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As a member driven organization, efforts to advance resolutions and policy positions are based on the engagement and priorities of our policy committee and programs. Honoring the overall work of our organization, such efforts are intended to promote collaborative and regional solutions. More detailed information about the process and opportunities for policy committees can be found in the resolutions guidelines document linked below.
Operating within an established framework of rules and protocols, CSG West programs allow appointed members the ability to address and pass resolutions or actions related to the objectives of the respective program. Resolutions and actions passed by a program do not require the approval of the CSG West Executive Committee. Details of each program’s rules can be found on the program page.
Resolutions By Year
2024
July 12
Portland, Oregon
RESOLUTION 01-2024
Resolution Harmonizing State & Provincial Approaches to Invasive Species Management
2022
July 22
Boise, Idaho
RESOLUTION 02-2022
Resolution Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the Rural Development Act of 1972
2018
September 13
Snowbird, Utah
POLICY DIRECTIVE 2018-01
Resolution Affirming NAFTA as a Trilateral Agreement
2017
August 19
Tacoma, Washington
POLICY DIRECTIVE 2017-01
Related to State – Federal Relations
2016
September 9
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
RESOLUTION 2016-01
Resolution Supporting the Deployment of Advanced, Innovative Electric Transmission Technology
September 9
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
RESOLUTION 2016-02
Resolution Urging Consumer Protections for Distributed Generation Customers
2015
July 31
Vail, Colorado
RESOLUTION 2015-0x
Resolution Supporting Partnership with WGA on Western Water Issues
July 31
Vail, Colorado
RESOLUTION 2015-0x
Resolution on Animal and Plant Disease Research and Funding
2014
August 13
Anchorage, Alaska
RESOLUTION 2014-03
Resolution on Water-Related Federal Rules, Regulations, Directives, Orders and Policies
2013
August 2
Las Vegas, Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-01
Resolution on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
August 2
Las Vegas, Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-02
Resolution on the Reauthorization of the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Grant Program
August 2
Las Vegas Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-03
Resolution Supporting Increased North American Cooperation and Coordination
August 2
Las Vegas Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-04
Resolution on Combating Aquatic Invasive Species
August 2
Las Vegas Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-05
Resolution in Memoriam of Alan Rosenthal
August 2
Las Vegas Nevada
RESOLUTION 2013-06
Resolution in Memoriam of Arch Lustberg
2012
July 23, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
RESOLUTION 2012-01
Resolution Regarding the Nation’s Deficit Spending and National Debt
2011
August 2
Honolulu, Hawaii
RESOLUTION 2011-03
Regarding U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act
August 2
Honolulu, Hawaii
RESOLUTION 2011-02
Resolution Regarding Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
August 2
Honolulu, Hawaii
RESOLUTION 2011-01
Resolution Regarding Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
2010
September 14
Sun Valley, Idaho
RESOLUTION 10-01
Resolution Regarding Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as proposed by S. 787 and H.R. 5088, in the 111th Congress
2009
October 8
Santa Fe, New Mexico
RESOLUTION 9-01
Resolution CSG-WEST Collaboration with Western Governors’ Association Western Interconnection Planning and Analysis Initiative
October 8
Santa Fe, New Mexico
RESOLUTION 9-02
In Memory of D. Craig Bell
October 8
Santa Fe, New Mexico
RESOLUTION 9-03
Resolution Supporting Open and Reciprocal Trade By and Between the United States, Canada and Mexico
October 8
Santa Fe, New Mexico
RESOLUTION 9-04
Resolution Supporting STEM Education
2006
September 14
Western Governors’ Association Press Release December 21, 2006
August 13
Breckenridge Colorado
- Memorial of Lawrence “Jake” Jacobsen, Nevada Senator 1921-2006
Introduced by the Executive Committee
April 1
San Francisco California
- Memorializing Alfred E. Alquist, Distinguished Former Member of the California State Legislature 1908-2006
Introduced by the Officers of The Council of State Governments-WEST - Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act
Introduced by the Executive Committee
2005
September 30
Energy Letter
Letter to Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Regulatory Commission
2004
September 29
Drought Letter
Letter to U.S. Congress regarding National Preparedness Drought Act
(S. 1454 and H.R. 2871) signed by CSG-WEST Officers
September 29
Anchorage Alaska
- Highway and Transit Program Reauthorization
(Calls For Prompt Enactment Of A Well-Funded, Six-Year Reauthorization Bill)
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee
2003
August 1
Honolulu Hawaii
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Future Project Siting
(Requests the DOE to Locate FutureGen in One of the Western States With Large Coal Deposits)
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee - Urging Western States To Save Energy
(Urges Western State Legislatures To Create A Link To DOE’s Website And To Lead By Example In Saving Energy With A Focus On Natural Gas)
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee - Withdrawal Of The Federal Land Managers Guidance (FLAG) Which Impede Needed Energy Projects
(Requests The FLAG Be Replaced By Complete Federal Agency And Public Reviews)
Introduced by the Energy and Public Lands Committee
2002
July 19
Lake Tahoe Nevada
- Resolution Urging the United States Congress to Compensate Western States for the Impact of Federal Land Ownership on State Education Funding
(more information on APPLE: the Action Plan for Public Lands & Education)
Introduced by the Executive Committee - Nuclear Research and Production
Introduced by the Energy Committee - Environmental Protection Agency and New Source Review
Introduced by the Energy Committee - CSG-WEST Energy Subcommittee On Natural Gas
Introduced by the Energy Committee
2001
July 28
Whistler British Columbia
- In Support of the Development of a Continental Energy Market
Introduced by the Energy Committee - Endangered Species Act of 1973
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee - Management of Drought in the West
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee - Affirming State Sovereignty Over Submerged Lands and Navigable Waters
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee - Canadian Bid For Vancouver Whistler 2010 Olympics
Introduced by the Executive Committee
2000
November 18
San Diego California
- Stopgap Electric Transmission Reliability Management System
Introduced by the Energy Committee - Supporting The Formation Of The Western Interconnection Organization
Introduced by the Energy Committee - The Role Of Collaborative Problem Solving In Western Natural Resources
Introduced by Public Land Policy Committee
1999
July 19
Sun Valley Idaho
- Community Right-To-Know Act And Toxics Release Inventory
Urging congress To Exempt The Mining Industry From The Reporting Requirement of The Toxics Release Inventory
Introduced by the Energy Committee - Protecting Electric System Reliability In The West
Urging Congress To Give Western States A Significant Role In Electric Reliability Decisions
Introduced by the Energy Committee - Calling For The Development Of A Western Platform On Natural Resources Issues
Introduced by Public Lands Policy Committee - Urging Congress Not To Increase Its Land Holdings
Introduced by Public Lands Policy Committee
1998
September 22
Anchorage Alaska
- Civic Education On Representative Democracy
Urging Western State Legislatures To Take Steps To Promote Civic Education On Representative Democracy
Introduced by the Executive Committee - Urging The President And The U.S. Congress To Reject The Report Of The Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission And Consider Dissenting Views
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee - Western Trade Corridors
Calling For Full funding Of The Western Trade Corridors In The TEA-21 Budget And Urging Congress To Concentrate On The Importance Of The West’s Trade Needs And Economic Vitality
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee - Public Access Rights Across Federal Lands
Supporting State And Local Government Legal Actions Exercising Public Access Rights Across Federal Public Lands Granted To The States Under Revised Statue 2477 Dealing With Rights-Of-Ways
Introduced by the Energy and Minerals Committee - North Slope Natural Gas Project
Urging U.S. Congress To Support And Encourage The Development And Completion Of A Plan To Transport And Market The Vast Alaska North Slope Natural Gas Reserves
Introduced by the Energy and Minerals Committee - Urging EPA And U.S. Congress To Refrain From Defining Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant
Electrical Industry Restructuring Committee - Labeling Meat To Identify Country Origin
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee - Maintaining The Free Flow Of People And Goods Across The United States Border
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee - Reaffirming The Founding Documents Of Sovereign States
Introduced by the Public Lands Committee - Pending EPA Regional Haze Rule
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee
1997
- Amendment Of The Illegal Immigration Reform Act
Introduced by the Trade and Transportation Committee - National Monument Fairness Act
Introduced by the Executive Committee - Response To The Draft Report Of The Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
Introduced by the Western Water Policy Committee - Western Regional Presidential Preference Primary
Introduced by the Executive Committee - National Guard Issue
Introduced by the Executive Committee - Statement of Western Political Leaders
Introduced by the Executive Committee