Restoring the West's Fair Share Act of 2008

1. Supported legislation to rectify unequal federal-state royalty fund revenue-sharing for federal oil and gas leases (H.R. 5238); 2. Opposed the current Congressional moratorium on opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas exploration and extractions; 3. Opposed congressional efforts to maintain a moratorium on commercial oil shale development in Western states; 4. Opposed legislation to force domestic oil and gas producers to give up federal leases prematurely (H.R. 6251 and related legislative vehicles); 5. Supported pro-domestic energy production legislation, including all provisions of S. 2958 and H.R. 6384; 6. Opposed Congressional efforts to repeal the Mineral Leasing Act's deferred bonus bid system for federal coal leases; 7. Continued educating policymakers on the importance of assuring full and responsible implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including: Section 368 (Western Energy Corridors); Section 1221 (Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors); Section 369 (Oil and Tar Sands Leasing); 8. Continued educating policymakers on the current technical status and future promise of various clean fuel technologies; 9. Supported legislation to clarify cost-sharing requirements (associated with site security) attributable to power and water customers at federal hydropower dams (H.R. 1662/S. 1258).