June 7, 2010

Long Beach (CA) Mayor Bob Foster, Chair

Resolution # 45: Supporting Full and Dedicated Funding of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants calls on Congress and the Administration to appropriate full funding for the EECBG Program in fiscal year 2011, while supporting higher authorization levels in future years.

Resolution # 46: Calling on Congress to Pass Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Protection Legislation urges Congress to include in any final energy and climate legislation the direct allocation of carbon allowances, auction proceeds, or other sources of revenues to cities for investment in energy conservation and climate mitigation, including funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program at the full authorized level.

Resolution # 47: Support for the Greening of School Districts calls upon its constituents to partner with their local school districts to implement green initiatives such as appointing sustainability managers, establishing a green advisory team, providing training for municipal and district staff, and adopting policies that call for all district schools to pursue certification through third-party rating systems like LEED.

Resolution # 48: Promoting a Global Standard for Cities to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions supports the Global Greenhouse Gas Standard and urges member cities to adopt it.

Resolution # 50: Calling on Congress and the Administration to Increase Funding for the EPA Climate Showcase Grants for Local Governments calls upon Congress and the Administration to support increased funding for the Climate Showcase Communities program in fiscal year 2011 and in future years.

Resolution # 51: Lower Energy Costs, Increase Job Growth, Reduce Pollution, and Save Water: A Resolution in Support of Appliance Efficiency Standards urges the U.S Department of Energy to expeditiously promulgate and implement new national appliance and equipment standards at the greatest level of cost effective energy and water savings and to accelerate completion of those specific new standards which will deliver the largest energy and water savings.

Resolution # 52: Supporting Diesel Clean-Up Measures as a Near-Term Climate Change Mitigation Strategy calls on Congress to reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act for an additional 5 years, and to seize other opportunities to fund diesel pollution reductions in upcoming climate legislation, transportation legislation and other appropriate legislation.

Resolution # 53: Support for Biosolids as a Qualifying Renewable Energy Source calls on Congress to include biosolids and biogas derived from the treatment of municipal wastewater as a qualifying renewable resource under any Federal Renewable Electricity Standard.

Resolution # 54 : Designating Waters of the United States supports legislation to expand fedeal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, if, and only if, the costs incurred in its implementation are born entirely by the fedeal government; supports a directive that the EPA should conduct an analysis of every regulation proposed under the Clean Water Act to determine the cost before it is promulgated and secure Congressional appropriations to be disbursed directly to state and local government to pay for the costs imposed by any regulation.

Resolution # 55: America's Principal Cities Commitment to Clean Water Goals urges the Conference of Mayors to participate in a dialogue with the U.S. DOJ and the U.S. EPA to urge both agencies to provide guidance to exercise flexibility in all matters concerning CSO and SSO controls.

Resolution # 56: Aligning Federal Policy on Floodplain Management, Climate Change, and Sustainable Communities urges the President to align federal policy on floodplain management with the Administration’s policy initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainable Communities; opposes the adoption of federal policies that would disinvest in existing urbanized areas within floodplains; and calls for the modernization of the AR and A99 Special Flood Hazard Zones under the National Flood Insurance Program consistent with outlined principles.

Resolution # 57: Resolution to Support the Creation of Special Purpose Corporations Owned by Municipal or Other Governmental Agencies That Would Allow Minority Equity Investment by Private Sector Investors urges Congress to amend its tax codes and other regulations and encourage state legislatures to adopt legislation that would allow municipalities to create special purpose corporations for purposes of owning and operating its water and wastewater systems; allow the transfer of all regulatory responsibilities to the new corporation; Grant the corporation’s the right to issue tax exempt debt, participate in SRF programs and other acts of Congress that provide direct benefits to the sponsoring municipality.

Resolution # 58: Calling for a Coordinated National Strategy to Protect Public Health, Endangered Species and Critical Habitats by Providing Needed Water and Wastewater Infrastructure calls on Congress and fedeal agencies to implement a Sustainable and Coordinated National Strategy to strengthen the intergovernmental commitment to water and wastewater infrastructure and provide additional funding, tools, and technical assistance to assist local governments with water and wastewater infrastructure needs.

Resolution # 59: Urging Increased Resources to Advance Restoration, and Protection, of our Nation’s Large Rivers, Lakes, Bays and Estuaries urges increases in the authorization levels allowed for essential programs that protect and improve the health of watersheds and urges the Obama Administration to assemble a task force to coordinate and increase efforts to heal and protect these water systems.

Resolution # 24: Support for Sustainable Development in Cities calls on Congress to adopt the Livable Communities Act, the Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act, or similar legislation and support full funding for the Sustainable Communities Partnership.

Resolution # 25: HUD, DOT and EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities congratulates HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for their leadership in creating the Partnership for Sustainable Communities and that the U.S. Conference of Mayors will continue to work with these three agencies to enhance and promote the Partnership programs and principles.

Resolution # 27: Calling on the Obama Administration to Create an Office Dedicated to the Promulgation of Sustainability Principles, Practices, and Policies recommends and endorses the creation of an office within the Administration, whose primary mandate is to encourage, promote, and further principles and practices of sustainability across all sectors of the communities outside the fedeal government.

Resolution # 60: Endorsing “Closing the Recycling Loop – Affirmative Sustainable Procurement Program” encourages cities to give purchasing preferences to products containing the highest level of producer responsibility and encourages the development of recycled/recyclable products, fostering extended producer responsibility and creating an innovative, sustainable marketplace.

Resolution # 61: Supporting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Products supports state and federal EPR legislation which gives producers the incentive to design products to make them less toxic and easier to reuse and recycle; encourages all manufacturers to share in the responsibility for eliminating waste and encourage its members to develop producer responsibility policies.

Resolution # 62: Creation of a National Environmental Trust Fund calls on Congress to create a National Environmental Trust to be used to grant funds to cities to support the development and implementation of environmental infrastructure, pollution prevention programs, environmental cleanup activities, Brownfields remediation and redevelopment, pollution reduction programs, and sustainable development policies.

Resolution # 63: Calling Upon the Federal Government to Develop Policies That Authorize – But Not Mandate – Ports to Adopt and Enforce Measures to Improve Local Environmental, Health, and Public Safety Issues calls upon the Congress to develop federal policies that authorize – but not mandate – ports to adopt and enforce measures to improve local environmental, health, and public safety issues.