Environmental Summit
on the West II

Sponsored by the Western Governors' Association and the
White House Council on Environmental Quality

April 24-26, 2002
Little America Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Agenda

Speakers and Presenters Online Registration
(closed 4/22/02)		 Summit Main Page

 

Wednesday, April 24
3 - 7 p.m.
Outside Ballroom A

Registration
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Ballroom A
Wyoming & Idaho

Welcoming Reception
Welcoming remarks -- Governor Leavitt

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Ballroom A
Wyoming & Idaho

Poster Session
A poster session will be accessible throughout the meeting. Displays will demonstrate approaches, technologies or systems that will help improve the environment and natural resources in the West. 

 

Thursday, April 25
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Outside Ballroom A

Registration
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer

Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom 		Poster Session
A poster session will be accessible throughout the meeting.  Displays will demonstrate approaches, technologies or systems that will help improve the environment and natural resources in the West. 
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Plenary I -- Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Grand Ballroom
 		Plenary II -- An Environmental Challenge for the West
Fred Krupp, Executive Director, Environmental Defense
Introduction by Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.- 11:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Plenary III -- Applying the Enlibra Principles: Case Studies and Introductions to Current Opportunities

Examples of success stories and issues that will be addressed in breakout sessions.  Specific recommendations on these and other breakout topics will be developed for presentation at Plenary IV. 

Case Studies and Issues:
11:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Grand America Hotel - Imperial Ballroom B, C, D

Lunch - The Hon.Christie Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Introduction by Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull, Chairman, Western Governors' Association

(The Grand America is located directly across the street from Little America)

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Tracks and Breakout Sessions I

Facilitated discussions listed below.  The Enlibra principles will be used to develop recommendations that will be delivered to policy roundtable participants at Plenary IV. Tracks and individual breakouts are:

Arizona Room Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment while Restoring Forest Ecosystem Health briefing materials
Uintah Room Cooperative Siting of Interstate Energy Infrastructure (two-part track): 
Breakout I -- A protocol to improve the quality and timeliness of reviews of interstate electric transmission proposals 		briefing materials
Wyoming Room Expanding the Use of  Renewable Energy Resources (two-part track)
Breakout I -- Expanding the use of renewable energy in the West by enabling markets 		briefing materials
Idaho Room Meeting Growing and Competing Demands for Water briefing materials
Idaho Room Species Conservation While Assisting Landowners in Maintaining Working Landscapes briefing materials
Sawtooth Room Successful Partnerships and New Tools to Conserve Open Lands in the West (two-part track)
Breakout I -- New Success Stories and Tools in Land Conservation 		briefing materials
Flagstaff Room Industrial Environmental Innovation: Value for the Community, Globe, and Bottom Line (two-part track)
Breakout I -- Assessing Western perspectives on multi-pollutant proposals for utilities and carbon dioxide strategies  		 briefing materials
Casper Room Coal Bed Methane Development in the West briefing materials
3:30 - 4 p.m.

 Break
4 - 5:30 p.m.

Tracks and Breakout Sessions II

Continuation of Tracks and Breakout Sessions 

Arizona Room Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment while Restoring Forest Ecosystem Health continued
Uintah Room Cooperative Siting of Interstate Energy Infrastructure (two-part track) 
Breakout II -- Efforts of the White House Task Force On Energy Project Streamlining		 briefing materials
Wyoming Room Expanding the Use of  Renewable Energy Resources (two-part track)
Breakout II -- Tapping the Renewable Energy Potential on Federal Lands 		briefing materials
Sun Valley Room Species Conservation While Assisting Private Landowners in Maintaining Working Landscapes continued
Idaho Room Meeting Growing and Competing Demands for Water continued
Sawtooth Room Successful Partnerships and New Tools to Conserve Open Lands in the West (two-part track)
Breakout II -- Science-Based Open Space Planning: New Tools For Planners and Citizens		 briefing materials
Flagstaff Room Industrial Environmental Innovation: Value for the Community, Globe, and Bottom Line (two-part track)
Breakout II -- Innovative Industry Strategies		 briefing materials
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Reception and Dinner
8 - 9 p.m.
Grand Ballroom 

Dinner Program -- The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior
Introduction by Montana Governor Judy Martz, Vice Chair, Western Governors' Association
 

Friday, April 26
7 - 11 a.m.
Outside Ballroom A

 Registration
7:30 - 8 a.m.
Ballroom Foyer

Breakfast Buffet
7:30 a.m. - 12 noon
Grand Ballroom 		Poster Session
A poster session will be accessible throughout the meeting. Displays will demonstrate approaches, technologies or systems that will help improve the environment and natural resources in the West. 
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Plenary IV -- Presentations to Policy-makers

Recap of breakout sessions with a focus on policy recommendations. Question and answer session between presenters and policy roundtable representatives.

Policy Roundtable Representatives 

  • Governor Jim Geringer 
  • Governor John A. Kitzhaber, M.D. 
  • Governor Michael O. Leavitt 
  • Governor Judy Martz  
  • James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality  
  • Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary Policy, Mgmt. and Budget, Department of the Interior 
  • Dave Tenny, Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture 
  • Robert Roberts, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII 
  • Javier Gonzales, President, National Association of Counties  
  • Jerry Pardilla, Executive Director, National Tribal Environmental Council
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Break
11:00  a.m. - 12:00 noon
Grand Ballroom 

Plenary V -- Policy Roundtable

Public and private policy-makers discuss lessons learned, next steps and action items.
12:00 noon

 Adjourn
12:30 p.m.
Hotel Lobby 		Field Trip to Holcim (US) Cement Plant at Devil's Slide, Utah 
Holcim (US) is an original advisor to Western Governors on the Enlibra principles. The plant at Devil's Slide employs the latest technology to reduce environmental impacts, while reusing materials such as used tires that would otherwise be part of the waste stream. The tour includes bus transportation and lunch. Roundtrip from the hotel to the plant and back is approximately 3.5 hours. A reservation is required. Please reply to porbuch@westgov.org.  Background materials
 
 * If you prefer to have a registration form faxed to you, please contact mgreenlee@westgov.org.
 
October 24, 2002