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Committee Letters:
December 15, 2009
December 15, 2009 letter (from Governor Schweitzer and Governor Gibbons) to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar and Ranking Member John Mica, and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chairman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Ranking Member John Bozzman to submit comments for the record for the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment’s November 4, 2009 hearing titled, “Recovery Act: Progress Report on Water Resources Infrastructure Investment.”
November 20, 2009
November 20, 2009 letter (from Governor Schweitzer and Governor Gibbons) to Nancy Sutley, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality regarding the efforts underway by the Council on Environmental Quality interagency workgroup to develop federal recommendations with respect to adapting to climate change impacts on water resources.
November 16, 2009
November 16, 2009 letter (from Governor Schweitzer and Governor Gibbons) to Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency expressing support for their state-run programs and expressing concern regarding potential federal regulation of coal combustion waste (CCW).
November 6, 2009
November 6, 2009 letter (from Governor Schweitzer and Governor Gibbons) regarding to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner urging Congress clearly affirm states' ability to enact and maintain stronger protections in any chemical security provisions.
September 28, 2009
September 28, 2009 letter (from Governor Schweitzer and Governor Gibbons) regarding the Department of Energy Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) which amends the Title XVII loan guarantee program to assist the commercialization and deployment of clean energy sources.

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Natural Resources Committee
Michele Nellenbach
Natural Resources Committee
Multimedia:
NR Committee Session at the 2009 NGA Annual Meeting

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The Natural Resources Committee (NR) has jurisdiction over agriculture, energy, the environment, and natural resources issues.

Governor Brian Schweitzer, Montana—Chair
Governor Jim Gibbons, Nevada—Vice Chair

Governor Sean Parnell, Alaska
Governor Charlie Crist, Florida
Governor Felix P. Camacho, Guam
Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Idaho
Governor Mark Parkinson, Kansas
Governor Steven L. Beshear, Kentucky
Governor Haley Barbour, Mississippi
Governor Benígno Fitial, Northern Mariana Islands
Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski, Oregon
Governor Dave Freudenthal, Wyoming

 

Climate and Energy Bill
For a full comparison for the House and Senate Energy Bills click here.

Water
For a full comparison of HR 1262, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds and S.1005, A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States, click here.

Transmission
For background information on HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act and S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act click here.
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