1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
REGIONAL STRATEGIES. PARTNERSHIPS. SOLUTIONS
June 8, 2012 ● Executive Directors Leadership Forum ● Park City, Utah
2. About NADO
Strengthen local
governments, communities
and economies through
the regional
strategies, partnerships, and
solutions of the nation’s
regional development
organizations Economic Growth. Modern Infrastructure Assets.
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Jobs and Sustained
Workforce Readiness. Quality of Life. Vibrant Communities.
3. NADO Federal Policy Agenda
White House and Hill Review of Regional Development Programs
EDA Appropriations and Reauthorization
SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, with MPO and RPO Provisions
HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding
Key programs such as Fed-State Commissions, WIA, SBA and EPA
FEMA Support for State and Local Preparedness and Response
HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Development Initiative
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USDA Rural Development in 2012 Farm Bill
4. A Sense of Politics…
“Politics is the art of postponing decisions
until they are no longer relevant.”
~ Henri Queuille
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6. Congressional approval has fallen to its
lowest point in history
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?
90
82%
80
70
60
50
40
30
12%
20
10 Approve Disapprove
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National Gallup survey (March 27, 2012)
9. DEM GOP OUTLOOK
Partisan 190
242 +24 Margin
Breakdown (+3 Vacancies)
Seats up in 2012 435 218 is magic #
TOSS UP 10 14 TOSS UP
LEAN D 8 3 LEAN R
LEAN R 4 15 LEAN D
LIKELY D 13 25 LIKELY R
SOLID D 153 181 SOLID R
Source: Cook Political Report, March 8, 2012
U.S. HOUSE: 2012 ELECTION CYCLE
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11. DEM GOP OUTLOOK
Partisan
51 + 2 Is 47
Breakdown
33
Seats up in 2012
23 10
TOSS UP 7 3 TOSS UP
LEAN D 3 0 LEAN R
LEAN R 1 0 LEAN D
LIKELY D 4 2 LIKELY R
SOLID D 8 5 SOLID R
Source: Cook Political Report, March 1, 2012
U.S. SENATE: 2012 ELECTION CYCLE
12. U.S. Senate: 2012 Election Cycle
Democratic Races – Toss Up GOP Races – Toss Up
Hawaii Open (Akaka) Brown (MA)
McCaskill (MO) Heller (NV)
Nebraska Open (Nelson)
Maine Open (Snowe)
New Mexico Open (Bingaman)
Tester (MT)
North Dakota Open (Conrad)
Virginia Open (Webb)
Wisconsin Open (Kohl)
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14. USA Today May 5, 2012
12 KEY PRESIDENTIAL
BATTLEGROUND STATES
15. In the first USA
Today/Gallup swing-state
poll conducted since Mitt
Romney became the
presumptive Republican
nominee, Romney and
President Barack Obama
are nearly tied -- 45% vs.
47%, respectively --
among registered voters
in the 12 battleground
states that make up the
poll.
USA Today May 5, 2012
12 KEY PRESIDENTIAL
BATTLEGROUND STATES
17. Presidential Campaign
President Obama
Base remains strong BUT
Major anxiety with job
market and
economy, especially GAS
prices
Independents are
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key, especially women
19. Economic Concerns Continue to Be
Cited as Most Important Problem
What is the most important problem facing our country today?
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Gallup: Jan. 2012
20. The Obama Advantage
Standing President
No Primary
Fundraising Capability
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23. Key Take Away Points
The focus by the American public on government spending is
unprecedented
Voters are angrier now than 2006, 2008 or 2010. It will be
another very turbulent election
A majority of Americans believe the country has been on the
wrong track– with no end in sight
Simply based on his ability to fundraise, President Obama will be
a formidable candidate no matter the state of the economy
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25. Federal Budget Picture
Debt Ceiling: Hit $15 Trillion in November 2011
Fed govt. borrows 40 cents of every dollar spent now
Today, national debt is now 69% of GDP vs. 2008 was 40%
CBO estimates rise to 109% by 2023 if no change – the record
set in WWII
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30. Debt Deal: Overview of Major Components
Debt Ceiling Increase With Required Reductions in
Deficit
$2.1 to $2.4 trillion
Discretionary Spending Caps
$900 billion in spending reductions over 10 years
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Super
Committee)
Goal: Find $1.5 trillion in additional deficit reduction
Or else…automatic sequestration
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32. UNDERSTANDING THE BREAKDOWN
OF SEQUESTRATION LEVELS
Distribute remaining Evenly split each
Total “triggered” cut
$984 billion year’s cut
$1.2 trillion
evenly among fiscal between defense and
years non-defense
2013 to 2021 accounts
Subtract 18
percent in debt $109.3 billion
service savings Defense Non-defense
per year
$54.7 billion $54.7 billion
36. EDA: Budget Background
President’s FY2013 request: $219M
$38M below FY12 enacted level ($257.5M) = 15% cut
$64.43M below FY11 enacted level ($283.43M) = 23% cut
$74M below FY10 enacted level ($293M) = 25% cut
EDA’s final FY12 funding total of $457.5M included $200M for
disaster assistance and $257.5M for programs and operations
Since FY2001, funding for EDA’s core economic development
assistance programs has decreased by approximately 50 percent!
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37. Economic Development Administration
FY2013
FY2013
Budget figures are in millions. Final FY2012 President’s FY2013 House
Senate
Request
Economic Development Administration 457.50 * 219.71 237.71 219.00
Planning Grants 29.00 27.00 29.00 27.00
Public Works 111.64 65.50 62.20 85.50
Economic Adjustment Grants 50.06 65.20 56.50 40.20
Technical Assistance 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00
Research & Evaluation 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50
Trade Adjustment & Assistance 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.80
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Regional Innovation Program 0.00 25.00 25.00 0.00
Disaster Assistance 200.00 * 0.00 0.00 0.00
38. Economic Development Administration
Amendments to H.R. 5326
House FY13 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill
Michaud Amendment: to restore a $38 million cut to EDA with a $38 million funding
offset from the Census Bureau’s periodic census account
The Michaud amendment was defeated by a 190-218 vote
Pompeo Amendment: to eliminate EDA
The Pompeo amendment was defeated by a bipartisan vote of 129-279
Scalise Amendment: to reduce the salaries and expense line items for three U.S.
Department of Commerce accounts, including EDA’s operations account by $7.5
million
The Scalise amendment was defeated by a vote of 174-233
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39. HUD CDBG Program
FY12
Agency Program FY10 FY11 FY12 President’s
Plan
Community
Development Block
HUD Grants (CDBG),
$3.99 B $3.34 B $2.94 B $2.94 B
Entitlement Program
FY13 Senate Draft T-HUD Appropriations Bill= $3.1 B
FY13 House Draft T-HUD Appropriations Bill =$3.34 B
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41. NADO Priorities for
Transportation Reauthorization:
Strengthen role of rural local officials in the
statewide transportation planning and
investment process by establishing and giving
federal recognition to RTPOs for areas outside
the boundaries of MPOs
MPO Threshold Issue
More than 200 of the nation's 382 MPO's would
lose their MPO designation if threshold was
changed
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42. Transportation: Senate
Senate’ s Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (S. 1813)
▪ Passed floor on March 14 as two-year, $109 billion bill (FY2012-2013)
▪ Maintains existing funding levels, adjusted for inflation
RTPO Language:
▪ Establishes rural local official consultation process “separate and
discrete” from the general public
MPO Issues:
▪ Sets threshold for new MPOs at 200,000
▪ Existing MPOs 50,000 - 200,000 - new multi-step process to maintain
MPO status
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43. Transportation: House
House reauthorization bill:
American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 (H.R. 7)
Five-year, $262.9 billion bill
House passed 90-day extension and authorized the Keystone XL pipeline on May 18
RTPO Language: Includes NADO-championed language
State DOTs may establish RTPOs for areas outside of MPOs
Elevates local official role from “consultation” to “cooperation” for long-range
transportation plan, STIP, and project selection
If state does not recognize RTPOs, the state shall continue to “consult” with locals
MPO Issue:
Sets threshold for new MPOs at 100,000
Existing MPOs 50,000- 200,000 are grandfathered
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PROBLEM: When MPO and state disagree on project of state-wide
significance, Governor can override MPO
44. Transportation: Key Players
47 House and Senate Conferees have been named
14 Senate Conferees
8 Democrats, 6 Republicans
½ of Senate conferees negotiated 2005 SAFETEA-LU
33 House Conferees
20 Republicans, 13 Democrats
8 of the 20 Republicans are Freshmen (7 from the T&I Committee)
14 of the 33 House conferees negotiated 2005 SAFETEA-LU
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45.
46. 2012 NADO Annual Training Conference
October 13 – 16 | The Mirage | Las Vegas, NV
47. National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
and the NADO Research Foundation
400 North Capitol Street, NW | Suite 390 | Washington, DC 20001
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