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 Integration
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-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 …
EN-10-3-Colorado’s Coal Industry, Support for
WHEREAS coal is an abundant energy mineral resource in Western Colorado, and WHEREAS Colorado’s coal is in high demand nationally because it has a high Btu and low mercury and …
EN-14-01-CO-2 Standards for Existing Coal Fired Power Plants Under the Clean Air Act Section 111(d)
WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to use Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to propose, by June 1, 2014, “guidelines” for state plans to set standards of …
EN-09-2-Carbon Legislation and Rulemaking, Opposition of
WHEREAS any “Carbon Tax” legislation or regulatory measures (including “Cap and Trade” or the “Clean Power Plan” promulgated pursuant to section 111 (d) of the Clean Air Act or other …
ED-10-1-Seamless Education System
WHEREAS our education system has historically been viewed in a compartmentalized fashion whereby Preschool, K-12 and Post-Secondary institutions operate independently of each other, and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that …
ED-15-1-K-12 Education Funding
WHEREAS the State of Colorado has implemented multiple educational reforms to make sure every child has access to a great teacher and an outstanding principal, but has not changed the …
ED-04-1-Higher Education in Western Colorado, Support of
WHEREAS CLUB 20 believes that a quality higher education, in one or more of its many forms, is virtually a necessity in today’s world for the economic and civic well-being …
ED-11-1-Higher Education Financial Aid Distribution
WHEREAS CLUB 20 counties are the proud host of some of Colorado’s leading institutions of higher education including: Colorado Mesa University, Western State Colorado University, Fort Lewis College, Colorado Mountain …
ED-94-1-Graduate Education, Support for Offering on the Western Slope
WHEREAS graduate programs provide increased opportunities for both individual earning potential and community economic development, and WHEREAS there are limited opportunities for such graduate coursework on the Western Slope; THEREFORE …
ED-93-2-Funding Higher Education Equitably Statewide
WHEREAS State budget difficulties have led to drastic budget cuts to colleges and universities throughout Colorado in recent years; and WHEREAS Club 20 continues to believe strongly in the importance …
ED-10-2-Education Reform
WHEREAS education is the foundation of our civilized and free society and is the best investment that we can make to help ensure a prosperous future, and WHEREAS providing our …
ED-12-2-Education Guiding Principles
**Note: the following serves as a guiding document only. CLUB 20’s Board of Directors and/or Executive Committee reserve the right to interpret and amend this document and the included principles …
BA-15-3-Using Private-Public Partnerships to Help Address Infrastructure Needs
WHEREAS government at all levels – federal, state and local – face financial challenges to construct and maintain a wide range of infrastructural needs, and WHEREAS many Colorado communities …
BA – 06 – 2-Promoting Good Government In Colorado
WHEREAS, while there exist a multitude of organizations which advocate for government policies that benefit their specific constituency, there is currently no mechanism for promoting the foundation concepts of good …
BA – 06 – 3-Planning Colorado’s Future
WHEREAS Colorado has no long-range comprehensive vision of what we want our state to become, and in the absence of such a long-range vision for our state, Colorado’s public policy …
BA – 06 – 1-Investment In And Accountability Of Government
WHEREAS the public’s trust in government is eroding as evidenced by polling data and an increasing number of citizen initiatives that erode representative democracy, and WHEREAS it is not wise …
BA-13-1-Immigration Reform, Support for
WHEREAS CLUB 20 supports immigration reform that reinforces economic strength and stability on a state and federal level that will be viable as the American economy and culture continue to …
BA – 97 – 2-H.R. 1984, Clean Air Regulation Bill
WHEREAS The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed a new ozone and particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard that reduces the standard from PM 10 to PM2. S, and …
BA – 03 – 3-Gallagher Constitutional Amendment, Amendment to
Whereas the Gallagher Amendment to the Colorado constitution (adopted in 1982) requires that out of all property taxes collected statewide each year, taxes on residential property can account for only …
BA-92-1-Enterprise Zones
WHEREAS enterprise zones are vital to the economy of Western Colorado, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that CLUB 20 supports continued use of Enterprise Zone tax credits to diversify local economies, …
TO – 19 – 1-Encouraging Investment In Western Colorado By The Film Industry
WHEREAS Western Colorado is one of the most attractive regions in the United States and provides scenery that is in high demand by the film industry; and WHEREAS in 1998, …
BA – 90 – 2-Economic Development Office West Slope
WHEREAS the Governor’s Office currently funds the position of a Western Colorado Business Development Representative within the Colorado Office of Economic Development, and WHEREAS the Western Slope is a unique …