S22 FAILED BY 1 VOTE

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BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE

Giant Omnibus Bill Goes Down by 1 Vote!!

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

Greg Mumm, BRC's Executive Director, just called me from Washington D.C. He told me that the infamous Omnibus Public Lands bill, commonly known as "S. 22," failed by 1 vote in the House.

The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 had been fast-tracked through the U.S. Senate and had been expected to pass the House earlier today. Tell me one vote doesn't count! The bill is over 1,200 pages long with over 160 different bills, designates 2.2 million acres of Wilderness, identifies three new national parks, 10 national heritage areas, and designates over 1,000 miles of wild and scenic rivers.

We'll have details later. Thanks to all who made calls and emailed on this bill.

Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 10



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For those of you tards who don't keep up on this ..

THIS IS HUGE.

 

[JeepFreak21]

What a huge relief! This is really a great victory!
Billy

 

[cal]

I'm sure the fight isn't over, but yeah, this was huge.

 

[BruceB83]

arty:

For those of you tards who don't keep up on this ..

THIS IS HUGE.

:roflmao:

 

[DaJudge]

I'm sure the fight isn't over, but yeah, this was huge.

You can be sure the fight isn't over! But this is certainly a step in the right direction!

arty:

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

Glad to hear it failed. Do we have a voting record on this? I'd like to know how my rep voted.

 

[cal]

You have all of the information I have at this time.

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

Found it.

If your congressman voted yes, yell at them. If they voted no, thank them.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll117.xml

 

[cal]

Found it.

If your congressman voted yes, yell at them. If they voted no, thank them.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll117.xml

My asshat voted yes, and I have already written a very stern email.

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

My asshat voted yes, and I have already written a very stern email.

Who is yours, Sherman?

I've got Gallegly, he voted no. Thats probably the first time I've ever written a nice email to a politician.

 

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Schiff.

http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/ca29/

 

[cal]

For those who don't know who your congress rep is, you can find them here:

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

 

[5-90]

Gee whiz - no surprise there. Zoe Lofgren voted Aye on it...

 

[Jump This]

I hoped we had a chance with Congress....
WE are screwed in the Senate....

 

[WB9YZU]

I wrote my Congress person a while back. Today, I got a response. Here is a portion:

I believe it is important that we protect and preserve our natural resources for future generations, but also insure that all private citizens are able to use and enjoy these public lands without infringing or damaging the environment. A number of my constituents have expressed their frustrations regarding the restrictions on operating off-road vehicles on land that is designated as federally protected wilderness areas. The objection to the use of mechanized and motorized vehicles on federal lands stems from the projected environmental implications of widespread fossil fuel vehicle use on public lands. I am similarly concerned about using public lands, particularly in National Parks and wildlife preserves, for utility right-of-ways, transmission lines, logging, and oil and gas exploration and drilling.

 

[Justpunchit]

Shocker EVERYONE in mass voted yes... I am embarrassed by my states choices yet again...

 

[DrMoab]

Does anyone know of a link that shows a simplified version of this bill? What areas would have been affected? Where the National Parks were and so forth?

 

[ChevelleSSLS6]

You can be sure the fight isn't over! But this is certainly a step in the right direction!

arty:

This is as important to us Jeepers (wilderness only allows hikers I think:flamemad:, no Jeeps) as Giada is important to me watching food network. (she's hot and can cook... all she needs is to like Jeeping and viola! perfectio!)

 

[cal]

Does anyone know of a link that shows a simplified version of this bill? What areas would have been affected? Where the National Parks were and so forth?

I figured an email off to a friend asking for a simple list.

I'll post up when I get a response.