ROBERTSON MONAGLE & EASTAUGH (FORMERLY HOFFMAN SILVER GILMAN & BLASCO)

Budget/Appropriations

Monitoring of FY 2023 Federal programmatic and Congressionally-Directed Spending appropriations requests for Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh Alaska local government clients Aleutians East Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Petersburg Borough, Wrangell City/Borough, City of Unalaska, City of Kodiak, City of Seward, and City of Whittier. Requests encompass funding for public infrastructure, transportation, harbor, hospital, flood control, sewer & water, community facilities, economic development projects, and Federal land revenue sharing/compensation programs such as PILT, Secure Rural Schools and the National Wildlife Refuge Fund. Tracking and reporting on legislation, as well as agency funding awards and implementation guidance, to address the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the CARES Act,, the COVID relief title of HR 133 -- Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, and the American Rescue Plan Act, with a focus on provisions addressing public health and hospital funding, state, local and tribal government (SALT) relief, local government use of funds, education funding, small business relief, (Paycheck Protection Program & SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans), transportation funding, restaurant relief and fisheries disaster relief. Tracking of Dept of Treasury and other Federal Department/agency implementing guidance and FAQs. Reporting on agency funding awards to local government clients. Monitoring of implementation, grant opportunities and funding awards from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Transportation, Dept of (DOT) · Maritime Administration (MARAD) · Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Defense

Advocacy for Maritime Security Program (MSP) appropriations on behalf of Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh clients Maersk, American President Lines, and the Transportation Institute as part of the FY 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills. A Monitoring of funding for Tanker Security Program funding. Monitoring of funding for vessel replacement in DOD/TRANSCOM surge sealift and MARAD Ready Reserve Force fleets. Monitoring of hearings/legislative developments for Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh clients VT Halter Marine, Maersk, American President Lines, and Transportation Institute with a focus on shipbuilding, Maritime Security Program (MSP), MARAD and NOAA funding in DOD, DOT, DOC and Coast Guard accounts, and National Defense Sealift Fund. Monitoring of U.S. Coast Guard vessel program developments and FY 2023 appropriations legislation for Fast Response Cutters, Polar Ice Breakers, National Security Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, Waterways Commerce Cutters and Patrol Boats in the FY 2023 Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Bills. Monitoring and reporting on shipbuilding authorization and funding in the FY 2023 NDAA and FY 2023 Defense Appropriations Bills. Tracking and reporting on DOD and MARAD vessel replacement plans for the nation's defense sealift fleet. Also, monitoring funding and program developments in MARAD's Cable Vessel Security and Tanker Security Programs (TSP). Tracking and support of FY 2023 NDAA and appropriations bills for Navy Light Amphibious Warship, APL Barracks Vessels, and TAGOS(X) shipibuilding.