Energy, Environment and Agriculture
Task Force Description
The Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force operates under the principles of free-market environmentalism, that is to promote the mutually beneficial link between a robust economy and a healthy environment, to unleash the creative powers of the free market for environmental stewardship, and to enhance the quality and use of our natural and agricultural resources for the benefit of human health and well-being.
The Task Force works to develop model policy in a wide variety of issue areas, including energy, public lands, chemical regulation, agricultural technology, regulatory reform, air and water quality, federal-state relations, environmental health, waste management, rural development, and property rights.
The Task Force launched the EPA Regulatory Train Wreck Initiative to ensure states remain the first among equals with the federal government on environmental regulation. In addition, ALEC’s efforts are intended to maintain the important balance of rational environmental protection with economic progress. The initiative focuses on pending and proposed EPA regulations and the cooperative federalism intent of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.
Meeting Information
Wednesday, Dec. 3
1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m. Call to order, Approval of the Prior Meeting’s Minutes, and Task Force Announcements
Subcommittee Report
Readout from the ALEC 2025 Energy and Technology Academy
Discussion: How the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Impacts State Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Policy
Discussion: Nuclear Energy Update
Discussion: EPA and Transportation Policy Update
Discussion: Agriculture Update from USDA
Discussion: Wildfire and Disaster Preparedness
Consideration of New Model Policies
- State Energy Facility Siting and Permit Certainty Act
- Act to Allow for Consumer Regulated Electric Utilities
- Overturn Prohibitions and Establish a Nuclear Coordinator Act
- Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act
- Electricity Reliability Act
- Competitive Transmission and Permitting Reform Act
- Ending Rate of Return on Premature Closures Act
- Limiting Conservation Easements Duration Act
- Solar Developments Clean Land Act
Draft Policies
- State Energy Facility Siting and Permit Certainty Act.
- Ending Rate of Return on Premature Closures Act
- Act to Allow for Consumer Regulated Electric Utilities
- Overturn Prohibitions and Establish a Nuclear Coordinator (OPEN) Act
- Electricity Reliability Act
- State Sovereignty Through Local Coordination Act
All Model Policies
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State Energy Facility Siting and Permit Certainty Act. Draft
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “State Energy Facility Siting and Permit Certainty Act.” Section 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: 1.“Siting authority” means the state agency or committee designated by statute to make siting…
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Ending Rate of Return on Premature Closures Act Draft
Preamble: Numerous utilities and regulatory agencies have recently moved to voluntarily close coal and natural gas power plants before their full, useful life expired. When such electric plants are prematurely shuttered, significant debt may yet be remaining. Despite incurring what should be a loss for their ill-advised…
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Act to Allow for Consumer Regulated Electric Utilities Draft
Section 1. Legislative Findings and Purpose. The Legislature finds that: Reliable, affordable, and sufficient electricity supply is vital to economic growth and public welfare. New industrial, commercial, and data-center developments require rapid access to electricity supplies without shifting costs or risks to existing…
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Overturn Prohibitions and Establish a Nuclear Coordinator (OPEN) Act Draft
Section 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the “OPEN Act — Overturn Prohibitions & Establish a Nuclear Coordinator Act.” Section 2. Purpose The purposes of this Act are to advance the state’s interest in reliable and affordable energy supply:…
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Electricity Reliability Act Draft
Section 1.Definitions A. “Residential energy backup system” means a backup energy system, and any associated infrastructure and equipment, installed at a residential property that is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of electricity to the residence or has a storage capacity of no more than 100…
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Resolution in Support of Veterinary Telehealth Modernization Principles Final
WHEREAS, laws and regulations should allow veterinarians to practice the full extent of their professional training and expertise through telehealth; WHEREAS, all veterinarians should be free to deliver telehealth services; WHEREAS, clients should be able to access telehealth services for their animals from licensed veterinarians in other states; WHEREAS, no…