Proper Role of Government

Governor Otter believes that the proper role of government has allowed the following over the last four years:

• Saving taxpayer money by reaching a Snake River water rights settlement with Idaho Power.
• Leveling the playing field for non-Indian fuel retailers across Idaho by negotiating agreements with the Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock and Kootenai tribes.  
• Reducing grass-field residue burning in northern Idaho without putting growers out of business.
• Protecting the drinking water for hundreds of thousands of Idahoans with waste cleanup agreements at the Idaho National Laboratory.
• Putting Idaho in charge of managing – and hunting – wolves imposed on us by the Feds. 
• Managing the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer for the long-term good of all Idahoans.

Constitution of the United States
Constitution of the State of Idaho