House Hotlist for the week of April 19, 2010

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FLOOR VOTES

H.F. 3702 – Supplemental Omnibus Environment bill (Wagenius)
Date: TBD
Action: Floor Vote
This bill includes the Landfill siting provisions of H.F. 3367 (Bunn). The safety of Minnesota's groundwater is essential to the health of our families and we have a responsibility to protect it from contamination. Currently, the state's landfill siting rules don't have to take into account "time of travel," or, how long it would take toxic chemicals to leak from a landfill to nearby groundwater. These provisions strengthen the rules, ensuring that the state has adequate time to respond to leaks before water is polluted.
Position: Support bill, follow author’s lead on amendments

H.F. 2801 – Complete Streets Bill to Make Roads Safer (Obermueller)
Date: TBD
Action: Floor Vote
The Complete Streets bill helps make roads safer for all Minnesotans regardless of how they get around. State standards too often dictate that Minnesota roads move cars as quickly as possible while ignoring the abilities of seniors, children, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders. Unsafe roads lead to more injuries and deaths, transportation barriers, and disincentives for walking and biking. Complete Streets simplifies and removes barriers for road design to allow local cities and towns flexibility to create safer roads for all their users. It will also support more walking and bicycling, healthy and clean transportation choices that help protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, and air quality.
Position: Support bill, follow author's lead on amendments

COMMITTEE VOTES

H.F. 3702 – Supplemental Omnibus Environment bill – (Wagenius)
Ways and Means; date and time TBD
Chair: Rep. Solberg
Action: Committee Vote
This bill includes the Landfill siting provisions of H.F. 3367 (Bunn). The safety of Minnesota's groundwater is essential to the health of our families and we have a responsibility to protect it from contamination. Currently, the state's landfill siting rules don't have to take into account "time of travel," or, how long it would take toxic chemicals to leak from a landfill to nearby groundwater. These provisions strengthen the rules, ensuring that the state has adequate time to respond to leaks before water is polluted.
Position: Support bill, follow author’s lead on amendments

Keep up the pressure on our elected officials to protect our Great Outdoors!

Thank you for your continued support to protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams, prairies, forests, and our Great Outdoors. Your calls, letters, and emails to your legislators and the Governor helped us claim some victories this year!

Though the 2010 Minnesota legislative session produced mixed results for Minnesota’s clean energy and Great Outdoors future, our work does not stop here.

We need your help to pass strong environmental policies next year! We need to hold our elected officials accountable and make certain these issues are highlighted in the November Election.