LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS


The Mission of the City's Legislative Affairs Office is to work with the City's representatives in Washington D.C., Tallahassee and Miami-Dade County:

to secure appropriations for City projects; 

• to implement and change legislation that is in the best interest of the City; and 
• to liaison with County, State and Federal Agencies on issues that impact the City of Miami Beach. 
  

FY 2008 Federal Agenda
2007 State Agenda

Condominium Reform

Education

Property Insurance
For more information visit http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.myfloridainsurancereform.com/ 

Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Study Commission Report

Property Tax

Other State Legislative Issues

Elected Officials
County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
County Commissioner Sally Heyman
State Senator Gwen Margolis – District Map
State Representative Luis R. Garcia, Jr. – District Map
State Representative Dan Gelber – District Map
State Representative Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall – District Map
US Senator Mel Martinez
US Senator Bill Nelson
US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
US Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz 

Contact
Kevin Crowder kevincrowder@miamibeachfl.gov Economic Development Department

Other Sources of Information 

Federal Web Portal
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.firstgov.gov/

State of Florida
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.myflorida.com/

Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm

Miami-Dade County
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.miamidade.gov/

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Code of Federal Regulations

Main Page
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

Retrieve
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/retrieve.html

Florida Administrative Code
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/fac/index.shtml

Florida Administrative Weekly
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/

Florida Attorney General Opinions
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Opinions

Library of Congress
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://thomas.loc.gov/

Congressional Record
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html

FUNDING and LEGISLATIVE TRACKING

Active Federal Legislation
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/
b_three_sections_with_teasers/active_leg_page.htm 

Federal Appropriations Bill Status and Bill Links
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/
appropriations/2007.htm

FEMA Public Assistance Program
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.fema.gov/rrr/pa/

Contacts and Directories

Federal Blue Pages
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.usbluepages.gov/ 

State of Florida 411
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://411.myflorida.com/411/www_tel.public_411 

State and Local Government on the Net
http://web.archive.org/web/20070730060132/http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm 

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Economic Development Department 

Economic Development Division