Federal Legislation and Environmental Affairs Committee
TL;DR
A federal legislative delegation traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with key government officials and committee members about critical infrastructure, transportation, and homeland security issues. The meetings involved discussions with representatives from House and Senate committees, state offices, and federal departments to align policy priorities and explore potential legislative actions.
Key Decisions
- Transportation Infrastructure Discussion Pending Further Review
- Homeland Security Local Government Coordination Dialogue Initiated
- Energy and Commerce Policy Alignment Under Consideration
- Highway and Transit Funding Exploration Preliminary Conversations
- State-Federal Collaboration Strategy Ongoing Negotiations
Agenda
- SPECIAL MEETING
- April 24-26, 2005, Federal Legislation Trip to Washington, D.C.
- Monday Morning: Counsel to House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Chief Economist for Highways, Transit and Pipelines; Senior Assistant on House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Monday Afternoon: Director of State/Local Government for the Department of Homeland Security; Office of Governor Schwarzenegger; Office of Congresswoman Millender-McDonald; Office of Congressman Rohrabacher.
- Tuesday Morning: Office of Senator Boxer; Counsel to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Office of Senator Feinstein.
- Tuesday Afternoon: Army Corps of Engineers; Office of Congresswoman Sanchez.