MEMORANDUM
Date: 2/10/2022
To: Mayor, City Council Members, Maraskeshia Smith From: Scott Alonso
Subject: Letters of Support & Concern
Attached are letters of support and one letter of concern for the following bills before the Congress:
COVID-19 Relief Measures -- City of Santa Rosa’s advocacy letter outlined specific priorities for relief measures related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2021 (Padilla) -- To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2467 (Dingell) -- To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
These bills met the priorities outlined in the City’s 2022 federal legislative platform. Due to the urgency of the proposed pieces of legislation being considered by the Congress, these letters were prepared immediately for the Mayor’s signature and were timely sent.
Thank you,
Scott Alonso
Agenda Item #16.2
For the City Council Meeting on: March 1, 2022
City of Santa Rosa
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