Immigration reform legislation
Governors Huntsman, Napolitano & Schwarzenegger
Senator Reid
June 22, 2007
Letters/Testimony
EPA's new administrative tools to encourage abandoned mine cleanup
Govs. Rounds, Napolitano, Richardson and Ritter
EPA Administrator
June 26, 2007
EPA's new administrative tools to encourage abandoned mine cleanup
2007 Farm Bill
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
House Agriculture Committee chairman and ranking member
June 26, 2007
Secure Rural Schools and the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program
WGA Chair and Vice Chair
The Honorable Nick Rahall, Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources
July 31, 2007
Secure Rural Schools and the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program
Wildfire funding
Secure Rural Schools and PILT funding
Funding for NIDIS
American Indian/Alaskan Native Healthcare
Govs. Gregoire & Rounds
Interested parties
November 1, 2007
Support for Good Samaritan cleanup bill (HR4011)
Govs. Napolitano, Rounds, Ritter & Richardson
Rep. Udall & Rep. Pearce
November 12, 2007
Pending energy legislation
Pending energy legislation
Wildfire suppression funding
WGA Chair, Vice Chair and Lead Governor
President, Administration officials, Congressional Committees of jurisdiction
February 1, 2008
FY09 Funding for Wildfire Programs
Multiple organizations, including WGA
House Appropriations Committee
March 13, 2008
Authorization for federal biomass partnership program
Four Regional Organizations, including WGA
Representative Jay Inslee
April 4, 2008
Support for FLAME Act
Multiple organizations, including WGA
House Appropriations Committee
April 7, 2008
H-1B, H-2B and H-2A visas for foreign workers
Governors Ritter, Napolitano & Huntsman
Congressional leadership
April 9, 2008
FLAME Act -- wildfire suppression funding
Gov. Napolitano testimony
House Natural Resources Committee
April 10, 2008
Funding for Managing Invasive Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Trees
Gov. Freudenthal, WGA Chairman
Robert Johnson, BuRec Commissioner
April 15, 2008
Funding for Managing Invasive Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Trees
Reserved Indian Water Rights
Susan Cottingham, Director, Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission -- testimony on behalf of WGA & WSWC
House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee On Water And Power
April 16, 2008
Aging water infrastructure
Tony Willardson, Deputy Director, Western States Water Council -- testimony on behalf of WGA & WSWC
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power
April 17, 2008
Definition of biomass for energy projects
Cooperation on the region's energy future
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Members of the Western Electric Industry Leaders Group
May 19, 2008
FY2009 funding for Forest Service State and Private Forestry programs
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Senators Byrd and Cochran and Congressmen Obey and Lewis
May 19, 2008
FY2009 funding for Forest Service State and Private Forestry programs
Comments on possible listing of Greater Sage Grouse under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
June 23, 2008
Highway funding
WGA Transportation Co-lead Governors (MT, NM, SD, UT, WA & WY)
House and Senate Leadership
June 23, 2008
Support for Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2007
Governors Napolitano & Huntsman, co-lead Governors on Forest Health
House and Senate committee leadership and bill sponsors
July 8, 2008
Support for rescinding decision to stop accepting applications for solar permits
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Jim Caswell, BLM Director
July 10, 2008
Support for rescinding decision to stop accepting applications for solar permits
Support for supplemental funding to repay non-wildfire forest accounts for funding used to fight wildfires this year
Governors Napolitano & Huntsman, co-lead Governors on Forest Health
House and Senate appropriations committee leadership
September 17, 2008
Calls for swift adoption, implementation of national energy plan
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
President-elect Obama
November 21, 2008
Calls for swift adoption, implementation of national energy plan
Collaboration on western electricity issues
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Western electric utility CEOs
January 6, 2009
National energy policy and answers to Committee follow up questions (1/30/09)
Dianne R. Nielson (UT) on behalf of the Western Governors' Association
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
January 8, 2009
National energy policy and answers to Committee follow up questions (1/30/09)
Policies to encourage building new transmission lines
WGA Chair & Vice Chair
Senate and House Leadership
January 27, 2009
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act
Indian Water Rights Settlements
Ad Hoc Committee on Indian Water Rights
Interior Secretary Salazar
April 2, 2009