NATURAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 2018 Legislative Summit | July 30- August 2 L.A. Convention Center | 1201 S Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90015 NCSL Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Infrastructure TABLE OF CONTENTS NRI COMMITTEE MEMBERS ............................................................................ 3 NRI COMMITTEE AGENDA ............................................................................... 7 NRI COMMITTEE ONLINE RESOURCES .....................................................14 BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA .......................................................................15 POLICY SUMMARIES ........................................................................................16 POLICY DIRECTIVES AND RESOLUTIONS ................................................19 NCSL STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS Updated July 26, 2018 NCSL’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee is one of nine NCSL Standing Committees. These committees are vital to NCSL’s successful representation of state interests in Washington, D.C., and the facilitation of policy innovation among state and territorial legislatures. Please contact any of the committee staff for details about the committee, state-federal policies under its jurisdiction, or upcoming meetings and events. COMMITTEE OFFICERS Co-Chair: Representative Curt A. McCormack, Vermont Staff Co-Chair: Gene Hogan, South Carolina Co-Chair: Representative Ed Orcutt, Washington Staff Co-Chair: Hope Stockwell, Montana Vice Chair: Senator Justin R. Cronin, South Dakota Staff Vice Chair: Sean Hamel, North Carolina Vice Chair: Senator Tyson R. Larson, Nebraska Staff Vice Chair: Jason Powell, Virginia Vice Chair: Representative Chuck W. McGrady, North Carolina Staff Vice Chair: Brandon White, Kentucky Vice Chair: Representative Andrew J. McLean, Maine Vice Chair: Representative Mary M. Mushinsky, Connecticut Vice Chair: Representative Dan Saddler, Alaska Co-Chair Co-Chair Rep. Curt McCormack, VT Rep. Ed Orcutt, WA Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Sen. Justin Cronin, SD Sen. Tyson Larson, NE Rep. Chuck McGrady, NC Rep. Andrew McLean, ME Vice Chair Vice Chair Rep. Mary Mushinsky, CT Rep. Dan Saddler, AK 3 | P a g e COMMITTEE STAFF NCSL D.C. Office: Ben Husch and Kristen Hildreth NCSL Denver Office: Jennifer Schultz COMMITTEE MEMBERS * indicates a member of NRI’s Policy Working Group Alabama Sen. Ray Scott Sen. Nan G. Orrock Rep. B. Patrick Bauer Sen. Gerald Allen Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg Rep. Don L. Parsons Tyler Campbell (staff) Rep. Alan Baker Sen. Nancy J. Todd Rep. Allen M. Peake Sen. Ed Charbonneau Sen. Gerald O. Dial Rep. Donald E. Valdez Rep. Alan T. Powell Rep. Sean R. Eberhart Rep. Lynn Greer Sen. Rachel Zenzinger Rep. Jay Powell Kelly Edwards (staff) Sen. William L. Holtzclaw Rep. Trey Rhodes Rep. Bill Friend Rep. Richard J. Lindsey Connecticut Rep. Dale Rutledge Sen. Susan Glick Sen. Steve Livingston Lee Hansen (staff) Rep. Jason Shaw Jack Halloran (staff) Rep. David R. Sessions Janet Kaminski Leduc (staff) Sen. Freddie Powell Sims Jessica Harmon (staff) Sen. Cam Ward Rep. Gail Lavielle Rep. Lynn R. Smith Sen. Eric A. Koch Sen. Tom Whatley Emanuel Merisotis (staff) Rep. Mickey Stephens Rep. Donald J. Lehe Kristen Miller (staff) Rep. Kevin K. Tanner Sen. Jim Merritt Jr. Alaska Sen. Marilyn V. Moore Matt Taylor (staff) Rep. Ed Soliday* Sen. Cathy A. Giessel Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky* Rep. Thomas K. Taylor Rep. Mike Speedy Linda Hay (staff) Bradford Towson (staff) Rep. Sam L. Watson Rep. Heath R. VanNatter Rep. DeLena M. Johnson Chris Zavagnin (staff) Sen. John K. Wilkinson Rep. David A. Wolkins Rep. Scott J. Kawasaki Sen. Anna I. MacKinnon Delaware Hawaii Iowa Rep. Mark A. Neuman Rep. William J. Carson Jr. Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino Rep. Charles Isenhart Rep. Dan Saddler* Sen. Stephanie Hansen Rep. Richard P. Creagan Theresa Kehoe (staff) Rex Shattuck (staff) Rep. Debra J. Heffernan Rep. Lynn P. DeCoite Jace Mikels (staff) Rep. Geran Tarr Sen. Gerald W. Hocker Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz Julie Simon (staff) Rep. John A. Kowalko* Rep. Beth K. Fukumoto Arizona Sen. Harris B. McDowell III Sen. G. Mike Gabbard Kansas Sen. Karen E. Fann Rep. Edward S. Osienski Rep. Cedric S.A. Gates Rep. Tom Cox Sen. Gail Griffin Rep. W. Charles Paradee Rep. Sharon E. Har Rep. Shannon G. Francis* Gina Kash (staff) Rep. Daniel Holt Sen. Mike Petersen Sen. Lisa A. Otondo District of Columbia Rep. Kaniela Ing Rep. Richard J. Proehl Sen. Frank Pratt CM. Charles Allen Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye* Rep. Samuel S. Kong Kentucky Arkansas Florida Rep. Christopher K.C. Lee Sen. Jared K. Carpenter Rep. Fred Allen Kara Collins-Gomez (staff) Rep. Nicole E. Lowen Sen. C.B. Embry Jr. Sen. Ronald R. Caldwell Sen. Audrey L. Gibson* Rep. Lauren N.K. Matsumoto Rep. David Hale Rep. Jack Fortner* Thomas Hamby (staff) Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara Katherine Halloran (staff) Sen. Keith M. Ingram William Howard (staff) Rep. Sean A. Quinlan Sen. Ernie L. Harris Jr. Rep. Jack Ladyman Reynold Meyer (staff) Sen. Gilbert R. Riviere Jay Hartz (staff) Sen. Terry Rice Alex Regalado (staff) Sen. Russell E. Ruderman Sen. Paul R. Hornback Rep. Marcus E. Richmond Lucretia Shaw Collins (staff) Rep. Cynthia H. Thielen Tanya Monsanto (staff) Sen. Gary D. Stubblefield Teresa B. Tinker (staff) Sen. Laura H. Thielen Sen. Brandon D. Smith Rep. Ryan I. Yamane John Snyder (staff) California Georgia Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chuck Truesdell (staff) Assemb. Richard H. Bloom Rep. Mandi L. Ballinger Sen. Johnny Ray Turner Assemb. Mark W. Stone Rep. Tommy Benton Idaho Brandon White (staff)* Rep. Jon G. Burns Rep. Thomas E. Dayley* Colorado Rep. Kevin C. Cooke Rep. Terry F. Gestrin Louisiana Rep. Jennifer James Arndt* Abby Day (staff) Rep. Clark Kauffman Rep. Stuart J. Bishop Sen. Randy L. Baumgardner Rep. Robert L. Dickey Sen. Jim Patrick Rep. Kenneth E. Havard David Beaujon (staff) Rep. Terry L. England Rep. Jeff D. Thompson Su King (staff) Matt Becker (staff)* Rep. Bubber Epps Jr. Rep. Terry C. Landry Jennifer Berman (staff) Sen. Steve Gooch Illinois Rep. Christopher J. Leopold Sen. John B. Cooke III Rep. Trey Kelley Rep. Marcus C. Evans Jr.* Tyler McCloud (staff) Sen. Don L. Coram Rep. David W. Knight Sen. David Koehler Sen. Francis C. Thompson Sen. Kerry Donovan Rep. Dominic F. LaRiccia Becky Locker (staff) Sen. Leroy M. Garcia Rep. Charles E. Martin Jr. Laura Sinclair (staff) Maine Jason Gelender (staff) Rep. Thomas A. McCall Steve Thomas (staff) Sen. Michael E. Carpenter Rep. Christopher J. Hansen Rep. John D. Meadows Amanda Wallen (staff) Rep. Owen D. Casas Sen. Matt Jones Rep. Gregory A. Morris Sen. Ronald F. Collins Sen. Vicki Marble Rep. Chad Nimmer Indiana Sen. Scott W. Cyrway Thomas Morris (staff) Rep. Randy O. Nix Rep. Terri Jo Austin Rep. Jessica L. Fay 4 | P a g e Sen. Geoffrey M. Gratwick Rep. Donald H. Wong Joe Kolman (staff) Sen. George Munoz Rep. Denise P. Harlow Leanne Kurtz (staff) Rep. Greg Nibert Rep. Andrew J. McLean* Michigan Rep. Ryan Lynch Sen. Mary Papen Sen. David R. Miramant Rep. Sue Allor Jason Mohr (staff) Sen. John Pinto Rep. Jeffrey K. Pierce Loanna Ammerman (staff) Megan Moore (staff) Sen. Cliff Pirtle Sen. Thomas B. Saviello Ryan Bergan (staff) Sonja Nowakowski (staff) Sen. Nancy Rodriguez Rep. Scott W. Strom John Bollman (staff) Sue O'Connell (staff) Sen. William Sharer Julie Cassidy (staff) Sen. J.P. Pomnichowski Sen. Benny Shendo* Maryland Rep. Triston Cole Sen. Jon C. Sesso Sen. John Smith Del. Pamela G. Beidle Dan Dundas (staff) Rep. Ray L. Shaw Sen. Jeff Steinborn Del. Andrew Cassilly Katie Hoeksema (staff) Rep. Derek Skees Sen. Mimi Stewart Del. Dereck E. Davis Rep. Gary Howell Rep. Bridget Smith Sen. Peter Wirth Sen. George C. Edwards Josiah Kissling (staff) Hope Stockwell (staff)* Sen. Pat Woods Del. Robert L. Flanagan Rep. Beau M. LaFave Sen. Jeffrey W. Welborn Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo Suzanne Lowe (staff) New York Del. Barbara A. Frush Sarah Smock (staff) Nebraska Assemb. Kevin A. Cahill Del. Tawanna P. Gaines* Glenn Steffens (staff) Sen. Joni Albrecht Del. Anne Healey Neil Weinberg (staff) Sen. Lydia N. Brasch North Carolina Del. Jay A. Jacobs Sen. Steve Erdman Rep. John R. Bradford III Del. Sally Y. Jameson Minnesota Kate Gaul (staff) Jeff Cherry (staff) Del. Cory V. McCray Rep. Connie Bernardy Sen. Rick Kolowski Timothy Dale (staff) Sen. Thomas M. Middleton Brad Hagemeier (staff) Sen. John L. Kuehn Rep. Jimmy W. Dixon Del. Charles J. Otto Rep. Rick Hansen* Sen. Tyson R. Larson* Wendy Graf Ray (staff) Sen. Paul G. Pinsky Rep. Frank D. Hornstein Sen. Anna Wishart Jeff Grimes (staff) Robert K. Smith (staff) Rep. Debra Kiel Sen. Rick W. Gunn Del. Dana M. Stein Andrew Lee (staff) Nevada Sean Hamel (staff)* T. Patrick Tracy (staff) Chris Zempel (staff) Assemb. Christopher Brooks Rep. Pricey Harrison Sen. Ronald N. Young Sen. Peter J. Goicoechea Jeff Hudson (staff) Mississippi Assemb. Heidi A. Swank Sen. Brent Jackson Massachusetts Rep. Charles Busby* Assemb. Jim F. Wheeler Peter Ledford (staff) Sen. Michael J. Barrett Rep. Larry Byrd Rep. Pat McElraft Thomas Bonarrigo (staff) Sen. Deborah J. Dawkins New Hampshire Jennifer McGinnis (staff) Rep. Tackey Chan Robert Dowdle Jr (staff) Rep. Robert A. Backus Rep. Chuck W. McGrady* George Chapman IV (staff) Rep. Casey Eure Rep. Richard W. Barry Jennifer Mundt (staff) Sen. Cynthia S. Creem Sen. Thomas A. Gollott Rep. John A. Graham Sara E. Nienow (staff) Rep. Mark J. Cusack Sen. Billy Hudson Michael Kane (staff) Giles Perry (staff) Rep. Carolyn C. Dykema Sen. Robert L. Jackson Michael J. Landrigan (staff) Chris Saunders (staff) Christopher D. Eicher (staff) Dwan Johnson (staff) Rep. John T. O'Connor Rep. Phil Shepard Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante Rep. Robert L. Johnson III Rep. Sherman A. Packard Rep. Bob Steinburg Rep. Michael J. Finn Rep. John T. Lamar Kevin P. Ripple (staff) Rep. John D. Szoka Heather Friedmann (staff) Rep. Steve E. Massengill Christopher M. Shea (staff) Rep. John A. Torbett Rep. Susan Williams Gifford Oona McKenzie (staff) Rep. Steven D. Smith Sen. Anne M. Gobi Rep. Ken Morgan Rep. George E. Sykes North Dakota Rep. Thomas A. Golden Jr. Rep. Bill Pigott Rep.