Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy RCRC's Barbed Wire on Hiatus for Thanksgiving HolidayNext week, the Barbed Wire will be on hiatus, Friday, November 29th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Barbed Wire will return on Friday, December 6th, to bring you the latest legislative and regulatory news impacting...
Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy | Agriculture USDA Announces More than $2 Billion to Strengthen Specialty Crops Sector, Expand Crop Storage for Producers Following 2024 Natural DisastersOn November 19, 2024, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of new programs that will help farmers who grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts overcome market barriers for their products, and help producers access necessary...
Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Padilla Conservation, Public Lands, Wildfire, and Water Bills Advance in SenateOn November 19, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced 10 bills he introduced to conserve California public lands, mitigate wildfire risk, expand the...
Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy LAO Releases Fiscal Outlook for California’s 2025-2026 BudgetOn November 20, 2024, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released the annual fiscal outlook for California’s 2025-26 Budget. Legislators took action during the 2024-25 budget process to address an anticipated deficit in the 2025-2026 budget year....
Nov 22, 2024
Advocacy | CEQA/NEPA Court Grants RCRC Request to Publish CEQA Case Concerning In-Fill Development in Rural CitiesOn November 18th, California’s Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeal granted a request by RCRC and the California State Association of Counties to publish its decision in Working Families of Monterey County v. King City Planning Commission (Case No. H051232). In...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Agriculture EPA Announces Members to the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory CommitteeOn November 13th, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of 6 members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. The FRRCC...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife DOI Proposes Strengthened Protections for Greater Sage-Grouse HabitatOn November 8th, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published proposed updates to strengthen conservation and management of greater sage-grouse habitat on public lands in 10 Western states, including...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Water and Wildlife U.S. Representative Huffman Releases Statement Regarding FY 2023 Salmon Fishery Disaster ReliefOn November 7th, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) indicated that he had “just been assured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that it would release the [2023 Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief] funds to the...
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Insurance Commissioner Finalizes New Catastrophe Modeling RegulationsOn Thursday, November 14th, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that his office had sent the final version of his proposed regulations on catastrophe modeling for insurance ratemaking to the state Office of Administrative Law for approval....
Nov 15, 2024
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Call to Action: Urge U.S. House of Representatives to Pass Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization ActOn Tuesday November 12th, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act (S. 2581). This bipartisan measure, reintroduced in 2024 by Senators Crapo (R-ID), Wyden (D-OR), Risch (R-ID), and Merkley (D-OR), would reauthorize...