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HIGHLIGHTS
- Farm Bill 101 --
Briefing
- Manufacturing Task Force -- New
Co-Chair
- Asian Carp --
Legislation
- Electric Grid -- Briefing
- Great
Lakes Cleanup -- RFP and
RFQ
Farm Bill 101 --
Briefing
The
Northeast-Midwest Coalitions on Tuesday, January 16, will host a
basic introduction to the titles in the Farm Bill and what programs
fall under the purview of the titles. The presentations will
be by Congressional Research Service experts. The January 16
briefing will begin in 2:00
pm in 2168
Rayburn
House
Office
Building (Gold
Room).
Manufacturing Task Force – New
Co-Chair
Rep. James Walsh (R-NY)
is a new co-chair of the House Task Force on Manufacturing, joining
Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Marty Meehan
(D-MA). The co-chairs
this week will be inviting other members to join the bipartisan task
force in order to address tax, trade, and
education issues and to improve the nation’s manufacturing
competitiveness.
Contact: Katie Waskiewicz
with the Manufacturing Task Force
(202/226-5181).
Asian Carp – Legislation
Reps. Judy Biggert
(R-IL) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) this
week will introduce the Great Lakes Asian Carp
Barrier Act. This legislation would authorize the
Army Corps of Engineers to
- complete construction
on a permanent dispersal barrier;
- upgrade and make
permanent the original demonstration barrier;
- operate both barriers
as a system to optimize effectiveness;
- credit states for
their contributions to this project, which is arguably a national
if not international project; and
- study options and
technologies to prevent the spread of invasive species.
House and Senate members
who wish to cosponsor the bill should contact Paul Doucette with
Rep. Biggert (202/225-3515) or Jessica Lenard with Sen. Durbin
(202/224-2152) by Wednesday, January
17th.
Electric Grid – Briefing
A Capitol Hill luncheon
on Monday, January 22, will focus on electric reliability, prices,
and the role of regional transmission operators in managing the
electric grid. The
event, sponsored by the ISO/RTO Council, will run from
noon until 1:30
pm in room B369 of the
Rayburn
House
Office
Building. Lunch will be provided.
Great
Lakes
Cleanup – RFP and RFQ
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is soliciting qualifications
and proposals for legal and financial consulting services related to
its activities that support the cleanup of contaminated sediments in
the Great Lakes. It is looking for
expert assistance in analyzing the potential use of Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) as a mechanism to help fund cleanup of contaminated
sediments. The two
solicitations are RFP Legal Sevices and RFQ Financial Services.
Responses are due by January 31, 2007.
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