Agriculture & Water Committee
The Agriculture and Water Committee provides a forum in which legislators can engage in the exchange of information and ideas on relevant policy topics at all levels of government. It represents state government on key regional and national issues, promotes the importance of agriculture and water concerns, and works toward collaborative solutions to strengthen the west.
For more information on the committee, please contact Jackie Tinetti, Policy Analyst.
Committee Leadership
Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
California
Co-Chair
In November 2016, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was elected to the California Assembly to represent the 4th District that includes…
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Senator Brian Boner
Wyoming
Co-Chair
Brian is a sixth generation Wyoming rancher and Air Force veteran. When not working in the legislature, he…
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Alaska
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative George Rauscher
- Representative Liz Snyder
- Representative Sarah L. Vance
Arizona
- Senator Sine Kerr
California
- Assemblymember Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Megan Dahle
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
- Assemblymember Robert Rivas
- Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Jr.
- Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua
Colorado
- Representative Mike Lynch
- Representative Donald E. Valdez
Hawaii
- Senator Mike Gabbard
- Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
- Representative Patrick Pihana Branco
- Representative Mark J. Hashem
- Representative Greggor Ilagan
- Representative Lisa Marten
- Representative Amy A. Perruso
- Representative David A. Tarnas
- Representative Chris Todd
Idaho
- Senator Lee Heider
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Michelle Stennett
- Representative Kevin Andrus
- Representative Sally Toone
Montana
- Senator Ellie Boldman
- Senator Jill Cohenour
- Senator Janet Ellis
- Senator Shane A. Morigeau
- Senator Shannon O’Brien
- Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
- Senator Daniel Salomon
- Senator Mark Sweeney
- Senator Susan A. Webber
- Representative Michele Binkley
- Representative Willis Curdy
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Julie Dooling
- Representative Robert Farris-Olsen
- Representative Tom France
- Representative Steven Galloway
- Representative Joshua Kassmier
- Representative Rhonda Knudsen
- Representative Brandon Ler
- Representative Marty Malone
- Representative Marilyn Marler
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Marvin Weatherwax, Jr.
New Mexico
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Crystal R. Diamond
- Senator David Gallegos
- Senator Ron Griggs
- Senator Leo Jaramillo
- Senator Brenda Grace McKenna
- Senator Steven P. Neville
- Senator Shannon D. Pinto
- Senator Cliff R. Pirtle
- Senator Joshua A. Sanchez
- Senator Mimi Stewart
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Marian Matthews
- Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
Nevada
- Senator Melanie Scheible
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
- Assemblyman Howard Watts, III
Oregon
- Senator Bill Kennemer
Utah
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Representative Joel Ferry
- Representative Timothy D. Hawkes
- Representative Casey Snider
Washington
- Representative Tom Dent
- Representative Mary Dye
- Representative Debra Lekanoff
- Representative Sharon Shewmake
Wyoming
- Senator Brian Boner
- Representative Bill Fortner
- Representative Jeremy Haroldson
Past Committee Rosters
2019-2020 – Water & Environment Committee
Chair
Representative Zach Brown
Montana
Vice Chair
Senator Bill Hansell
Oregon
Alaska
- Senator Tom Begich
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Andy Josephson
Arizona
- n/a
California
- Senator Ben Allen
- Senator Bob Wieckowski
- Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Richard Bloom
- Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham
- Assemblymember Laura Friedman
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
Colorado
- Senator Don Coram
- Senator Kerry Donovan
- Representative Marc Catlin
- Representative Lisa Cutter
- Representative Monica Duran
- Representative Daneya Esgar
- Representative Meg Froelich
- Representative Edie Hooton
- Representative Dominique Jackson
- Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis
- Representative Hugh McKean
- Representative Dylan Roberts
- Representative Emily Sirota
- Representative Marc Snyder
- Representative Brianna Titone
Hawaii
- Senator Kaiali’i Kahele
- Representative Daniel Holt
- Representative Scot Matayoshi
- Representaitve Chris Todd
- Representative Ryan Yamane
Idaho
- Senator Mark Harris
- Senator Lee Harris
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Michelle Stennett
Montana
- Senator Duane Ankney
- Senator John Esp
- Senator Pat Flowers
- Senator Bruce Gillespie
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Mary McNally
- Senator J.P. Pomnichowski
- Senator Jon Sesso
- Senator Susan Webber
- Representative Zach Brown
- Representative Geraldine Custer
- Representative Ross Fitzgerald
- Representative Bradley Hamlett
- Representative Casey Knudsen
- Representative Forrest Mandeville
- Representative Marilyn Marler
- Representative Patricia Rae Peppers
- Representative Joe Read
- Representative Marvin Weatherwax
- Representative Kerry White
Nevada
- Senator Melanie Scheible
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
New Mexico
- Senator William Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senator Gabriel Ramos
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
- Representative Marty Wilde
Utah
- Senator Stuart Adams
- Senator Jacob Anderegg
- Senator Curt Bramble
- Senator David Buxton
- Senator Kirk Cullimore
- Senator Luz Escamilla
- Senator Dan Hemmert
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Don Ipson
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Senator Kathleen Riebe
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Todd Weiler
- Representative Keven Stratton
Washington
- Senator Mona Das
- Senator Liz Lovelett
- Senator Christine Rolfes
- Representative Debra Lekanoff
- Representative Sharon Shewmake
Wyoming
- Senator Larry Hicks
- Representative Stan Blake
2019-2020 – Agriculture Committee
Chair
Representative Lynn DeCoite
Hawaii
Vice Chair
Senator Lee Heider
Idaho
Alaska
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Benjamin Carpenter
- Representative Sharon Jackson
Arizona
- n/a
California
- Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- Assemblymember Adam Gray
- Assemblymember Rudy Salas
- Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
Colorado
- Senator Jerry Danielson
- Senator Joann Ginal
- Senator Jesse Sonnenberg
- Representative Marc Catlin
- Representative Daneya Esgar
- Representative Dylan Roberts
Hawaii
- Senator Mike Gabbard
- Representative Richard Cregan
- Representative Lynn DeCoite
- Representative Lauren Matsumoto
- Representative Richard Onishi
Idaho
- Senator Mark Harris
- Senator Lee Heider
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Representative Judy Boyle
- Representative Clark Kauffman
- Representative Laurie Lickey
- Representative Britt Raybould
- Representative Jerald Raymond
- Representative Sally Toone
Montana
- Senator Bruce Gillespie
- Senator Douglas Kary
- Senator Margaret MacDonald
- Senator Albert Olszewski
- Senator Daniel Salomon
- Senator Frank Smith
- Representative Barbara Bessette
- Representative Mary Ann Dunwell
- Representative Dennis Lenz
- Representative Denley Loge
- Representative Marilyn Marler
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Patricia Rae Peppers
Nevada
- Senator Dallas Harris
- Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen
- Assemblywoman Robin Titus
- Assemvlyman Greg Smith
New Mexico
- Senator Gregory Baca
- Senator Bill Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senator Gabriel Ramos
- Senator Pat Woods
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
Utah
- Senator David Hinkins
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Senator Scott Sandall
- Senator Jerry Stevenson
- Representative Joel Ferry
Washington
- Senator Rebecca Saldana
- Senator Judy Warnick
Wyoming
- Senator Ogden Driskill
- Representative Hans Hunt
2017-2018 – Agriculture & Water Committee
Chair
Representative Clark Kauffman
Idaho
Vice Chair
Representative Jeni Arndt
Colorado
Alaska
- Senator Scott Kawasaki
- Representative Benjamin Carpenter
- Representative Sharon Jackson
Arizona
- Representative Brenda Barton
- Representative Rusty Bowers
- Representative Becky Nutt
California
- Senator Cathleen Galgiani
- Senator Robert Hertzberg
- Assemblymember Anna Caballero
- Assemblymember Brian Dahle
- Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
- Assemblymember Adam Gray
- Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
Colorado
- Senator Randy Baumgardner
- Senator John Cooke
- Senator Don Coram
- Senator Larry Crowder
- Senator Kerry Donovan
- Senator Rhonda Fields
- Senator Leroy Garcia
- Senator Matt Jones
- Senator Vicki Marble
- Senator Ray Scott
- Senator Jerry Sonnenberg
- Representative Jeni Arndt
Hawaii
- Representative Richard Creagan
- Representative Lynn DeCoite
- Representative Sam Kong
- Representative Lauren Matsumoto
- Representative Ryan Yamane
Idaho
- Senator Steve Bair
- Senator Bert Brackett
- Senator Lori Den HArtog
- Senator Jim Patrick
- Senator Jim Rice
- Representative Judy Boyle
- Representative Van Burtenshaw
- Representative Tom Dayley
- Representative Clark Kauffman
Montana
- Senator Pat Connell
- Senator Brian Hoven
- Senator Margie MacDonald
- Senator JP Pomnichowski
- Representative Brad Hamlett
- Representative Wendy McKamey
- Representative Andrea Olsen
- Representative Ray Shaw
Nevada
- Senator Yvanna Cancela
- Senator Pete Goicoechea
- Senator Don Gustavson
- Senator David Parks
- Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen
- Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui
- Assemblywoman Heidi Swank
- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
New Mexico
- Senator Bill Burt
- Senator Joseph Cervantes
- Senator Richard Martinez
- Senator Cliff Pirtle
- Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen
- Senator Pat Woods
- Representative Paul Bandy
- Representative George Dodge
- Representative Harry Garcia
- Representative Rodolfo S. Martinez
Oregon
- Senator Bill Hansell
- Representative Brad Witt
Utah
- Senator Jacob Anderegg
- Senator Margaret Dayton
- Senator Jani Iwamoto
- Senator Ralph Okerlund
- Representative Gage Froerer
- Representative Timothy Hawkes
- Representative Scott Sandall
Washington
- Senator Judy Warnick
Wyoming
- Senator Larry Hicks
Past Events
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2020 Virtual Annual Meeting
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSG West hosted a first of its kind virtual Annual…
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74th CSG West Annual Meeting
Mark your calendar for the 74th CSG West Annual Meeting to be hosted September 28 – October 1,…
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News & Updates
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SLLC Files Supreme Court Brief in Waters of the United States Case
In Sackett v. EPA the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the proper test for determining when wetlands…
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Supreme Court Allows Clean Water Act Rule to Stay in Effect
In Louisiana v. American Rivers, the U.S. Supreme Court has prevented a California district court decision from…
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Bureau of Reclamation Announces Funding Opportunity for Drought Resiliency
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation recently announced a funding opportunity for WaterSMART Drought…
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Commissioner Mitchell Statement on Lake Powell Elevation 3525′
March 16, 2021 (Denver, CO) – As of March 15, Lake Powell, a major reservoir that feeds water to…
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Western Governors’ Association Offers Recommendations for 2023 Farm Bill
In a recent letter to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Jim Ogsbury, Executive…
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Proposed changes for agricultural water requirements in the Food Modernization and Safety Act (FSMA)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a proposed rule change to the Food Modernization and Safety…
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