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Congress Greenlights Housing Stimulus Bills NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ■ WASHINGTON, D.C. VOL. 40, NO. 8 ■ APRIL 21, 2008 BBillill aaimsims ttoo NACo stirs rrestoreestore jjailail water with hhealthealth ccareare testimonies ppartnershipartnership BY JULIE UFNER ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR BY PAUL V. B EDDOE ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR Within a week’s period, NACo testifi ed twice before the House and A new bill, Restoring the Partner- Senate on the Clean Water Restora- ship for County Health Care Costs tion Act (H.R. 2421/S. 1810). Act (H.R. 5698), would remove the On April 9, David Brand, an so-called “inmate exception” that elected county engineer from Madi- prevents Medicare, Medicaid, SSI son County, Ohio, testifi ed before and SCHIP benefi ts being paid for the Senate Environmental and people in jail waiting for their day Public Works Committee. On April in court. 16, Robert Cope, a Lemhi County, Introduced April 3 by Rep. Alcee Idaho commissioner, testifi ed be- fore the House Transportation and See JAIL HEALTH page 4 Infrastructure Committee. In their testimony, both stated QuickTakes that NACo strongly supports the Clean Water Act (CWA), yet the association has serious concerns Top 5 Counties that the Clean Water Restoration with Highest Median Act (CWRA) may “create sig- Household Income nifi cant bureaucratic obstacles and Photo by Sylvia Johnson lead to increased costs to counties County Median NACo held its 2008 Acts of Caring Awards ceremony on April 10. Benton County, Ore. accepts the award without enhancing environmental Fairfax County, Va. $100,318 for its Center on Fathering program. The county also received the Legacy Award for Excellence and protection of waterways and Loudoun County, Va. $99,371 Innovation. (l-r) Katie Adams, aide to Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.); Sallie Clark, commissioner; Colleen wetlands.” Howard County, Md. $94,260 Landkamer, NACo past president; Ken Sanders, Center on Fathering manager, and Preston Lee, director, industry relations, Freddie Mac. The photo spread, highlighting this year’s winners, starts on page 7. See CWA page 2 Hunterdon County, N.J. $93,297 Douglas County, Colo. $92,125 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 INSIDE >> Congress greenlights housing stimulus bills BY CASSANDRA DUHANEY oriented package — provides up to increase the Federal Housing Ad- ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR $6 billion in tax rebates to developers ministration’s (FHA) mortgage to compensate for business losses insurance program loan limits, as The Senate and House recently suffered in the current economic well as its down payment assistance President Bush signs NACo- took action designed to stimulate downturn. requirements. These provisions promoted re-entry bill the sagging housing market. The For local governments, it pro- were previously included in stalled >> Page 3 Senate passed a bill aimed at ad- vides $4 billion to the Community legislation to overhaul the FHA and Farm Bill negotiators continue to dressing issues arising out of the Development Block Grant Program represent an important legislative dismiss rural development fund- nation’s mounting mortgage crisis. to assist communities in buying step towards fi nal passage of such ing. >> Page 2 Similarly, the House Ways and foreclosed properties. It also pro- language. Means Committee passed a tax bill vides an additional $150 million The bill was amended to allow a Bill to halt Medicaid regulations with provisions affecting the hous- for housing counseling, as well as temporary tax credit to homebuyers moves through House. >> Page 2 ing industry, and hearings were held $10 billion in new authority under who purchase foreclosed properties. on a mortgage rescue proposal in the the federal Mortgage Revenue Bond It also provides an additional prop- Incoming NACo President Don Financial Services Committee. Program. erty tax deduction to homeowners Stapley seeks applicants for com- The Senate measure, S. 4387 Equally important, the package mittee appointments. >> Page 6 — a carefully negotiated, industry- includes legislation to permanently See HOUSING page 5 2 April 21, 2008 CCountyountyNNewsews • Farm Bill negotiations intensify as time runs out BY ERIK JOHNSTON for the overall framework of fund- House quickly rejected credit card program and an additional $2.5 bil- fund all of the critical pieces of ASSOCIATE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR ing by title. compliance offsets and suggested lion in tax cuts with multiple offsets this massive bill, including rural The House conferees reached the House choose from other offset to meet paygo rules. development and nutrition. The Farm Bill conference stale- agreement on a bill that is ap- options. The House also voted 400 Both proposals provide $9.5 The Farm Bill faces many ob- mate continued last week as formal proximately $6 billion above the – 11 to instruct conferees to oppose billion in additional funding for stacles to completion and remains negotiations began without consen- $280 billion budgetary baseline higher taxes to fund new farm bill USDA nutrition programs, yet a very fluid process. At press sus on the overall spending level for spending. neither provides new mandatory deadline, it appeared that numerous the fi nal bill. House Speaker Nancy SpeedRead »»» Senate conferees expressed dis- funding for rural development. “marathon” conference sessions Pelosi (D-Calif.) named the House may at the House proposal because This is a retreat from the original would be needed up until the April Farm Bill conferees on April 9, a congressional farm leaders, Senate Senate bill which provided $400 18 expiration of current law, with a » Neither House nor Senate farm bills move that was not supposed to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D- million in new resources for sev- short extension possible if an overall include rural development funding happen until an overall framework Nev.) and Pelosi agreed in March to eral innovative rural development agreement is fi nally obtained. compromise between the Senate » House conferee leaders agree to increase spending by $10 billion. programs. NACo and its partners in The House conference leader- and House was a done deal. Senate’s higher $10 billion above The House proposal gained the Campaign for a Renewed Rural ship also agreed to go along with Members of the Blue Dog Coali- baseline framework most of its savings by leaving out Development have publicized this the Senate’s $10 billion above tion of moderate and conservative » Offsets in spending remain the weather-related farm disaster lack of attention to rural develop- baseline framework and $2.5 billion Democrats and other rural law- greatest obstacle to complet- assistance program, which is ment and pressured lawmakers to in agricultural tax provisions, if the makers exerted pressure to name ing bill championed by Senate Finance insert new funding into the fi nal House Ways and Means Committee conferees as a means to jump-start a Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) bill. and Senate Finance Committee can deal before the April 18 expiration of and Senate Budget Chairman Kent Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is come up with $12.5 billion in offsets the 2002 Farm Bill (Late last week, and presented the new framework Conrad (D-N.D.), who have both the conference chair and has made to pay for it. lawmakers approved a one-week on April 10. made the proposed $4-billion-dollar it clear that new resources for rural Agreement on offsets is an is- extension). Multiple open meetings This additional spending is program a priority. The Senate re- development funding should be sue that has plagued negotiators of the conferees occurred last week offset by credit card compliance leased a counter-offer that provides reinstated in the fi nal bill. The Sen- all along and remains the major with the House and Senate initially measures to meet pay-as-you-go or $10 billion above baseline funding ate framework is better for county obstacle to completion of a Farm offering two competing proposals “paygo” rules. However, the White that includes the disaster assistance interests as it gives more room to Bill. Troubled ‘waters of the U.S.’ language Bill to halt new remains major sore spot for counties Medicaid regulations CWA from page 1 and roadside ditches, this poses a needs to take into account these signifi cant problem. regional differences and plan ac- According to NACo’s analysis, In his experience, the 404-per- cordingly.” faces threat of veto the CWRA would expand the reach mit approval process averages According to Brand, “CWRA Republican, as well as Demo- rehabilitation services for the of the CWA by removing the word closer to 12 months rather than is essentially a one-size-fits-all cratic leaders on the House Energy mentally ill and disabled, and also “navigable” from the defi nition of the three months the bill’s sponsors approach, sweeping all waters and Commerce Committee say reduce state Medicaid payments to waters of the United States under quote. Under the CWA, a Section and perceived waters into its they have enough votes to override a public hospitals. the law’s jurisdiction. 404 permit is required to discharge defi nition.” threatened veto of a bill to stop the Meanwhile in the Senate, Jay The bill also includes language dredged or fi ll material into the Both agreed there is a way to implementation of new Medicaid Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) has intro- stating that any “activities affect- waters of the U.S. A delay in work together as long as the focus regulations. duced a companion bill to H.R. ing” these waters be included. The permitting approval can be costly remains on the goal, rather than H.R. 5613, sponsored by Rep. 5613, the Economic Recovery in bill’s sponsors argue that these “for a rural county that does not a prescribed method of getting John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman Health Care Act (S. 2819). The bill are simple changes that will only have the manpower, expertise or there.
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