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Arizona Coordination Legislation Becomes “Model” Bill
Coordination Works | August 26, 2010 -- Senator Sylvia Allen of Arizona took on a herculean task this past 2010 Legislative Session by passing a bill requiring local governments to engage in the coordination process to protect citizen’s personal rights and property rights. Senate Bill 1386 requires cities, towns, counties and taxing districts to engage federal and state agencies in coordination ...
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It’s Official – Trans-Texas Corridor 35 is Dead!
Coordination Works | August 11, 2010 -- The first leg of the NAFTA Superhighway is DEAD, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s Record of Decision (ROD) on the environmental study for the Trans-Texas Corridor - 35. In June, the Eastern Central Texas Sub-Regional Planning Commission formed by five towns, their school districts and a local businessman in Central Texas, sent a peti...
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Coordinating Monument Management Plans
Coordination Works | July 29, 2010 -- Earlier this year, the Department of Interior released a list of 14 areas in the West they were recommending to President Obama for designation as National Monuments. A Monument designation severely restricts the use of the land as the agencies now must manage for the protection of the historical, cultural, and scientific interests, instead of the tradition...
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The Five Elements of Coordination
Coordination Works | July 15, 2010 -- Congress set forth in the Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA) five specific criteria to be followed in the “coordination process.” Effective implementation of the coordination process requires a sound understanding of the elements established by Congress as implemented by agency rules. These are: “The Secretary shall …” 1. Keep apprised of State, loc...
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TTC Petition Filed With CEQ
Coordination Works | July 1, 2010 -- Eastern Central Texas SRPC is not resting on last fall’s victory when the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) announced it was recommending “no build” as its preferred alternative for the environmental study on the I-35 Trans-Texas Corridor. They want the door permanently closed and have formally petitioned the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to ...
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Logan County Kansas – Coordination Update
Cordination Works | June 15, 2010 | Fred Grant -- The constituents of Logan County, Kansas are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. The economy and social cohesiveness of the community is dependent on ranching and farming. A constant plague to both is the abundance of prairie dogs that if left uncontrolled can in no time destroy the productivity of any pasture. The Kansas legislature ...
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Nine Reasons for Avoiding Cooperating Agency Status
Coordination Works | June 15, 2010 -- Rarely does a week go by where we are not faced with explaining the difference between “cooperating agency” and “coordination.” Yet, there are extraordinary differences between these two, and inevitably local governments asserting coordination will be confronted with this issue. Why? Because the agencies favor cooperation over coordination. That should be yo...
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