A New Washington: Winter Federal Update & Outlook CMANC Virtual Conference January 2021 Presentation Topics

.The Biden Administration’s First Eight Days in Office

.Congressional Outlook

.FY21 End of the Year Omnibus Highlights

.FY21 Funding Opportunities

.New CA Members in the 117th Congress

.Virtual Engagement – DC February Fly-In

2 Biden’s First Eight Days in Office

Rescue and Recover Strategy . Rescue: Renewed efforts for additional COVID relief . Recover: Infrastructure Package

Executive Orders and Regulatory Freeze Memo . Border wall construction halted . EPA Lead & Copper Rule, Corps Nationwide Permits, Navigable Waters Protection Rule, and NEPA all got the freeze . Buy America

Agency Nominations . Major staff announcements for DOT, DOI, EPA, Commerce . Buttigieg confirmation hearing

3 Congressional Outlook

. Second Senate impeachment trial to start the week of February 8th

. Senate Power Sharing Agreement & Committee Organization

. Biden’s Cabinet

. New COVID Relief

. Infrastructure Package

4 FY21 Omnibus Highlights

.Nearly 6,000 pages .Funded all 12 annual appropriations bills .Additional COVID relief .Water Resources Development Act of 2020

5 FY21 Funding Opportunities

Forthcoming NOFOs: Released Funds/NOFOs:

.DOT BUILD .DOT INFRA .Corps FY21 Work Plan - released .MARAD PIDP .EPA DERA - released .FRA CRISI .FEMA PSGP

6 New California Members

.Senator Alex Padilla .Rep. Jay Obernolte CA-8 .Rep. David Valadao CA-21 .Rep. Young Kim CA-39 .Rep. Michelle Steel CA-48 .Rep. Darrell Issa CA-50 .Rep. Sara Jacobs CA-53

7 Virtual DC Fly In – February 25 & 26

Key Issues: Meeting Requests: . Office of Speaker Pelosi (confirmed) . Funding for the Corps Navigation . Leader McCarthy Program . CA Senators . Special District Eligibility for COVID . CA Freshmen Relief . House Appropriators (confirmed) . Magnuson Stevens Reauthorization . Corps HQ (confirmed) . OMB (confirmed) . CEQ . Office of the VP and more!

8 Thank you Julie Minerva, Partner 202-822-8114 [email protected]