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Government Affairs & Legislation NWFPA's Government Affairs program includes the development of policy and strategy for addressing issues of interest; encourages involvement in legislative and electeral processes by company managers, NWFPA member employees, industry suppliers and coalitions; developes and advocates industry positions to state legislatures and agencies through the use of staff, members, and consultants; informs the public of industry issues; and monitors and evaluates industry effectiveness in federal government affairs. NWFPA also coordinates with national and regional associations on issue monitoring, analysis, policy and strategy whenever it is consistent with NWFPA's mission. REGIONAL FEDERAL HR 554, The Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, letter in support
OREGON NWFPA's 2005 Oregon Legislative Issues Collective Bargaining - HB3258 Removes Expemptions for Farm Workers from Oregon's Collective Bargaining Law
Oregon Competitiveness Oregon Food Processing Tax Relief Legislation - Summary of SB365
- Full text of SB 479
- Articles from area newpapers on SB479 (Capitol Press, The Oregonian, The Statesman Journal)
Wastewater Mixing Zone Ban - Testimony of Craig Smith, NWFPA Environmental Consultant
- "Your Employers and the Oregon Economy All Ask You to Oppose SB555"
- The son of SB 555 Oppose SB 532
Oregon 2005 DEQ Water Quality/Wastewater Permit Reform - SB45 Water Quality Permit Program Improvements Fact Sheet
- Testimony by Craig Smith, NWFPA Environmental Consultant in favor of SB45
- HB5027 DEQ Fee Ratifications
HB 2539 Fee structure and $5 million in General Fund for the Food Safety Inspection Division Senate and House member contact information (Excel file) 2005 Oregon Senate and House Committee Assignments 2004 Oregon General Election Results Click here to view PDF file. AG-PAC is a Political Action Committee representing the interests of agriculture, forestry and natural resource based industries. Oregon's ACT TO END HUNGER Oregon Property Tax Valuation WASHINGTON Competitiveness in Agriculture and Food Processing, presentation to the Washington House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee by Bruce Prenguber, Globalwise Inc., for NWFPA and WFPC. - Washington State Food Processing Industry Gross Sales and Employment by County (download map)
Washington State Agriculture Production by County County economic rankings based on value of production from 2002 Census of Agriculture, USDA (download map)
Manufacturing Research Project: Key Industry Focus Groups (Food manufacturing, aerospace, wood products, and high tech industries.) Employment Legislation 2005 Senate and House Committee Membership Information Washington Fruit & Vegetable Processing and Cold Storage Tax Stimulus Legislation Additional Resources Federal Government: Agencies, Legislation and Elected Officials- THOMAS - Federal Legislative Information on the Internet
- White House - Welcome to the White House
- U.S. House of Representatives - Representative Web sites and email addresses
- U.S. Senate - Senator Web sites and email addresses
- State and Local Government on the Net - Piper Resources public information
- FedWorld - A program of the U.S. Department of Commerce to assist the public in obtaining information on federal agencies
- AgOTC - Agriculture Ocean Transportation Coalition
- AFFI - American Frozen Food Institute
- NFPA - National Food Processors Association
- GMA - Grocery Manufacturers of America
- CLFP - California League of Food Processors
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