Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley has been appointed to the National League of Cities’ (NLC) 2012 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee.  This Committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control, and solid and hazardous waste management.  The appointment was announced by NLC President Ted Ellis, Mayor of Bluffton, Indiana.

“The natural resources and environment that we enjoy here in the Ozarks are a critical part of both our tourism industry and the quality of life enjoyed by all our residents,” said Presley.  As a member of the committee, Presley will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions, while advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns on Capitol Hill, with the Administration, and at home.

The chair of this year’s Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee is Michael A. Sesma, Council Member from Gaithersburg, Maryland.  Serving as this year’s vice chairs are Matt Applebaum, Mayor of Boulder, Colorado, and Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor of Apple Valley, Minnesota.  For more information on NLC’s other committees and councils, visit http://www.nlc.org/influence-federal-policy/policy-committees.