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Brunswick County Association of REALTORS partners with BASE for local government relations

SUPPLY, N.C. – The Brunswick County Association of REALTORS® (BCAR) has entered into a partnership with the Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE) for local government affairs services, interim CEO Cynthia Cumbie announced today. BASE also provides local government affairs services to the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association, Brunswick County Home Builders Association, Jacksonville

Waters of the US-Summary

provided by NAR and RLI: The Final Rule was released on May 27, 2015. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made several changes to the proposed rule in response to public comments, the final rule still expands federal jurisdiction over more U.S. waters beyond current practice, guidance and the limitations affirmed by two Supreme Court

EPA Issues Final Waters of US Rule

The EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), JoEllen Darcy, signed the final Waters of the United States rule yesterday. You can  read the new rule here. The rule will be effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. For the last 18 months, BASE has worked diligently to

BASE News Roundup

We wanted to provide you with a quick news roundup to update some of the most important issues on our radar.   At the federal level, click below to read about the White House threatening a veto of GOP bill to kill Waters of the US rule (The Hill) http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/240535-wh-threatens-veto-of-gop-bill-to-kill-water-regs   In addition to operating

BASE PANEL UPDATES NORTH CAROLINA BEACH, INLET & WATERWAY ASSOCIATION ON WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES

Thank you to BASE members Matt Hanchey (Hunton & Williams) and Jim Spangler (Spangler Environmental) for serving on a panel with BASE staff at the North Carolina Beach Inlet and Waterway (NCBIWA) Annual Meeting at Wrightsville Beach. The panel gave an update on Waters of the United States to crowd of 200 from around coastal

BASE HIRES HEATHER JARMAN AS REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE), the Wilmington-based real estate, development and building lobbying group, is pleased to announce it has hired Heather Jarman as Regulatory Affairs Director. As Regulatory Affairs Director, Jarman will represent BASE and its members on local, coastal, state and federal government affairs issues. Prior to joining BASE, Jarman was