Resources (Water & Energy)
- Clean Tech incentives
- ARRA’s Funds
- Renewable Energy for SD/Tax Credits
- Water Reliability/Bay Delta -Col. River Improvements
- Desalination
- Water Quality Issues/Clean Water Act
- Algae / Bio Fuel
- National Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and National compliance process
- Support Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository
- Infrastructure for Natural Gas Fueled Vehicles
- Climate Change legislation
- Smart Grid
Border Related Issues
- Presidential Permit for Cross Border Facility (Airport)
- Construction for Otay Mesa II
- Construction for 96.3 acres at Otay Mesa I
- Additional SENTRI lanes
- Add lanes Western two lanes at San Ysidro to SENTRI
- Promotion funding for SENTRI promotion
- Coalition for Border Prosperity
- Southbound Checks
- Best Practice
- National Export Initiative
Immigration
- Border Crossing Card: MexicoNurses H1-C Visas
- Temporary Agricultural Workers H-2A Visas
- Foreign Nationals with Extraordinary Skills O Visa
- Specialty Occupations highly spec. knowledge H-1B Visas
- Temporary workers performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature H-2B Visas
- USCIS is United States Citizenship and Immigrations Services. DOL is
- Department of Labor
- Startup Visa Act of 2010 which would create EB-6 visa category
Military / Homeland Security
- 32nd Street, Vesta Street, Improvement Caltrans Project
- Executive Order inserting Project Labor Agreements (PLA)
- Navy Broadway Complex – Embarcadero Complex
- Navy Metro Transportation Demand Management (TDM) “Ridelink” Initiative
- Economic Stimulus Package – ARRA (Hospital Camp Pendleton) – SD MAAC Economic Study
- Manpower & Readiness Issues
- H.R. 2454 (Climate Change Bill)
- Upgrade of SPAWAR Facilities
- Federal Health Reform Law and its impact on Tri-Care (CHAMPUS)
- Home basing of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in SD
Technology: Biotech, Cyber Security & Clean Energy
- Repeal of Medical Device Tax – Bilbray Bill
- Emergency Preparedness
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Funding
- Patent Reform/ Intellectual Property
- Follow on Biologics
- Cyber Security
- Biocom List
- National Broadband Plan
- Regulation of the internet
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Transportation & Infrastructure
- MAP 21 Transportation Funding - Reauthorization
- Tiger Initiative (ARRA) – Key projects 32nd Street
- High Speed Rail
- Workforce / Multi Family Housing
- CDBG
- Neighborhood Stabilization Program
- San Diego Priorities
- SANDAG Priorities
- Transit Oriented Development
Healthcare
- Sustained Geographical Rate (SGR) – rates for hospitals
- Geographic Price Cost Index (GPCI) – rates for physicians
- Follow On Biologics
- Health Information Technology (HIT)
- Seismic Retrofitting – State Hospitals
- Provider Reimbursements - Medicare
- 21% reduction in Physician reimbursements
- Healthcare Reform Implementation
- FY 2011 reimbursements to providers
- Electronic Medical/Health Records (EMR/HER)
- Medi-Cal underfunding
Education / Workforce
- Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, as a way to strengthen the one-stop career center system
- Provide additional support for youth employment
- Create career pathway that lead to sustainable wages in high growth industries
- Career Technical Ed
- Education Reform
- Empowerment ZONE expansion in SD
- Higher Education Funding
Housing
- Mortgage Interest Deduction
- Home buyer tax credits
- Tax credits for affordable developers
- FHA Loan limit increases
- National Housing Trust Fund
- Passive Loss Rules
- Incentives to boost residential construction (job creation)
- HUD Initiatives
- Increase access to capital
- Rental/for sale housing
- New HUD, EPA, DoE, HHS Initiative & Grants(Transit Oriented Development)
- S. 1619
Hospitality
- Employment Issues
- Overtime - Wages
- Regulation – Plastics, Polystyrene
- Healthcare Reform
- Financial Regulation – fees, minimums etc.
- Renewable Energy
- Obesity – Trans Fat
- Sustainability – Local food chain
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