Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee

All matters pertaining to air, water, energy, and land use, including water resources/management, stormwater, pesticides, air quality standards, climate change, solid, hazardous, and nuclear waste handling, transport, and disposal, national energy policy, renewable/alternative energy, alternative fuel vehicles, energy facility siting, electricity utility restructuring, pipeline safety, oil spills, superfund/brownfields, eminent domain, land use, coastal management, oceans, parks and recreation.

2013 Legislative Priorities: Environment, Energy & Land Use from NACoPresents

From the Washington Watch

Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act
- May 17, 2013
NACo Supports Senate Water Resources Development Act
- May 13, 2013
Technical Assistance Grants for Pipeline Safety
- May 13, 2013
New Report Explores Emerging Wastewater Management Technologies
- May 13, 2013
Water Affordability Dialogue with EPA and Local Government Partners Begins
- May 3, 2013

Featured Environment, Energy and Land Use Documents

Fact Sheets

Committee Chair

Supervisor Salud Carbajal
Santa Barbara County, CA

Committee Staff:

Julie Ufner
202.942.4269

Committee Members

Committee Members

Policy Platform and Resolutions

2012-2013 Environment, Energy and Land Use Platform/Resolutions

NACo Conference Materials

Trends in Waste Management, Susan Robinson, WM (Leg 2013)
A presentation by Susan Robinson, Federal Public Affairs Director, Waste Management, on the Trends in Solid Waste Management. The presentation was made before NACo's Land Use/Solid Waste Subcommittee (EELU) on March 2, 2013 at NACo's Legislative Conference.
Upcoming Changes to EPA's Stormwater Regs - Connie Bosma, EPA (Leg 2013)
A presentation by Connie Bosma, EPA, on EPA's upcoming stormwater regulations. The presentation occurred before NACo's Water Quality Subcommittee (EELU) for the 2013 Legislative Conference.
EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing in Drinking Water - Jeanne Briskin, EPA (Leg 2013)
Presentation by Jeanne Briskin, EPA, before the Energy/Renewables Subcommittee (EELU).
Natural Gas - Lou Hayden, WPX Energy (Leg 2013)
Prentation before the Energy/Renewables Subcommittee (EELU).
Regulatory Development at EPA - Laura Free, EPA (Leg 2013)
Presentation before the Air Quality Subcommittee (EELU).
U.S. EPA Brownfields Funding Opportunities (Leg 2013)
Presentation by David Lloyd, Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, EPA, before the Land Use/Solid Waste Subcommittee (EELU)
Upcoming Air Regulations/Legislation That May Impact Local Governments (Leg 2013)
Presentation by Erika Young, National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) before the Air Subcommittee (EELU)

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