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NEWS
March 7, 2008
Officers of the Authority re-elected at quarterly meeting. At the regularly quarterly meeting of the Authority, held March 7 in Lake Havasu City AZ, Authority Chairman, Buster Johnson and Vice Chairman Brad Mitzelfelt were reelected for the 2008 calendar year. Chairman Johnson serves as the District 3 Supervisor on the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, and represents that county on the Authority’s Board. Mitzelfelt serves as the District 1 Supervisor on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, and represents that county on the Board. Both were initially elected to serve in the 2007 calendar year.
March 7, 2008
Authority files brief supporting its intervention in the West Mojave and Northern and Eastern Colorado land use plan litigation. Summary judgment hearing scheduled for May 16, 2008, in Federal District Court in San Francisco, CA.
Click here to see the brief filed on behalf of the Authority and the Counties.
February 22, 2008
Executive Director speaks to Desert Tortoise Council at Las Vegas Symposium, stresses partnerships among the Federal and State agencies managing land and wildlife and local governments.
Click here to see the presentation given to the Desert Tortoise Council.
June 27, 2003
QuadState Coalition Notifies Interior Department of Intent to
Sue Over Desert Tortoise Management
Click here to read the news
release
Click here to read the "60-Day
Intent" Letter
Who We Are
The Quadstate Local Governments Authority is a Joint Exercise of Powers Authority established between
seven counties in four Western states. Its member counties are
Mohave County, Arizona; California's Imperial, Kern and San Bernardino Counties; Lincoln
and Nye Counties, Nevada; and Washington County, Utah. The Authority's Board of
Directors, which meets quarterly, is comprised of elected officials representing each of the member counties.
The Authority was organized to provide a multi-county voice on federal natural resource management and public lands issues primarily in the Mojave Desert region. The
Authority advances its policy priorities through legislative and regulatory advocacy and analysis, input regarding land use plans and decisions, and legal action.
The Authority is interested in resource management and balanced multiple use of public lands and public land resources. The Authority also represents the appropriate integrated consideration of private land values by the Federal and State agencies. The Authority seeks implementation of rational resource management strategies that provide for balancing the needs of natural resources with the interests and needs of residents and constituents. It also recognizes and advocates the interests of local government as a partner in providing services and infrastructure to the region. It fully supports science-based resource management and conservation. The Authority supports constructive dialogue among the Federal and State land and wildlife management agencies to ensure sensitivity to regulatory impacts upon local government.
In addition to the basic representation of the Authority on regional issues, the Authority’s staff also represents the three counties bordering the Lower Colorado River, under the Authority’s name, on the Steering Committee for implementing the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan.
Counties within the Mojave and Sonoran Desert regions are encouraged to contact the Authority about membership or cooperation.
Cities within the Mojave and Sonoran Desert regions are encouraged to contact the Authority regarding Associate membership.
Tortoise habitat on the Utah-Nevada border.
County infrastructure within tortoise habitat. Road maintenance activity is necessary to serve citizens, and with current training and awareness programs assures protection of species.
Old windmills continue to serve wildlife water needs in the arid Mojave climatic zone, even after the livestock have been removed.
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