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WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...

Published on June 11, 2024
“Good Samaritans” are entities that voluntarily clean up abandoned mine sites.  These Good Samaritans face potential liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA)...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2024-08, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the ...

Published on June 11, 2024

WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

Published on July 28, 2022
The resolution recognizes the complex relationship between western communities and the landscapes that sustain them.  Our lands offer economic opportunity, ecological ben...
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Agriculture

WGA Policy Resolution 2023-01, Working Lands, Working Communities

Published on July 28, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution articulates Western Governors’ policy on the management of recreation and tourism on public lands. Governors support public access and sustainable outdoo...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-12, Recreation and Tourism on Public Lands

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 30, 2022
This resolution addresses invasive species management and adds substantial new policy, including: a call to address the destructive relationship between invasive grasses and w...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-11, Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases

Published on June 30, 2022
Federally owned lands are widespread throughout western states and are often interspersed with state, tribal, county, municipal, and private lands. This ownership pattern comp...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-10, Federal-State Land Exchanges and Purchases

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 30, 2022
The resolution establishes Western Governors’ policy on radioactive materials management. Specifically, the resolution supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s saf...
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Energy

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-09, Radioactive Materials Management

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy

Published on June 30, 2022
Western Governors support building on the 1970 Mining and Minerals Policy Act with legislation and policies that unlock our domestic mineral potential and ensure access to met...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-08, National Minerals Policy

Published on June 30, 2022

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Weste...

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Western States: Access to quality physical and behavioral health care services is an important facto...
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Healthcare

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-07, Physical and Behavioral Health Care in Weste...

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation: Mitigation plays an important role in wildlife management and conservation, and Western Governors use mitigation progra...
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Environmental Management

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-06, Compensatory Mitigation

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity

Published on December 10, 2021
Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity: The cybersecurity of their states and the nation is a high priority for Western Governors.  In this renewed resolution, Wes...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-05, Cybersecurity

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-04, Foreign Visitor Preclearance

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-04, Foreign Visitor Preclearance: Governors support the expanded use of air preclearance operations at foreign airports to streamline internati...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-04, Foreign Visitor Preclearance

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-03, Workforce Development in the Western United ...

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-03, Workforce Development in the Western United States: Western Governors call for expanding work-based learning, supporting high-quality caree...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-03, Workforce Development in the Western United ...

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-02, Air Quality Protection and Management

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-02, Air Quality Protection and Management: In this updated resolution, Western Governors communicate the importance of cooperative federalism i...
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Air Quality

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-02, Air Quality Protection and Management

Published on December 10, 2021

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-01, Energy in the West

Published on December 10, 2021
WGA Policy Resolution 2022-01, Energy in the West: In this updated and expanded resolution, Western Governors communicate their collective energy policy priorities for th...
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Economic Development

WGA Policy Resolution 2022-01, Energy in the West

Published on December 10, 2021

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