Peach Tree Times

State Representative Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville), chairman of the House Industry and Labor Committee, was unanimously elected to serve as vice chair of the Energy and Environment Committee for The Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South). The election took place during the 78th Annual Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) held from July 21 to 25 at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia.

“I am excited to take on a more active role in an organization that I have benefited from since I first got elected,” said Chairman Werkheiser. “Learning what other states are doing makes all of us better policymakers.”

As vice chair of the CSG South Energy and Environment Committee, Chairman Werkheiser will assist the committee’s chair, Louisiana Senator Bob Hensgens, in guiding the committee’s policy focus and projects. This includes programming for the 79th Annual Southern Legislative Conference, scheduled for July 19 to 23, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama.

The CSG South Energy and Environment Committee is comprised of state legislators and legislative staff from the 15 CSG South member states. Recent policy and program issues addressed by the committee include emerging nuclear power technologies, baseload power in Southern states, carbon capture, and liquid natural gas storage.