These are the bills the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club tracked in 2011.
| Name |
Bill |
Issue |
Status |
Our Position |
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Environmental Litigation Bond
|
HB 399 |
Other Legislation |
3/09/11: Passed Senate, onto Gov, Herbert |
oppose |
| |
action needed on HB 399: Call your senator before Wednesday, 2 March, to ask for a no vote on this bill. Find out more. |
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Joint Resolution Opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's Regulation of Greenhouse Gas
|
HJR 19 |
Air |
3/09/11: HJR 19 passed both House and Senate and is onto Gov. Herbert |
oppose |
| |
action needed on HJR 19: This resolution will probably move quickly. Please call your representative before Wednesday, 16 February, to express your opposition. Find out more. |
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Regulation of Mining Operations
|
HB 400 |
Public Lands |
3/25/11: HB 400 signed by Gov. Herbert |
oppose |
| |
action needed on HB 400: Find out more. |
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Sales and Use Tax Exemption for an Energy Efficient Stove or Energy Efficient Stove Fuel
|
SB 132 |
Air |
3/25/11: SB 132 failed to pass the House. |
oppose |
| |
action needed on SB 132: Please contact your representatives by Fri. February 25 and discuss your opposition to SB 132. Please express your concern for how tax exemptions on pellet stoves can defer available funds away from education and other needed state services. Find out more. |
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Management of Water Rights Amendments
|
SB 20 |
Water |
3/25/11: SB 20 signed by Gov. Herbert |
support |
| |
action needed on SB 20: Please let Gov Herbert know to sign the bill before Friday, 25 February. Find out more. |
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Consolidation of the Department of Environmental Quality with the Department of Natural Resources
|
H.B. 97 |
Other Legislation |
3/06/11: HB 97 failed to pass the House |
oppose |
| |
action needed on H.B. 97: Tell your representatives that by placing the Department of Environmental Quality under the Department of Natural Resources, important environmental issues may be placed low on priority lists of potential actions taken by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Do so before Feb. 7, 2011. Find out more. |
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Electronic Scrap Recycling
|
H.B. 102 |
Toxics/Solid Waste |
2/16/11: Bill failed to pass in a 4:6 vote |
support |
| |
action needed on H.B. 102: Fred Cox, Stephen Handy, Lynn Hemingway, and Neal Hendrickson were the four representatives that voted for HB 102. Please contact these Representatvies in support of their decision and thank them for their efforts.
Roger Barrus, John Dougal, Ken Ivory, Mike Noel, Ryan Wilcox, and Brad Wilson consists of the Representatives who voted against HB 102. If these Representatives represent your area, please contact them and let them know of your disappointment and that in future Sessions, they vote in favor of establishing an Electronic Recycling Program in Utah. Find out more. |
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Delisting of Wolves Concurrent Resolution
|
SCR 15 |
Other Legislation |
3/06/11: SCR 15 was signed by Gov. Herbert |
oppose |
| |
action needed on SCR 15: Tell your legislator that healthy wolf populations, being a keystone specie, are vital for the health and integrity of our surrounding ecosystems and that this concurring resolution may lead to the decimation of current pack populations. Find out more. |
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Repeal of Phosphorus Limits in Dishwashing Detergent
|
HB 246 |
Water |
2/9/11: failed in House Natural Resources Committee |
oppose |
| |
action needed on HB 246: Please contact your representative before Monday, 7 February, to stress what a bad idea this is. Find out more. |
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Ownership of Subsurface Space for Injection
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HB 62 |
Land Use/Zoning |
2/1/11: postponed for consideration during interim |
support |
| |
action needed on HB 62: Keep an eye open for this item on the agenda of the Interim Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Joint Committee later in 2011. Find out more. |
