Busy day today at NACO (National Association of Counties). Today was Committee Meetings, I sit on the Public Lands Steering Committee. This is one of the most active Committees within NACO, and in my opinion one of the most important. These Committees take positions and pass resolutions to help drive Policy nationwide. NACO staff take the efforts of these committees and then attempt to Lobby, Create Legislation, Oppose Legislation, or negotiate solutions to align Policy with those created through these committees. Today the Public Lands Committee had 41 Resolutions to review and adopt. As you can see from the list below the Utah delegation is on of the most active in this committee. A couple of resolutions drew criticism and pushback but for the most part it was a very successful day for Utah and Utah Counties. Below is a list of resolutions we are working on. Tomorrow we will vote for final approval of all these resolutions and policy changes. I will update you on the success. • On Wild Horse and Burro Management – Dave Miller, Commissioner, Iron City, UT • On Ending the Sequestration of Shared Mineral Lease Act Revenue to the States and Returning All Sequestered Revenue to the States – Mike McKee, Commissioner, Uintah County, UT • Supporting the Full and Immediate Implementation of the Transfer of Public Lands – Demar Dahl, Commissioner, Elko County, NV • Supporting Performance Analysis of BLM Master Leasing Plans – Lynn Padgett, Commissioner, Ouray County, CO • Urging Congress to Address the Growing U.S. Forest Service Trails Maintenance Backlog - Mike Murray, Commissioner, Lewis and Clark County, MT • Supporting the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (S. 1875) – Doug Breidenthal, Commissioner, Jackson County, OR • Supporting Emergency Hazardous Fuels Reduction Projects – Lynn Padgett, Commissioner, Ouray County, CO • Supporting Increased Funding for Forest Service Road Maintenance - Liz Archuleta, Supervisor, Coconino County, AZ • Supporting Traditional Receipt Sharing with Counties of Stewardship End Result Contracting Project Authority – Association of Oregon Counties • On Utilization on Federal Timber after Domestic Declaration of Disaster – Association of Oregon Counties • Supporting Active Federal Forest Management with Bridge Funding – Association of Oregon Counties • On the Endangered Species Act – Mike McKee, Commissioner, Uintah County, UT • Supporting Improved Economic Analysis of the Effects of Critical Habitat Designations under the Endangered Species Act – Alvin Black, Judge, Montgomery County, Arkansas • Supporting Ongoing Efforts of Western States to Manage and Conserve the Greater Sage Grouse and in Opposition to E.S.A. Listing of the Greater Sage Grouse at This Time – Association of Oregon Counties • Opposing the Listing of the Gunnison Sage Grouse as an Endangered Species, and Opposing the Designation of Critical Habitat without Scientific Basis, such as in Ouray and Hinsdale Counties, Colorado – Lynn Padgett, Commissioner, Ouray County, CO • Supporting Uranium Activities – Alan Gardner, Commissioner, Washington County, UT • On the Equal Access to Justice Act – Mike Murray, Commissioner, Lewis and Clark County, MT • Supporting the Government Litigation Savings Act – Alan Gardner, Commissioner, Washington County, UT • On Federal Lands Management Practices – Mike Murray, Commissioner, Lewis and Clark County, MT • Supporting Reauthorization of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act – Wyoming County Commissioners Association • On Modifying the National Park Service Contingency Plan that Becomes Effective Upon a Lapse in Appropriations from Congress – Rob Coffman. Commissioner, Lincoln County, WA • Supporting Funding for Our National Parks – Rachel Richards, Commissioner, Pitkin County, CO • Urging Congress to Establish Community Forest Trust Pilot Programs – PLSC Resolutions Working Group • Urging Greater Consideration of Community Health and Safety – Kathie Wasserman, Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League • Supporting Funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program – Robert Cope, Commissioner, Lemhi County, ID • On Hazardous Fuels Emergency – Association of Oregon Counties • Supporting Reintroduction of the Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2011 and the Use of Community Forestry Bonds - Rachel Richards, Commissioner, Pitkin County, CO • Supporting Wilderness Legislation with County Input and Support – Lynn Padgett, Commissioner, Ouray County, CO • Opposing BLM’s 2012 Decision to Reduce Lands Available for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing – Mike McKee, Commissioner, Uintah County, UT • Opposing BLM’s Promulgation of Duplicative Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations – Wyoming County Commissioners Association • To Rescind BLM’s “Master Leasing Plan” Oil and Gas Leasing Reform – Mike McKee, Commissioner, Uintah County, UT • Urging Congress to Expedite a Commercial Oil Shale Leasing Program – Mike McKee, Commissioner, Uintah County, UT • On U.S. Fish and Wildlife Management of the Utah Prairie Dog – Leland Pollock, Commissioner, Garfield County, UT • On Local Law Enforcement on Public Lands – Leland Pollock, Commissioner, Garfield County, UT • Supporting Changing Forest Service Employee Supervision – Alan Gardner, Washington County, UT • Calling for Membership on Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Steering Committees to Include County Elected Officials – PLSC Platform Working Group • Supporting Amendment to the Antiquities Act to Require Congressional Approval and NEPA Review Before a Presidential National Monument Proclamation Becomes Effective – John Jones, Commissioner, Carbon County, UT • On Acquisition of Private Land for Wildlife Mitigation Associated with Renewable Energy Development with Subsequent Transfer to Federal Agencies – Alan Gardner, Commissioner, Washington County, UT • On Mitigation for Historic and Recognized Federal Land Multiple Uses When Renewable Energy Projects are Developed on Federal Land – Alan Gardner, Commissioner, Washington County, UT • Supporting Third Party Recreational Concessionaries in Counties Parks on Bureau of Land Management Land – Mary Rose Wilcox, Supervisor, Maricopa County, AZ • Opposing the U.S. Department of Interior’s Secretarial Order 3321, National Blueways System – Wyoming County Commissioners Association
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 05:15:55 +0000
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