1. THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SINCE 1982 Federal Advocates Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors San Joaquin County California Tuesday, September 27, 2011 THE FERGUSON GROUP LLC

2. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 2011 Federal Advocacy 2 Appropriations / President’s Budget Request Water Resources Development Act Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta San Joaquin Area Flood Protection Delta Counties Coalition

3. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 3  MORE Water Project Feasibility Study  Work with Bureau of Reclamation to include funding to complete MORE Water Project Study in budget priorities for FY2012/13/14  Urban Flood Control Project (Lower San Joaquin River Feasibility Study)  FY2011 Corps spending plan included $500,000 FY2011 Appropriations/Budget

4. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 4  February 2011 trip to Washington, D.C.  Supervisors Ruhstaller and Vogel, Elena Reyes, and Mel Lytle met with the County’s congressional delegation, Bureau of Reclamation, Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Management and Budget, and House and Senate Appropriations staff Washington D.C. Advocacy

5. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 5  Water Resources Development Act  Sec. 104 Crediting Amendment – Lower San Joaquin River Flood Control Feasibility Study  General Credit for Flood Control Projects  Both requests are consistent with SJAFCA requests and were carried over from 2010 WRDA 2011

6. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 6  Bay Delta Conservation Plan  Advocacy for open and transparent process, realistic timelines, and a “seat at the table” for Delta local governments and residents  Addressing adverse impacts to Delta communities and their economy/protection of Delta ecosystems are priorities Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta

7. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 7  February Washington, D.C. meetings  Lower San Joaquin River Flood Study  WRDA crediting for non-federal costs  FEMA flood insurance – legislation  H.R. 2427 request for cosponsors Flood Protection

8. Confidential Business/Proprietary Information 8  Delta NHA legislation  WRDA authorization request  Washington, D.C. outreach / Delta tours  H.R. 1837 Nunes Bill  BDCP Federal agency involvement Delta Counties Coalition

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