WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency occasionally receives requests from special interest groups to change air quality standards; and WHEREAS federal land management plans include analyses of air quality; NOW, THEREFORE, …
PLNR-00-8-Endangered Species, State Efforts in Recovering
WHEREAS The State of Colorado has had a very successful program focusing primarily on keeping threatened species from being Federally listed under the Endangered Species Act; and WHEREAS The State …
PLNR-02-7-Elk Population Management Efforts In Colorado
WHEREAS a good elk harvest is necessary to maintain balance in fragile ecosystems; and WHEREAS the number of non-resident hunters has drastically decreased in recent years; and WHEREAS Colorado Parks …
PLNR-92-1-DNR, Decentralization of
WHEREAS The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has proposed the decentralization of several division operations to Western Slope locations; and WHEREAS Decentralization of Department of Natural Resources functions will create …
PLNR-96-3-Compensation For Game Damage
WHEREAS Western Colorado land owners lose substantial amounts of habitat each year to wildlife, and the State program for reimbursing that loss is inadequate, and WHEREAS all citizens benefit from …
PLNR-07-1-Climate Change
WHEREAS global climate is changing and human factors appear to be influencing climate change; and WHEREAS observed changes in the environment suggest that these changes have the potential to adversely …
PLNR-02-5-Bear Populations Management Of
WHEREAS from March 1 through September 1 of any calendar year, it is unlawful for any person to kill a black bear by any means including, but not limited to, …
X-04-2-Unfunded Mandates, Opposition To
WHEREAS local governments provide many necessary services to citizens of the Western Slope; and WHEREAS there is increased competition for limited resources available to local governments reducing the flexibility of …
X-97-1-State Meetings, Encouraging Western Slope Participation
WHEREAS numerous state advisory boards and committees exist in various state departments and divisions, with membership including many representatives of Western Colorado, and WHEREAS the meetings of such boards and …
X-02-1-Review Period for Proposed State Legislation
WHEREAS: Colorado legislators may introduce as many as five bills during each legislative session, not including legislation that makes appropriations or bills that are recommend by committees that meet between …
X-10-1-Local Administration of Colorado’s Human Services System, Support of
WHEREAS the Governor’s Child Welfare Action Committee (CWAC) established by Executive Order B 006 08 on April 16, 2008, examined the child welfare system over the course of eighteen months …
X-04-1-Frivolous Lawsuits, Opposition to
WHEREAS it is the right of every citizen to bring forth suit against another to seek redress for damages, and WHEREAS some citizens and corporations have abused this right by …
X-01-2-Congressional Districts – Keeping the Western Slope in One Congressional District
WHEREAS CLUB 20 has represented Western Colorado as an effective “Voice of the Western Slope” for over half a century; and WHEREAS the Third Congressional district, as presently configured, represents …
X-01-1-Citizen Initiatives and Legislative Referenda Processes
WHEREAS CLUB 20 endorses and supports the right of the citizens to petition their government, and WHEREAS the Colorado constitution is subject to amendment by two processes, one by action …
X-96-2-Boards and Commissions and Cabinet Members
WHEREAS positions on boards and commissions are currently filled by the Governor in accordance with standards for geographic and political diversity, and expertise that is appropriate to the individual board …
HC-03-8-Uninsured Underinsured Persons Reducing The Number Of
Whereas CLUB 20 recognizes that the growing number of uninsured persons due to the increasing cost of health insurance and decreasing options for quality health service is an urgent problem; …
HC-03-4-Managed Health Care
WHEREAS Club 20 recognizes that managed care is an important part of the health care system by reducing to consumers overall costs of maintaining the system and providing more competitive …
HC-03-3-Malpractice Lawsuits And Insurance Costs
Whereas CLUB 20 recognizes that malpractice lawsuits are a factor that drives insurance costs higher due to: Creating an environment of defensive and overly-aggressive health treatment prescriptions by providers, and …
HC-03-2-Individual Responsibility In Health Care
WHEREAS all citizens must help solve Colorado’s health care issues; and WHEREAS consumers must assume greater responsibility for their health care and must have the opportunity to be educated about …
HC-11-3-HIGH NEED POOL
WHEREAS 10% of the population currently generates approximately 70% of health care costs; and WHEREAS we recognize that any one of us or our families could fall into such a …
HC-11-2-Health Insurance Exchange Principles
WHEREAS CLUB 20 has adopted several policies encouraging competition in the health care arena; WHEREAS the State of Colorado created a health insurance exchange called Connect for Health Colorado; and …
HC-09-1-Health Information Technology
WHEREAS broad use of health information technology will: Improve health care quality, Prevent medical errors, Reduce health care costs, Increase administrative efficiencies, Decrease paperwork, and Expand access to affordable care, …
HC-03-7-Health Care System Efficiency
WHEREAS CLUB 20 recognizes the importance of a competitive health care marketplace and the value of maximizing efficiency of the health care system for the benefit of consumers, NOW, THEREFORE, …
HC-05-3-Health Care Principles
All Coloradans must work together to help solve Colorado’s health care challenges. Consumers must assume greater responsibility for, and Colorado State Government should enact policies, procedures and laws which …
HC-05-1-Health Care Legislation Assessing Impacts
WHEREAS rural communities have very limited resources with which to provide health care services, and WHEREAS broad geographic service areas pose huge limitations on the availability of options and access …
HC-12-1-Health Care Intergration
WHEREAS health care communities in Western Colorado have received recognition for delivering high quality cost effective medical care; and WHEREAS such outcomes are the result of cooperation and shared accountability …
HC-03-5-Government’s Role In Health Care
WHEREAS CLUB 20 recognizes that the current health care system is built upon state and federal entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and that such programs – while a …
HC-09-2-Government Run Public Health Insurance Plan
WHEREAS CLUB 20 supports health care reform efforts to expand access, improve quality and create a more efficient health care delivery system, and WHEREAS the current system has not adequately …
HC-11-1-End-of-Life Care
WHEREAS the people of the communities in Western Colorado believe that quality of life is important for persons of all ages; and WHEREAS education is an important component of decisions …
HC-03-1-Cost-Shifting Of Health Care Services
WHEREAS health care is a basic need of everyone; and WHEREAS cost-shifting – discounting costs for one group and increasing costs for another – usually results in increased health care …
HC-13-1-Behavioral Health Units, Support of
WHEREAS Club 20 has seen the imminent need to support, nurture and heal vulnerable citizens suffering from behavioral health and substance abuse issues, and understanding the importance of decreasing record-level …
HC-14-02-CLUB 20 Resolution On Aging
WHEREAS The United States and Colorado face a historic demographic shift over the next 50 years. As unprecedented numbers of workers retire and longevity increases, the percentage of the population …
EN-11-1-Western Slope Mineral Energy Resources, Support of
WHEREAS the Western Slope is blessed with abundant mineral energy resources; and WHEREAS the responsible development and use of mineral energy resources, including coal, uranium, natural gas, and oil, is …
EN-95-1-U.S. Geological Survey
WHEREAS efforts to balance the federal budget have resulted in various legislative proposals to abolish certain federal agencies; and WHEREAS at least one proposal would include abolishing the U.S. Geological …
EN-09-1-Taxes on Western Colorado’s Energy Industries
WHEREAS ongoing tax and compliance policies established and proposed by the Administration and/or Congress, have significant implications on investments in Western Colorado’s energy industries; and WHEREAS Western Colorado’s energy industries …
EN-02-1-Severance Tax Revenues Oppose Redirecting
WHEREAS by statute, severance tax revenues are split evenly between the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Local Affairs with half of the DNR half deposited into the Operational …
EN-08-1-Rules Concerning The Development of Colorado’s Oil & Gas Reserves
WHEREAS Colorado has large reserves of oil and natural gas and the development of these reserves is not only an important economic opportunity for our state, but also an important …
EN-03-2-Roan Plateau Management
WHEREAS the Roan Plateau has long been recognized for its mineral resources, with 56,000 acres set aside as the former Naval Oil Shale Reserve (NOSR), and an estimated one trillion …
EN-03-1-Renewable Energy Resources In Western Colorado Development Of
WHEREAS cost competitive renewable energy technologies and applications are emerging in the marketplace, and WHEREAS the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that Colorado is in the top 12 for wind …
EN-13-01-Renewable Energy and Efficiency
WHEREAS Colorado has one of the highest renewable energy standards in the United States, which has helped renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar, become a measurable portion of …
EN-02-2-Reclamation Of Mined Lands “Good Samaritan” Legislation
WHEREAS thousands of abandoned or inactive mines exist in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States; and WHEREAS abandoned mines can be a source of mine drainage that contributes heavy …
EN-05-2-Oil Shale, Development and Implementation of a National Strategy
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that as much as 1 trillion barrels of recoverable oil may exist within the oil shale deposits of the Green River Formation in …
EN-05-4-Oil & Gas Drilling on Split-Estate Properties
WHEREAS both the agriculture and energy industries are important economic drivers in Western Colorado, and WHEREAS it is important to balance the right of oil and gas owners to access …
EN-01-1-National Energy Policy, Support For
WHEREAS the energy policies of the past are still not working. Our nation continues its dependence on foreign energy and we need to develop a plan that ensures the nation …
EN-05-1-Mineral Leasing Royalties on Naval Oil Shale Reserve Lands, Increasing Local Governments’ Share
WHEREAS both federal and state mineral leasing distribution laws set forth a priority for distribution of these funds to local governments socially or economically impacted by development of the mineral …
EN-09-3-Hydraulic Fracturing, Supporting Exemption for in the Safe Water Drinking Act
WHEREAS the practice of hydraulic fracturing is an important technology for the efficient development of natural gas reserves in much of Western Colorado’s tight sands and Southern Colorado’s coalbed geology …
EN-14-02-Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
WHEREAS Hydraulic fracturing has been conducted over a million times in the United States, is proven and is not a new technology. Hydraulic fracturing has also been used to stimulate …
EN-91-1-Federal Mining Leasing Payments
WHEREAS production of minerals including, oil, and natural gas, and coal on federal lands is authorized under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (as amended). Through that act, each …
EN-10-2-Ethanol, Support for
WHEREAS the ethanol industry in the United States currently blends up to 10 percent (E10) ethanol in gasoline tanks, and WHEREAS ethanol is a clean-burning fuel that naturally adds oxygen …
EN-06-1-Energy Impact Funds, Dedicating To Source Communities
WHEREAS Energy and Mineral development activities in Colorado occur primarily in Western Colorado and The Colorado Department of Local Affairs distributes revenue derived from energy and mineral extraction statewide. These …