Bob Helland, GCSAA director of congressional & federal affairs, spoke at the National Links Trust Symposium on Municipal Golf in Washington, D.C.

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This month provided two opportunities for golf to respond to the latest attempt by federal agencies to define waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act.

DHS, in consultation with the Department of Labor, announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2023.

Newsom's veto is welcomed and a positive outcome on an issue GCSAA has worked on throughout the 2022 legislative session.

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The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (Act) provides tax credits to support the purchase and use of electric and fuel cell vehicles.

GCSAA participated in the RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) annual meeting Aug, 22-24 in Greensboro, Ga.

President Biden has signed into law the “Inflation Reduction Act", which includes language that could help drought mitigation projects undertaken by golf.

GCSAA Government Affairs Director Chava McKeel provided a government affairs update at the NGCOA Top Agronomic Officers annual meeting in July.

GCSAA provides a few quick updates on legal activity regarding glyphosate, which occurred during the month of June.

While waiting for the Biden Administration to announce the replacement to NWPR, Congress has not been quiet.

The U.S. Solicitor General submitted a brief advising the U.S. Supreme Court ato not to take up a case regarding glyphosate cancer claims.

Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Jim Baird (R-IN-3) have introduced legislation protecting the production and availability of plant biostimulants.

The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor have announced the availability of 35,000 additional visas for workers needed between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2022.

During National Golf Day week last week, more than 500 individuals in golf participated in National Golf Day activities.

Bob Helland, GCSAA director, congressional and federal affairs, recently attended the 2022 CropLife America, RISE and CPDA Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor have announced they will release an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to help golf and other seasonal industries

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) introduced a bill on March 29, that would codify federal pesticide preemption as the national standard, which GCSAA supports.

A $1.5-trillion omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 provides the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to issue more than 40,000 additional H-2B visas.