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Tash said Levin is serving on the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Energy and Interior Department water-resource projects, and on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, which oversees discretionary spending for the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects. Tash said the appointments “build on a lot of the work the congressman’s been doing … related to sand replenishment with the Army Corps of Engineers” and that Levin had recently met with representatives from Camp Pendleton to discuss prioritized projects.

Tash described two reintroduced bipartisan bills. The first, the Spent Fuel Prioritization Act, would prioritize removal of spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned sites in high-population, high-seismic-hazard areas where continued storage poses a national-security or public-safety concern; Tash cited San Onofre as an example of a site that the bill’s sponsors hope to elevate in priority. She said the bill is not written to prefer a permanent repository or a consolidated interim storage site but is designed to identify priority sites for removal.

The second bill Tash described was the Purple Hearts for Veterans Act (listed in the briefing as HR 790), which aims to close an eligibility gap in post-9/11 GI Bill transferability by allowing veterans who receive a Purple Heart after discharge to transfer unused education-assistance benefits to dependents. Tash said the proposal has a Senate companion and was presented as bipartisan.

Subcommittee members did not take formal action on these federal legislative items; they thanked staff and said they would watch for opportunities to support or provide local examples to congressional staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Carlsbad - Legislative Subcommittee - Feb 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A representative for Congressman Mike Levin told the Carlsbad legislative subcommittee that Levin has been named to two House Appropriations subcommittees and has reintroduced bipartisan bills on spent nuclear fuel prioritization and Purple Heart veterans’ education benefits.","taxTitle","Carlsbad, San Diego County, California","taxId",2843,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6696031,"Federal funding pause and court rulings leave federal grants uncertain, Carlsbad subcommittee told",930,865000,1795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd&start=865&end=1795","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd/thumbnail_865000.jpg","/articles/6696031/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Federal-funding-pause-and-court-rulings-leave-federal-grants-uncertain-Carlsbad-subcommittee-told","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6696031-17f9d9e14bb5988198146570d365097c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194602&Signature=pBBFGf0YqoFAfSMmGo5Z-hO--FDz26QTpp5wu90bWQ3jMeClDmgHZI4s1T2pXU8ZGMl8w4pcYmhsZ7OSPUEZmS9jKLC9VtksMW2JiPzcBVhY8gFDJNcmxIeVx9VMRvkoUATlB-1SMbwtMdnPxBkrP--Vaz3xO1soTVCE7MEe3R5vqapLEu4~7i51708Iuk8CRVJo05Xzwxj~u6N10ZAVTpftmoaa5JP57zVQhkQVrKa9-dQHfa~NwgxH~qvjDh5voh1y3Q9CmZAgu1TM2c4t66alvGsiuYxM8Epd0JwgCcauUV3JR6Bhjc2gJsDlN-QIHFoVX-0sB8H0kkA9CTNuQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","David Wetmore, a federal lobbyist with Karpf & Clay, told the Carlsbad City Council legislative subcommittee that a late-January Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo temporarily directed a freeze of “agency grant, loan and other financial assistance programs,” prompting lawsuits and court orders that have left many grant disbursements uncertain.

Wetmore said the OMB memo instructed agencies to analyze programs for conflicts with the administration’s executive orders and halted disbursements while agencies completed that review. The memo was later rescinded but, he said, a White House spokesperson’s public statement created ambiguity so that legal challenges followed and two U.S. district judges issued temporary restraining orders that have restored some payments and blocked others.

The subcommittee heard Wetmore outline the legal framework at issue. He noted the 1974 Impoundment Control Act—federal law that limits a president’s ability to withhold or delay funds appropriated by Congress—and said courts will likely be asked to resolve how the administration’s actions interact with Congress’s “power of the purse.” Wetmore also told the subcommittee the federal government faces a funding deadline on March 14 when current continuing resolutions expire, making the coming weeks “a fiscal cliff for action.”

Council members asked whether funds already awarded but not yet disbursed could be rescinded; Wetmore said some agreements executed with recipients have had funds flow and others have been blocked, and that “we don’t know the answer to a lot of this” until litigation and appropriations actions play out. He recommended monitoring court decisions and federal guidance closely and said the city and regional partners should be prepared to apply for new opportunities once federal agencies provide clear program language.

The update also touched on program-specific questions raised by council members, including whether Carlsbad or regional projects might compete for Federal Railroad Administration programs that recently awarded roughly $1.1 billion to 23 rail projects in 41 states; Wetmore said his team will continue to identify and share relevant federal funding opportunities but noted that some programs remain on hold pending the legal process.

The subcommittee did not take any formal action on the federal update; members asked the lobbyist team to continue tracking developments and flag programs that match city projects.","A federal update to the Carlsbad City Council legislative subcommittee warned that a late-January Office of Management and Budget memo and subsequent, conflicting White House statements prompted litigation that has created uncertainty about federal grant and loan disbursements and could affect local projects that rely on federal funding.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6696026,"California session: lawmakers push wildfire response, water and teleconferencing fixes; Carlsbad interests mapped to bills",1042,1914000,2956000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd&start=1914&end=2956","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd/thumbnail_1914000.jpg","/articles/6696026/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/California-session-lawmakers-push-wildfire-response-water-and-teleconferencing-fixes-Carlsbad-interests-mapped-to-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6696026-1778557277812acd21ec11718263caab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194602&Signature=Bwg2BzmOs-XVBmxyzVJW97sJFemMMGGh0atHPIqfXpGhDp~rwqJEu0mGAVAylAwHaPi-Ifo9XKTUHBbzdmGtZ1df4JP0QNRCv9IRw4emO-YFGjAdMeo5tXbbhbYamNyGXva~vW-zRCGHVGzuvmBjcbpyLzsxLoP1r501TAE2lbNNzC9HWAzK~SgsVgG6Ea1tSNUrGNMaj8cw0dem1PgE0CB-KUPz~U-EjU0bsvcedTcN1HN7pnAKsWsh1lkzUkc6nw~-VBCOxfUGtLl6pRzccvPlz2ThwWfj-g9YNqpdvi~lIKmW44cE63GeQ7WT93MvdzzjyCbGpsSzqUrtuN-XzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State legislative staff and the city’s contract lobbyists briefed the Carlsbad legislative subcommittee on early 2025 activity in Sacramento, including wildfire response funding, water-supply and recycled-water proposals, teleconferencing (Brown Act) changes and density-bonus clarifications that could affect local housing outcomes.

Sharon Gonzales of the California Public Policy Group told the subcommittee that more than 900 bills had been introduced at the time of her remarks, many of them “spot bills” (placeholders). She said the governor signed two special-session budget bills providing more than $2.5 billion to bolster Los Angeles-area recovery and rebuilding after recent wildfires; those special-session bills also included executive orders creating targeted CEQA and Coastal Commission exemptions intended to speed reconstruction.

Gonzales outlined water-related measures that could matter for Carlsbad, including a reintroduction of a statewide water-supply planning bill (AB72 reintroduction of earlier SB366 language), a recycled-water cleanup/mitigation proposal tied to PFOS remediation (SB31 spot language), and efforts from the California Municipal Utilities Association to create a low-income rate-assistance program. She also said the Special Districts Association will seek to remove a sunset on limited teleconferencing authority for public bodies (AB2449) and that Senator Josh Adejin is reintroducing a bill to allow certain non-decision-making subsidiary bodies to meet remotely.

Francine Busby, district director for Senator Catherine Blakespear, summarized five bills introduced by the senator that the subcommittee may be asked to support later in the year: a waste-diversion requirement for state facilities, a gun-dealer oversite bill to improve record-keeping and tighten the “infrequent seller” definition, a density-bonus realignment that would require two-thirds of square footage in certain projects be residential, a military-childcare bill to ease Department of Defense-licensed provider reciprocity, and a Medigap enrollment-access bill. Busby said wildfire-focused bills are expected later in the session.

Anna Madanovic, a field representative for Assemblymember Tasha Burner, described three bills from the assemblymember’s office: AB242 (expand newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy), AB353 (placeholder to require ISPs offer affordable home internet plans), and AB399 (reintroduced blue carbon bill to allow the California Coastal Commission to consider blue carbon demonstration projects in mitigation discussions for coastal permits). Madanovic also listed committee assignments for the assemblymember that may affect local priorities.

City staff and the subcommittee discussed opportunities to fold Carlsbad’s locally approved bill ideas into state proposals. Staff noted two proposals with traction: giving HCD authority to open certain beds at La Posada with priority for farmworker housing, and a proposal to allow remote appearances in workplace violence restraining order cases; staff said the latter may be a candidate for inclusion in an omnibus bill pending sign-off from the California District Attorneys Association.

No formal positions were taken at the meeting; state lobbyists asked the city to continue coordinating and to provide examples and testimony if requested by bill authors.","State lobbyists and legislative staff told the Carlsbad subcommittee that the Legislature is introducing large numbers of bills—many as placeholders—while special-session budget bills have set aside roughly $2.5 billion for Los Angeles wildfire response and other wildfire-related legislative packages are expected. Key topics for Carlsbad include a ",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6696015,"Carlsbad legislative subcommittee approves minutes, adjusts 2025 meeting calendar",3127,29000,3156000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd&start=29&end=3156","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259808-702808bb744bdbaafc69b6f16a042edd/thumbnail_29000.jpg","/articles/6696015/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Carlsbad-legislative-subcommittee-approves-minutes-adjusts-2025-meeting-calendar","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6696015-bf93e48fbb7c7353905b22a74723c08f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771194602&Signature=MgOYMzLb8Jhprqr8wkN4GR4LUW71mfCQ0M0k0u7UuBpQwLIw5GMINXrXTIsJZuUKTtRJividTVdjgC~v~9Ne0XoEO2HRflT1HYUSDDhXx1IZnQRwe651poyDtSVug43kc6MVgPxRQB3Sypd3t-VJzjqW7jtwSeJKck4nVi0R3EYqXe6VneujB-8vn~SPH6dnHVe874KiLpSKSeSFaypBsWInPYSV-RwqYyKzuxxXJq~zcteOjNWT2ZBft5LpUJX9~jY8J0QPcjdi3MxMlCVsTMIFNs8vZ1aqpXr0-KT8QTn1nTbbzc7E29O9VQgseRAE-su2Wx5EY0KFmCQAnVDbQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carlsbad City Council legislative subcommittee unanimously approved the minutes of its Jan. 14 special meeting and voted to approve a revision to the 2025 subcommittee meeting schedule.

Councilmember Priya Acosta moved to approve the minutes of the Jan. 14 special meeting; another member seconded and the minutes were approved unanimously via keypad vote, according to the recorded proceedings. Later in the agenda, Councilmember Terri Burkholder raised a scheduling issue: the August meeting fell during council recess and she asked to remove it from the calendar unless staff determined a date later in the year was needed. The subcommittee also agreed to move the April meeting — originally scheduled for April 8 — to April 15 to accommodate planned council participation in an April trip to Washington, D.C.

Councilmember Burkholder moved approval of the changes to the 2025 legislative subcommittee schedule; the motion was seconded and approved by keypad vote. Meeting minutes and the amended schedule will be reflected in the subcommittee’s official record.

The recorded votes did not include a roll-call tally in the transcript excerpt; meeting staff indicated votes were taken with the council’s keypad and reported the outcomes (unanimous approval for minutes and approval for the schedule changes).","The Carlsbad legislative subcommittee unanimously approved minutes from a Jan. 14 special meeting and voted to change the 2025 meeting schedule — removing a planned August meeting and moving the April meeting from April 8 to April 15.","actionData","errors"]

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