WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)

1. Educating policymakers on the implications of proposals to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Activities include support for H.R. 1391, H.R. 2273. 2. Educating policymakers on problems with EPA's risk assessment process (IRIS).

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Interior, Dept of (DOI) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Energy/Nuclear

1. Educating policymakers on the need to work towards energy independence. Continued emphasis on responsible development of the full range of the nation's domestic energy resources (including support for H.R. 1287, S. 706, S. 629, S. 631, H.R. 2018, H.R. 1719, etc.) (continued) 2. Educating policymakers on the need to strengthen and expand the nation's electric transmission system. 3. Educating policymakers on the nexus between a robust domestic energy policy and a strong minerals policy. A particular emphasis has been on critical minerals (including rare earths) and their importance as inputs to a vast array of clean energy, electronics, high tech and defense applications. Activities have included providing input on S. 1113. 4. Stressing the implications of proposed Executive Branch requirements (NEPA, GHG, Climate Adaptation, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, federal land management policies, etc.) that hamper energy and natural resource development projects throughout the West. Support for various regulatory reform efforts to constrain regulatory over-reach (Listed under relevant Issue pages of this report.) 5. Educating policymakers on the need to focus on policies that encourage development of the nation's full range of "clean energy" resolutions and supporting technologies. Activities included support for S. 629, S. 631. 6. Support for H.R. 1996, S. 1061.