Policy Positions 

Adopted

2006
September 14

Drought Letter 

 Letter to U.S. Congress regarding The National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (S. 2751) signed by CSG-WEST Officers

Western Governors' Association Press Release December 21, 2006

2006
August 13

Breckenridge, Colorado  

3. Memorial of Lawrence "Jake" Jacobsen, Nevada Senator 1921-2006
Introduced by the Executive Committee
2006
April 1

San Francisco, California

1. Memorializing Alfred E. Alquist, Distinguished Former Member of the California State Legislature 1908-2006
Introduced by the Officers of The Council of State Governments-WEST

2. Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act
Introduced by the Executive Committee

2005
September 30

Energy Letter

Letter to Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Regulatory Commission
2004
September 29

Drought Letter 

 Letter to U.S. Congress regarding National Preparedness Drought Act (S. 1454 and H.R. 2871) signed by CSG-WEST Officers

2004
September 29

Anchorage, Alaska

1. Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization
(Calls For Prompt Enactment Of A Well-Funded, Six-Year Reauthorization Bill)
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

  2003
August 1

Honolulu, Hawaii

1. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Future Project Siting
(Requests the DOE to Locate FutureGen in One of the Western States With Large Coal Deposits) 
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee

2. Urging Western States To Save Energy
(Urges Western State Legislatures To Create A Link To DOE's Website And To Lead By Example In Saving Energy With A Focus On Natural Gas)
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee

3. Withdrawal Of The Federal Land Managers Guidance (FLAG) Which Impede Needed Energy Projects
(Requests The FLAG Be Replaced By Complete Federal Agency And Public Reviews)
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee

July 19, 2002

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

1. Resolution Urging the United States Congress to Compensate Western States for the Impact of Federal Land Ownership on State Education Funding.
(more information on APPLE: the Action Plan for Public Lands & Education)
Introduced by the Executive Committee

2. Nuclear Research and Production
Introduced by the Energy Committee

3. Environmental Protection Agency and New Source Review
Introduced by the Energy Committee

4. CSG-WEST Energy Subcommittee On Natural Gas
Introduced by the Energy Committee

July 28, 2001

Whistler, British Columbia

1. In Support of the Development of a Continental Energy Market
Introduced by the Energy Committee

2. Endangered Species Act of 1973
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee

3. Management of Drought in the West
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee

4. Affirming State Sovereignty Over Submerged Lands and Navigable Waters
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee

5. Canadian Bid For Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympics
Introduced by the Executive Committee

2000
November 18

San Diego, California

1. Stopgap Electric Transmission Reliability Management System
Introduced by the Energy Committee

2. Supporting The Formation Of The Western Interconnection Organization
Introduced by the Energy Committee

3. The Role Of Collaborative Problem Solving In Western Natural Resources
Introduced by Public Land Policy Committee

July 19, 1999

Sun Valley, Idaho

1. Community Right-To-Know Act And Toxics Release Inventory
Urging congress To Exempt The Mining Industry From The Reporting Requirement Of The Toxics Release Inventory
Introduced by the Energy Committee

2. Protecting Electric System Reliability In The West
Urging Congress To Give Western States A Significant Role In Electric Reliability Decisions
Introduced by the Energy Committee

3. Calling For The Development Of A Western Platform On Natural Resource Issues
Introduced by Public Land Policy Committee

4. Urging Congress Not To Increase Its Land Holdings
Introduced by Public Land Policy Committee

1998
September 22

Anchorage, Alaska

1. Civic Education On Representative Democracy
Urging Western State Legislatures To Take Steps To Promote Civic Education On Representative Democracy
Introduced by the Executive Committee

2. Urging The President And The U.S. Congress To Reject The Report Of The Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission And Consider Dissenting Views
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee

3. Western Trade Corridors
Calling For Full funding Of The Western Trade Corridors In The TEA-21 Budget And Urging Congress To Concentrate On The Importance Of The West's Trade Needs And Economic Vitality
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

4. Public Access Rights Across Federal Lands
Supporting State And Local Government Legal Actions Exercising Public Access Rights Across Federal Public Lands Granted To The States Under Revised Statue 2477 Dealing With Rights-Of-Ways
Introduced by the Energy and Minerals Committee

5. North Slope Natural Gas Project
Urging U.S. Congress To Support And Encourage The Development And Completion Of A Plan To Transport And Market The Vast Alaska North Slope Natural Gas Reserves
Introduced by the Energy and Minerals Committee

6. Urging EPA And U.S. Congress To Refrain From Defining Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant
Electrical Industry Restructuring Committee

7. Labeling Meat To Identify Country Origin
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

8. Maintaining The Free Flow Of People And Goods Across The United States Border
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

9. Reaffirming The Founding Documents Of Sovereign States
Introduced by the Public Lands Committee

10. Pending EPA Regional Haze Rule
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

1997 1. Amendment Of The Illegal Immigration Reform Act
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee

2. National Monument Fairness Act
Introduced by the Executive Committee

3. Response To The Draft Report Of The Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee

4. Western Regional Presidential Preference Primary
Introduced by the Executive Committee

5. National Guard Issue
Introduced by the Executive Committee

6. Statement of Western Political Leaders
Introduced by the Executive Committee