New Grant Opportunities Department of Energy FY 2024 WASTE: Waste Analysis and Strategies for Transportation End-uses WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to aid communities with resource and energy...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are both in session this week. Among other items, the House will consider legislation (S. 870) that would reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), as well as two programs that benefit local fire departments, namely...
By @Kyle Packham On April 23, The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule that will require public and private entities to pay workers making under $43,888 annually ($844 a week) time and a half if they work more than 40 hours per week, effective July 1, 2024. The current...
By @Kyle Packham In a recent survey, CSDA received responses from 509 of the state’s 2,000 special districts on the potential impacts of Initiative 1935, dubbed the “Taxpayer Deception Act” by its opponents. The initiative is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot and seeks to...
By: @Mustafa Hessabi On April 12, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that development impact fees and all similar land-use permit conditions are required to have an "individualized determination" under the Takings Clause and that any fee or condition must have an "essential nexus"...
By: @Aaron Avery As the 2023-2024 Legislative Session continues, CSDA has taken new oppose positions on five major labor and employment bills. This legislation may have significant negative impacts on local government operations and budgets. Employee Vacancy and Contracting Out Three...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) prepared for CSDA members a Special Report Summary of the Recent FY 2024 Appropriations Acts (combined, the two measures fund the entirety of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year)...
By @Kyle Packham Today, CSDA, together with over 200 California special districts and partner organizations, sent California’s 52 Congressional Representatives and two U.S. Senators a coalition letter highlighting the growing coalition of support behind H.R. 7525 . In addition to...
In a recent survey concluding March 15, 2024, CSDA received responses from 509 of the state’s 2,000 special districts on the potential impacts of Initiative 1935, dubbed the “Taxpayer Deception Act” by its opponents. The initiative is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot and seeks to...
By @Anthony Tannehill Numerous measures are working through the legislative process that unduly restrict development related fees assessed by local agencies. CSDA is actively engaged on these bills currently being heard in their first policy committees in the State Legislature. ...
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