), which would improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship California Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Q&AWhat is PILT? Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) was established in 1949 to offset adverse impacts to county property tax revenues that result when the State acquires private property for wildlife management areas. How...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife SGMA ImplementationGroundwater management law in California previously authorized certain local agencies to adopt and implement a groundwater management plan. Local agencies seeking state funds from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for groundwater projects and groundwater...
Dec 10, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife Secure Rural SchoolsAdopted in 1906, federal law requires the U.S. Forest Service to provide counties and schools with 25 percent of the revenues generated on federal forest lands from a variety of activities including timber harvesting, mining,...