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05/22/2018 NPWW Celebration with DC DPW 12/11/2017 H.R. 1 – Advanced financing & PAB’s 05/23/2018 PW in Big Cities APWA Hill Briefings 11/07/2017 Disaster Response APWA Letters to Congress 07/26/2017 In support of H.R. 3387 12/04/2017 FY18 year‐end funding 02/01/2018 SRF WIN Act 03/19/2018 FY19 appropriations 05/14/2018 In support of SRF WIN to EPW Committee Donuts & Trucks Legislative Action Alerts FY18 House THUD Municipal Bonds Advanced Refunding & PABs SRF WIN Act SRF WIN Act to EPW Chapter Trainings Georgia – July 2017 Mid‐Atlantic – October 2017 Missouri – October 2017 Wisconsin – October 2017 California – March 2018 K.C. Metro – April 2018 Washington – April 2018 Michigan – May 2018 Arizona – February 2018 NFIP Re‐ Authorization NPWW ITEM 6B 1

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Page 1: Chapter Trainings APWA Hill Briefings APWA Letters to Congress › Library › Board › 2018-19 › Aug18 › ... · Donuts & Trucks Legislative Action Alerts FY18 House THUD Municipal

05/22/2018NPWW Celebration with DC DPW

12/11/2017H.R. 1 – Advanced financing & PAB’s

05/23/2018PW in Big Cities

APWA Hill Briefings

11/07/2017Disaster Response

APWA Letters to Congress

07/26/2017In support of H.R. 3387

12/04/2017FY18 year‐end funding

02/01/2018SRF WIN Act

03/19/2018FY19 appropriations

05/14/2018In support of SRF WINto EPW Committee

Donuts & Trucks

Legislative Action Alerts

FY18House THUD

Municipal Bonds

Advanced Refunding & 

PABs

SRF WIN Act

SRF WIN Act

to EPW

Chapter Trainings

Georgia – July 2017

Mid‐Atlantic – October 2017

Missouri – October 2017

Wisconsin – October 2017 

California – March 2018

K.C. Metro – April 2018

Washington – April 2018

Michigan – May 2018

Arizona – February 2018 

NFIP Re‐Authorization

NPWW 

ITEM 6B

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Regulatory Comments

WOTUS09/26/2017

FEMA Risk Map10/30/2017

EPA Strategic Plan10/30/2017

Lead & CopperRule Revision03/07/2018

Transportation Technical Committee ADS03/05/2018

SNOW Highlights

Tell Your Story Filming

TIM Training

Visit with Sen. Donnelly’s State Director

Testimony

Statement for the Record to House Transportation and 

Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the 

Environment

09/26/2017

Coalition Letters to Congress

Letter on project material selection in water projects 

07/24/2017

GFOA letter on municipal bonds

11/06/2017

Water association letter on advanced refunding

11/08/2017

Infrastructure Working Group letter01/03/2018

Coalition Against Bigger Trucks letter03/05/2018

Smarter rebuilding following floods PEW letter

01/09/2018

USBR Title XVI water recycling program letter

03/16/2018

H/S WRDA integrated water resources management letter

04/06/2018

GFOA letter on restoring advanced refunding

05/07/2018

Senate WRDA local planning and watershed integration letter

05/17/2018

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Federal Agencies Met With FY18

APWA Leadership in Washington D.C.

GACFebruary ‐ 2018

Board of DirectorsMarch ‐ 2018

Bo Mills Op‐Ed on infrastructure published in The Hill

Ad in Politico for better flood policies with PEW

Bo Mills interview about NPWW on KRMS Radio

Additional FY18 Highlights

Participation in Water Week

Participation in Infrastructure Week

Executive Director Grayson speaks at kick‐off for “Great 

Graffiti Wipeout”

Participation in Infrastructure Working 

Group

Bo Mills participation in FEMA Discovery Session

APWA participation in water briefing

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Congressional Offices Met With – FY18

LEGEND:Democratic Member of the Senate

Republican Member of the Senate

Democratic Member of the House of Representatives

Republican Member of the House of Representatives

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Government Affairs –

Operational Activities Update

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APWA Government Affairs Team

• Andrea Eales, Director of Government Affairs• Marty Williams, Government Affairs Manager• Sean Garcia, Government Affairs Manager• Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager

• Nahid Paiman, Associate

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Advocacy is a Strategic Priority—“Be the Voice of Public Works” 

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What is Advocacy?

• To Educate, Lobby;• To speak or write in favor of; support or urge by 

argument‐‐recommend publicly;• A person who speaks or writes in support or 

defense of a person or cause;• To inform‐‐to educate oneself about the best 

course of action;• A group of persons who work or conduct a 

campaign to influence members of a legislature to vote according to the group’s interest;

• To solicit or try to influence the votes of members of a legislative body.

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Day to Day in DC

• Meeting with Key Congressional Committees & Offices

• Bill tracking & analysis• Letters of support/concern• Testimony• Attend/monitor hearings• Inform APWA membership• Coalitions/Working Groups

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Engage with elected officials to shape policy in a positive way for 

public works

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Continue chapter trainings on advocacy, government affairs & media

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Host a US‐Canada Infrastructure Roundtable 

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Continue working with the Public Works & Infrastructure Caucus

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Research Project – collect public works data for use in advocacy, 

marketing, etc.

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Provide opportunities for chapters to share best practices for advocacy outreach at chapter leader events

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Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager

• Ensure that APWA is seen as the “Voice of Public Works” on Capitol Hill

• Monitor news stories involving public works legislation

• Communications from APWA Government Affairs (Washington Report, Twitter, etc.)

• First point of contact for media inquiries

• Photos, videos & collateral16

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Create separate public works interview/speaker experts resource 

for media interviews

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Create relationships with House & Senate Communications Directors

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Monitor key media members for building relationships with APWA 

press information

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