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CUM MISSIONKRS GOV Bill WAIKFR Alaska. C hairman GOV GARY R HERBERT lllah. Vice C hairman GOV SUSAN A MARTINEZ Nc Mexico. Treasurer GOV KAY IVEY Alabama GOV ASA HUTCHINSON Arkansas GOV BRUCE RAINER Illinois GOV ERIC HOLCOMB Indiana GOV MATTHEW G BEVIN Kentucky GOV JOHN BFl FDWARDS Louisiana gov Lawrence;.hogan.jr M ary land GOV PHIL BRVANT M ivsmippi GOV ERIC GREITENS Missouri GOV ANDREW CUOMO New York GOV ROY COOPFR North Carolina GOV DOUG BURGllM North Dakota GOV JOHN R KASK H Ohio GOV MARY FALUN Oklahcma GOV TOM WOLF Pennsylvania GOV HENRY MLMASTHR South Carnlma GOV Blit HASLAM Tennessee GOV GREG ABBOTT Texas GOV TERRY MCAULIFFE Virginia GOV JIM JUSTICE West Virginia GOV MATT MEAD Wyoming ASSOCIATE MEMBERS GOV DOUG DL'CEY Arizona GOV JOHN HICKENLOOPER Colorado EXECUTIVE DIRK. TOR GREGORY t CONRAD Interstate Mining Compact Commission 445-A Carlisle Drive, Herndon. VA 20170 Phone: 703/709-8654 Fax: 703/709-8655 Web Address: www.imcc.isa.us E-Mail: geonrad(a imcc isa.us or bbotsisw imcc isa.us RPr MU NOV 13 Mll.0) OF In[ xCU1ht FTAiililr-\7l November 6. 2017 The Honorable E. Scott Pruitt Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code: 1101A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue. N.W. Washington. DC 20460 Dear Administrator Pruitt: On behalf of the member states of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, our sincere thanks for attending our Mid-Year Meeting in Washington, DC last week and providing the luncheon address. Your remarks were right on the mark and were greatly appreciated by the member states. From my perspective, while we've had some interesting presentations in the past, you really hit it out of the park. All of the issues you touched on were relevant to both our organization and the individual states, so it set the stage for the important discussions that followed. I received many positive comments about your address and appreciate the time you took to provide them. A resolution of appreciation adopted by the member states is attached. We look forward to working with both you and your team to advance our common issues and concerns in the future. Sincerely. Attachment Executive Director "Serving the States for Over 40 YearsM BE IT KNOWN TI/A T: WHEREAS. The Interstate Mining Compact Commission's Mid-Year YIeeting in Washington. DC was honored by the presence of The Honorable E. Scott Pruitt. Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: and WHEREAS, Administrator Pruitt presented the Luncheon Address on October 30. 2017: and WHEREAS, Administrator Pruitt shared valuable insights and information with the 1MCC member states regarding his agency's programs and policies, particularly as they affect state governments; [SOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL VED: That the Interstate Mining Compact Commission expresses its gratitude to Administrator Pruitt for his participation in making this year's Mid-Year Meeting an outstanding success; and I hat the 1MCC recognizes and appreciates Administrator Pruitt's strong support for cooperative federalism. Issued this 1st day of November, 2017 Interstate Mining Compact Commission 445-A Carlisle Drive Herndon, Y'A 20170 The Honorable h. Scott Pruitt Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 1101A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460