County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund -
Last week, the Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision in the case of County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund. The decision involves whether a federal permit is required under the...more
4/27/2020
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Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers New “Waters of the U.S.” Definition Takes Effect on June 22 -
On Tuesday, the Federal Register will officially published the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers final...more
4/23/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Property Owners ,
Public Agencies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Paycheck Protection Program, Small Business Administration Disaster Loans and Health Care Funding -
Today, Congress passed a fourth legislative measure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
The Legislation’s Key Provisions for Public Agencies and Local Governments -
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, and it was...more
How These New Measures Impact Businesses, Public Agencies and Employees -
As of today, the United States government has taken two significant actions to provide resources to address the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19: On March...more
Joint Plan Aims to Meet Rising Water Demands -
A new National Water Reuse Action Plan focuses on water reuse practices aimed at strengthening water security, sustainability and resilience for both rural and urban...more
New Response Thresholds and Regulations in the Works for Public Water Suppliers -
California has now established the strictest notice levels for PFAS substances of any state in the U.S., and is moving to establish new...more
Best Best & Krieger LLP Director of Governmental Affairs John Freshman and Assistant Director of Governmental Affairs Ana D. Schwab successfully advocated for federal legislation that will allow a land purchase by a resource...more
A draft infrastructure bill, which aims to address the state of America’s infrastructure and remove some of the major federal roadblocks to funding, was introduced this week by U.S. House of Representatives Transportation &...more
7/31/2018
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Bridges ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Gas Taxes ,
Highway Trust Fund ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Ports ,
Project Finance ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Projects ,
Public Transportation ,
Railways ,
Roads ,
Tax Revenues ,
Transportation Industry ,
Urban Planning & Development
The U.S. House of Representatives Republican tax bill released yesterday would impact state and local government issuers of tax-exempt bonds in a few significant ways.
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Earlier yesterday, we presented a webinar, “Tax Reform: What D.C.’s Actions Could Mean for Public Agencies,” that looked at how Congress’ actions in the next couple of months will impact such things as municipal bonds and...more
11/2/2017
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Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Local Taxes ,
Property Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
Yesterday, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager David Pedersen (a Best Best & Krieger client), testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on...more
With the August work period coming to an end for Congress, there are the looming questions of the federal budget, and the debt ceiling hanging over the halls of the Capitol....more
As the six month mark of President Trump’s time in office approaches, there are still a number of positions he has yet to formally nominate or the Senate has yet to confirm. There are approximately 1,200 positions that...more
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. David Valadao’s (R-CA) Gaining Responsibility on Water Act. The legislation is co-sponsored by 14 members of the California Delegation, primarily Republicans. The...more
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced a discretionary grant program called the Infrastructure Rebuilding America Grants program. The program is a rebranding and expansion of the FASTLANE program, which stems...more
Below is a chart that shows President Trump’s water resources budget requests for the next fiscal year for the three major agencies: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency....more