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EXHIBIT <br />sM <br />UT o" of <br />2019 Federal Legislative Initiatives - In Brief <br />Adopted Federal Legislative Initiatives: <br />Monitor: <br />• A second Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round <br />• Explore name change for Norfolk Naval Shipyard <br />• Reversal of the Net Neutrality Administrative Ruling <br />• Increased Infrastructure/Transportation /Transit Funding <br />• HR 6145 - Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2018 <br />(Congressman Scott) <br />• Monitoring, identifying and responding to any local government issues <br />that arise <br />• Increased funding assistance for state and local infrastructure, transportation and transit <br />projects <br />• Federal policy for safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles <br />Support: <br />• Legislation and funding addressing coastal flooding and sea level rise that establishes a <br />multi -year flood plain relocation matching fund to assist vulnerable localities in moving <br />public infrastructure out of the path of future seal level rise <br />• Legislation to address flood insurance which would allow people who purchase their <br />federal flood insurance directly, as opposed to those who remit escrow payments to <br />their mortgage companies, to pay their premiums in monthly installments <br />• Pay raise for military personnel <br />• Legislation and budget amendments to address opioid epidemic <br />Oppose: <br />• A second Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round <br />• Legislation limiting the time for cities' Small Cell Reviews <br />• Legislation overruling a State Court's injunction against withholding grant funds for <br />sanctuary cities <br />