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Planners’ Day on Capitol Hill 2014
Issue Briefing
What is Planners’ Day on Capitol Hill?
Annual event to bring planners and planning issues to Congress
Linked to Policy Conference and leadership meetings
APA schedules constituent meetings and provides advocacy training
Why hold Planners’ Day on the Hill?
Raise profile of planning, APA and local initiatives
Build relationships between APA members and congressional offices
Grassroots advocacy for legislative priorities Key part of advocacy training program
Schedule
7:30am – 9am Breakfast Training9:30am – 3pm Hill MeetingsNoon – 1pm Capitol Hill
Luncheon(106 Dirksen Senate Office Building)
4:30 – 5:30pm Celebration and De-briefing
Use the new AdvocacyDay App!
Our new AdvocacyDay app provides an interactive experience which will allow you to get the most out of your congressional visits!
The app is available in the App Store for iPhone or iPad and in the marketplace for Android. You can also access a web version of the app at http://advocacyassociates.constituentvoice.net/
If you are using an iPad, please press the tab at the top that says “iPhone apps only”.
Please note that the app is called AdvocacyDay (all one word) by Constituent Voice.
AdvocacyDay App: Schedules
• View full meeting schedule• Time, location, who meeting
is with, other participants
• Push notifications for meeting changes
• We will also call you
• App schedule is enabled when you see us on-site
• You will receive a printed itinerary
AdvocacyDay App: Day-of Features
• Map to meetings• GPS routing
• Take notes about meetings
• View talking points
• View leave-behinds• Email directly to staff
• Feedback surveys
• Post to Twitter and Facebook
• Chat with other advocates
AdvocacyDay App: Preparation Features• Research your legislators
• Bio• Committee info• Social media• Website• News
• Research your bills• Summary• Status• Cosponsorship• Votes
• You will receive your app login tomorrow so you can research your Members of Congress and bills in advance
Providing Investment
Promoting Innovation
Preserving Tools
Protecting Communitie
s
PDCH Messaging
PDCH Issues
THUD Appropriations & Tax Extenders•CDBG, Choice Neighborhoods•TIGER•New Markets Tax Credit
Transportation Reauthorization•Long-term, Sustainable Funding•MAP-21 Reforms•Partnership to Build America Act
Resiliency & Hazard Mitigation•Local Stories•Digital Coast Act
PDCH “Asks” Fund THUD at Senate
LevelsPass Multiyear,
Sustainable Transportation
Bill
Cosponsor PBAA and
Fix the Trust Fund
Cosponsor Digital Coast
Support TIGER & MAP-21 ReformsExtend
NMTC
Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations
• Murray / Ryan Agreement• House: Approved THUD bill• Senate: Pulled THUD bill from floor House bill:
$52 billion, contains restrictive TIGER language
• Senate bill: $54.4 billion, does not contain restrictive TIGER language
• Current status: CR until December 11
THUD: House v. Senate Funding Levels
CNI TIGER HOME CDBG
$25 $100
$700
3B
$90
$550
$950
3.02B
HouseSenate
$ Millions
HUD: CDBG Funding Levels 1975-2015
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0
$2.5
$3.0
$3.5
$4.0
$4.5
$5.0
1975- $2.47
1995- $4.49
2010- $3.99
2014- $3.03
$ Billions
HUD: Community Development Block Grants
$0.0
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0
$2.5
$3.0
$3.5
$4.0$3.99
$3.30
$2.95$3.08 $3.03 $3.00 $3.02
FY10
FY 11
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15 House
FY15 Senate
$ Billions
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 H FY14 S
Series1 -0.2 -4.8 0.7 -9.8 -4.7 1.4 9.6 -16.3 -13.2 6.2 -46.8 2.3
-45
-35
-25
-15
-5
5
15
CDBG Year-Over-Year Funding Percentage Change
Y-o
-Y %
Change -
non-a
dju
ste
d
Taking the Hit: Cuts in CDBG Funding (non-adjusted)-31.4% since 1995-29.5% over the past decade-22.8% since FY2010
HUD: HOME Investment Partnerships
$0.0
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0$1.825 b
$1.607 b
$1 b$948 m
$950 m
$700 m
$950 m
FY10FY 11FY12FY13FY14FY15 HouseFY15 Senate
HUD: Choice Neighborhoods
-$200.0
-$100.0
$0.0
$100.0
$200.0
$300.0
$400.0
$500.0
$200$165
$120 $114$90
$25
$90
FY10 (w/ HOPE VI)FY 11 (w/ HOPE VI)FY12FY13FY14FY14 HouseFY14 Senate
$ Millions
DOT: TIGER Grants
TIGER$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700$600
$526 $500 $474
$600$550
FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13FY14FY15 HouseFY14 Senate
$100
Millions
House THUD bill contains language prohibiting funding from used used for “for non-essential purposes, such as street-scaping, or bike and pedestrian paths.”
TIGER 2011 TIGER 2012 TIGER 2013 TIGER 20140
2,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
8,000,000,000
10,000,000,000
12,000,000,000
14,000,000,000
16,000,000,000
$511 million $500 million $474 million $584 million
$14.29 billion
$10.2 billion
$9 billion
$9.5 billion
TIGER Funding Requested vs. Granted
Requested
Granted
38%
27%
13%
10%
9%
2%
2%
TIGER 2014 by Mode
RoadTransitMaritimeBike/PedFreight RailPassenger RailRegional Planning
The Ask
Pass an FY15 omnibus spending bill that funds key THUD programs – CDBG, Choice Neighborhoods and TIGER – at Senate bill levels.
Reject efforts to restrict TIGER grant eligibility.
Issue: Tax “Extenders” – A lame duck opportunity
55 tax credits and provisions expired on Jan 1, 2014
Larger debate on tax reform but … Work expected in lame duck on extension New Markets Tax Credit
Important local economic development tool Separate legislation to make NMTC permanent
Other elements – transit commuter benefit parity
The Ask
Include extension of the New Markets Tax Credits in any tax bill considered during the lame duck session.
Legislation to make NMTC permanentHR 4365 (Reps. Gerlach & Neal)S 1133 (Sens. Rockefeller & Blunt)
Issue: Transportation Reauthorization
MAP-21 was a 2-year bill originally to expire on Sept 30
Summer 2014: Narrowly averted trust fund solvency crisis
Extended until May 2015 A “patch” not a fix
Extending Progress in MAP-21
Performance-based PlanningTransportation AlternativesTOD Planning Pilots
Innovation in Surface Transportation Act (HR 4726, S 2819 )
Expands local control without expanding programs or fundingBipartisan
Reps. Davis & TitusSens. Booker, Wicker, Begich, Wicker &
CaseyCreates local set-aside in formula programs for state-level competition
Partnership to Build America Act
Bipartisan approach (HR 2084, S 1957)$50b American Infrastructure FundCapitalized from Bonds Funded through Repatriated Corporate Earnings50 year fund; 15-1 leverage yields $750b in fundingNo appropriations requiredState and local projects; Independent board
The Ask
Help local communities and economies by passing a multi-year bill with sustainable, stable funding
Build on the reforms and innovations in MAP-21
Issue: Resiliency and Hazard Planning
Digital Coast Act (HR 1382 / S 2890)
Reps. Ruppersberger & YoungSen. Baldwin Builds on Existing Data, PartnershipExpands geographic reach; Integrates add’l. data Authorizes NOAA’s program
The Ask
Co-sponsor the Digital Coast Act, HR 1382, S 2890
Remember …
Make Our Ask.
Tell Your Story.
In advance …
Gather local materials related to PDCH issues
Get local stats Check with colleagues Prepare a story Research your representatives Check co-sponsorship Coordinate with others in your
delegation
Social Media
#plannersonthehill Tweet about meeting using Representatives’ twitter handle Post and tag on Facebook Leverage chapter or division outlets Photos APA suggested issue posts Engage people and groups back home
Your Materials
ItineraryCDBG, Choice &
TIGER Leave Behind
Transportation One-Pager
Resiliency / Hazard One-Pager
Bill Fact SheetsChecklistMap of Capitol HillMeeting Report FormTips for Effective Meetings
Keep in Mind …
Early election year recessmeans meetings with staff
That’s NOT a bad thing
Hill Logistics & Customs
After your meetings …
Social media Meeting report form Thank you email Follow up Stay engaged Lame duck opportunities
Don’t Forget!Special Events
Congressional LuncheonDirksen 106 Senate Office BuildingNoon – 1:00pm
Celebration & De-briefingThe Dubliner 4:00pm
Getting Around Capitol Hill
Staff in LongworthCafeteria
Luncheon in 106 Dirksen
Questions? Problems?
Staff available in the Longworth Cafeteria until 2:30 pm (Basement of the Longworth House Office Building)
Call 202-349-1030Call / Text 202-607-3762
Email [email protected]
Questions & More InformationJason Jordan, [email protected] Abigail Zenner, [email protected]
APA Policy Blogblogs.planning.org/policy
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