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Public Lands Steering Committee

All matters relating to federally owned public lands, including tax immunity problems; shared natural resource payments; payments in lieu of taxes; and federal land management programs.

Chair

• Tim Josi
  Commission Chair
  Tillamook County, OR
  
  

Vice Chairs

• Reta Griffith
  Commissioner
  Pocahontas County, WV
  
  

• Lin F. Hintze
  Commissioner, Chair
  Custer County, ID
  
  

Subcommittee Chairs

• Art Goodtimes
  Commissioner, Chair
  San Miguel County, CO
  - Gateway Communities Subcommittee
  
  

• Mike Murray
  Commissioner
  Lewis And Clark County, MT
  - Federal Land Payments Subcommittee
  
  

• Lesley Robinson
  Commissioner, Chair
  Phillips County, MT
  - Federal Lands Management Subcommittee
  
  

Subcommittee Vice Chairs

• Elizabeth Archuleta
  Supervisor
  Coconino County, AZ
  - Gateway Communities Subcommittee
  
  

• John Ellison
  Commissioner
  Elko County, NV
  - Federal Land Payments Subcommittee
  
  

• Alan D. Gardner
  Commissioner
  Washington County, UT
  - Federal Lands Management Subcommittee
  
  

Members

• Linda Arcularius
  Supervisor, Chair
  Inyo County, CA
  
  

• John Austin
  Commissioner
  Jefferson County, WA
  
  

• Ronald Beimel
  Commissioner
  Elk County, PA
  
  

• Jerry Berry
  Commissioner
  Summers County, WV
  
  

• W. Kay Blackwell
  Commissioner, Chair
  Piute County, UT
  
  

• Joel Bousman
  Commissioner
  Sublette County, WY
  
  

• Jerry Brownlow
  Supervisor, Chair
  Navajo County, AZ
  
  

• Bill Buckhanan
  Commissioner
  Teller County, CO
  
  

• Gregory G. Chilcott
  Commissioner, Chair
  Ravalli County, MT
  
  

• Rhoda C. Coakley
  Clerk
  Chaves County, NM
  
  

• David Conley
  Supervisor
  Douglas County, WI
  
  

• Mike Cooper
  Council Chair
  Snohomish County, WA
  
  

• Troy Crane
  Commissioner
  Baca County, CO
  
  

• Thomas Davidson
  Commissioner
  Summit County, CO
  
  

• Todd Devlin
  Commissioner, Chair
  Prairie County, MT
  
  

• D. Maloy Dodds
  Commissioner, Chair
  Garfield County, UT
  
  

• Tom Fransway
  Commission Chair
  Humboldt County, NV
  
  

• Steven Grasty
  County Judge
  Harney County, OR
  
  

• Charles F. Gruber
  Commissioner
  Baldwin County, AL
  
  

• Mark Habbeshaw
  Commissioner
  Kane County, UT
  
  

• Wilson Hallman
  Supervisor, Chair
  Smith County, MS
  
  

• Patrick Hickerson
  Commissioner
  Fremont County, WY
  
  

• Craig Hitt
  Supervisor
  Lauderdale County, MS
  
  

• Earnest Holder
  Supervisor
  Greene County, MS
  
  

• Luke Hopkins
  Assembly Member
  Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
  
  

• Don R. Hover
  Commissioner
  Okanogan County, WA
  
  

• Annabelle Jaramillo
  Commissioner, Chair
  Benton County, OR
  
  

• James Johnson
  Commissioner
  Cook County, MN
  
  

• John Jones
  Commissioner
  Carbon County, UT
  
  

• Burnham Judd
  Commissioner, Chair
  Coos County, NH
  
  

• Unzell Kelley
  Commissioner
  Coosa County, AL
  
  

• John G. Kines Jr.
  County Administrator
  Prince George County, VA
  
  

• Kevin King
  County Manager
  Swain County, NC
  
  

• Joseph Laurance
  Commissioner
  Douglas County, OR
  
  

• Wally Leimgruber
  Supervisor
  Imperial County, CA
  
  

• Richard Lunt
  Supervisor
  Greenlee County, AZ
  
  

• Roger Mancebo
  Commissioner
  Pershing County, NV
  
  

• Tommie Cline Martin
  Supervisor
  Gila County, AZ
  
  

• John Martin
  Commissioner, Chair
  Garfield County, CO
  
  

• Trilby S. McAffee
  Clerk
  Butte County, ID
  
  

• Michael J. McKee
  Commissioner
  Uintah County, UT
  
  

• Sarah Merklein
  Treasurer
  Catron County, NM
  
  

• Brad Mitzelfelt
  Supervisor
  San Bernardino County, CA
  
  

• Billy W. Moore
  Commissioner
  McKinley County, NM
  
  

• William Newsom
  President, Board of Supervisors
  Sharkey County, MS
  
  

• Steve O'Neil
  Commissioner
  St. Louis County, MN
  
  

• Gene Oakley
  Presiding Commissioner
  Carter County, MO
  
  

• Merrill J. Ott
  Commissioner, Vice President
  Stevens County, WA
  
  

• James A. Palmer
  Supervisor
  Graham County, AZ
  
  

• Dale Patten
  Commissioner
  McKenzie County, ND
  
  

• Julia Patterson
  Council Member
  King County, WA
  
  

• Paul J. Pearce
  Commissioner
  Skamania County, WA
  
  

• Robert K. Pinkerton
  Deputy County Manager/Com Oper.
  Henrico County, VA
  
  

• Bill Pulkrabek
  Commissioner
  Washington County, MN
  
  

• Dave G. Radford
  Commissioner
  Bonneville County, ID
  
  

• Ronny Rardin
  Commissioner, Chairman
  Otero County, NM
  
  

• Jim Rehder
  Commissioner
  Idaho County, ID
  
  

• Gil Riddell
  Policy Manager
  Association of Oregon Counties
  
  
  

• Doug Robertson
  Commissioner
  Douglas County, OR
  
  

• Johnny Rowell
  Supervisor, Chair
  Jasper County, MS
  
  

• Peter Runyon
  Commissioner, Chair
  Eagle County, CO
  
  

• Dan Shoun
  Commissioner
  Lake County, OR
  
  

• Jerry J. Skalsky
  Vice Chair
  Prince George County, VA
  
  

• Peter Sorenson
  Commissioner, Chair
  Lane County, OR
  
  

• Nancy Sorrells
  Supervisor
  Augusta County, VA
  
  

• Lynn H. Stevens
  Commissioner, Chair
  San Juan County, UT
  
  

• Faye Stewart
  Commissioner
  Lane County, OR
  
  

• Derrick Surrette
  Executive Director
  Mississippi Association of Supervisors
  
  
  

• David Tenney
  Supervisor
  Navajo County, AZ
  
  

• Michael Thomas
  Commissioner, Chair
  Barber County, KS
  
  

• Barbara Tierney
  County Clerk
  Custer County, ID
  
  

• Barbara Tierney
  Clerk
  Custer County, ID
  
  

• Jerrie Tipton
  Commissioner
  Mineral County, NV
  
  

• Gordon W. Topham
  Commissioner
  Sevier County, UT
  
  

• Susan Ulrich
  Commissioner
  Comanche County, OK
  
  

• Ron Walter
  Commissioner, Chair
  Chelan County, WA
  
  

• Wallace White
  Commissioner
  La Plata County, CO
  
  

• Lorinda Wichman
  Commissioner
  Nye County, NV
  
  

• Bob Wilcox
  Executive Director
  South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
  
  
  

• Steve Wilensky
  Supervisor, Chair
  Calaveras County, CA
  
  

• George W. Wilkinson
  Commissioner
  Alamosa County, CO
  
  

• Terrence D. Wolf
  Commissioner
  Washakie County, WY
  
  

NACo Staff Liaison

• Ryan Yates
  Associate Legislative Director
  National Association of Counties, DC