In 2023, meetings were held in Reno, NV on May 24, 2023, and in Anchorage, AK on September 14, 2023. Due to the absence of a summer meeting that year, there are no policy positions scheduled to sunset at the 2026 Virtual Summer meeting.

Proposed Position

The Water Quality Committee wished to revisit the position on SRFs, WIFIA, and STAG and ensure that the new format contains updated western state policy perspectives and language that acknowledges the changing federal landscape for these programs.

Position #2026-03 – Support for SRFs, WIFIA, and State & Tribal Assistance Grants (30-day Notice version | ExCom edits)

Consolidated Position

The Executive Committee recommended staff combine several existing policy positions into a new Cooperative Federalism position.

Position #2026-04 – Western Water, State Primacy, and Cooperative Federalism (30-day Notice version | ExCom edits)

The positions included in the consolidation are listed below:

• Position #499 – Regarding Preemption of State Law in Federal Legislation (May 24, 2023)
• Position #503 – Regarding Water-Related Federal Rules, Regulations, Directives, Orders and Policies (May 24, 2023)
• Position #506 – Asserting State Primacy on Protecting Ground Water Quality (Sept. 14, 2023)
• Position #507 – Outlining Actions Federal Agencies Should Take to Expedite State General Stream Adjudications (Sept. 14, 2023)
• Position #515 – State Primacy over Groundwater (March 14, 2024)
• Position #525 – Regarding States’ Water Rights and Natural Flows (October 23, 2024)
• Position #530 – Supporting Migratory Birds and the Management of State Water Rights and Resources (April 25, 2025)