Archive: Energy

  • ALEC Electricity Transmission Principles March 15, 2013

    Mission Energy production and transmission are critical components of our nation’s economic infrastructure. For economic growth to continue, the expansion and protection of our electricity transmission infrastructure system must be a priority of the states and nation. To that end, the state governments [...]

  • Resolution to Repeal Section 526 March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, Section 526 attempts to prohibit agencies of the government of the United States from purchasing transportation fuels that are derived from alternative or synthetic fuels, including fuels produced from nonconventional petroleum sources; and WHEREAS, the U.S. military and federal [...]

  • Resolution Requesting that the Federal Government Confer and Consult with the States on Management of Public Lands and Energy Resources March 15, 2013

    Whereas, Management of public lands and energy resources has a direct fiscal impact on state economies and state budgets; and  Whereas, Public lands should be managed to encourage environmentally responsible energy development and further restrictions to energy development on public [...]

  • Recycled/Refined Oil Labeling Act March 15, 2013

    Summary:  ALEC’s model recycled/refined Oil Labeling Act is designed to reduce the amount of used oil improperly disposed and increase the amount that is reused by establishing a recycled/re-refined oil standard. Section 1. {Short title} This act shall be known [...]

  • Resolution on Renewable Energy Resources in a Competitive Electricity Marketplace March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, new mandates for taxes, fees, and charges are being proposed by federal lawmakers to subsidize renewable energy projects, including the imposition of “portfolio standards,” as states act to deregulate the electricity marketplace; WHEREAS, all power generation technologies raise environmental [...]

  • Resolution in Support of the Keystone XL Pipeline March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, The United States relies – and will continue to rely for many years – on gasoline, diesel and jet fuel despite the recent focus on renewable and alternative sources of energy, and WHEREAS, In order to fuel our economy, [...]

  • Resolution in Support of Energy Security, Production, Distribution, Environmental Protection and Economic Growth in the United States March 15, 2013

    Whereas, energy affects all aspects of American life and is indispensable for quality of life, economic growth, and the sustainability of modern society, and Whereas, access to energy and the supply of energy will only become more important in the [...]

  • ALEC Energy Principles March 15, 2013

    Mission: To define and promote a comprehensive strategy for energy security, production, and distribution in the states consistent with the Jeffersonian principles of free markets and federalism. Introduction: A National Energy Strategy Energy affects all aspects of American life. It [...]

  • Resolution Urging the President and Congress to Act Expeditiously in Procuring a Site or Sites for the Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste March 15, 2013

    Summary ALEC’s model Resolution Urges the President and Congress to act expeditiously in procuring a site or sites for the storage of high-level radioactive waste. Model Resolution WHEREAS, decades into the commercial use of nuclear power the federal government has [...]