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National Association of Counties
West Region Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 15, 2022
2:00–3:00 p.m. Mountain / 4:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern
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If you have already registered and need your zoom link resent please email <mailto:nacowestregion@naco.org?subject=NACo%20West%20Region%20&body=NACo%20West%20Region%20Meeting%20> Marc
Chavez, NACo Board Liaison
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WELCOME
* Hon. Joe Briggs, NACo West Region Representative, Commissioner, Cascade County, Montana
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Open Funding Notices for County Governments -- Jessica Jennings
* As of September 6, 2022, 14 funding notices from the BIL are open and county governments are eligible to apply for the roughly $7 billion in available competitive grant funds.
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* Opportunities open now include:
* Two broadband opportunities, one specifically for rural areas, funded ONLY in FY 2022 that counties can apply for directly through the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture
* U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) programs to address transportation and equity concerns, road safety, at-grade railroad crossings, rail infrastructure improvements and inaccessible
transit stations
* Programs administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to tackle marine debris and coastal habitat restoration
* We will also look at a timeline of upcoming opportunities from the USDOT.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program Update – Aaliyah Nedd
* On August 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule to preserve and codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which protects certain eligible
noncitizens brought to the United States as children from deportation and allows them to legally work.
* Hear an update on the final DACA rule and current pending legislation that would fortify the DACA program.
Inflation Reduction Act Update – Sarah Gimont
* On August 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Among other priorities, the law aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2005 levels
by 2030. The IRA offers counties the opportunity to pursue clean energy initiatives and reduce emissions through new competitive grant programs, local resiliency investments and clean
energy tax credits.
* Hear an update on the IRA and its climate and energy funding opportunities for counties.
White House Action on Federal Student Loan Relief – Rachel Mackey
* On August 24, President Biden announced a plan <https://www.mmsend50.com/link.cfm?r=0yckTxTLRi2lPvc54pqACw~~&pe=xf2QTloYH87CvOrrGPJBThEEOzUFhfwN4fC1a88HIc2VFdjWz47p_FKz6Hrm0XVrda57oJydgTe3aBWkkb4Pb
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Upcoming NACo Virtual Meetings
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NACo West Region Meetings & Officer Invitations
* Third Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm Mountain/4:00 pm Eastern time via Zoom or Phone except in February (NACo Legislative Conference) and July (NACo Annual Conference) meetings take
place during the conference.
* To request a NACo Officer and/or staff to attend your state conference or a video meeting, please contact Marc Chavez <mailto:nacowestregion@naco.org?subject=NACo%20West%20Region>
, Special Assistant to the CEO and Liaison to the Board, by email at 202.942.4241
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