>
Not only could SSB 1155 "streamline" the permitting process for
businesses, it sounds like it would also dragline the process of highway
construction, thereby letting Mr Corbett bulldoze that pesky Wally Taylor
and his ANTI-PROGRESS Highway 100 Bypass opponents.  'Got anything else
you want built in a hurry, Ron?

Bill Witt



This is a heads-up about a bill that was unveiled yesterday at the Iowa
> Legislature.
>
> This bill is offered as a way to "improve Iowa's business climate."
>
> The bill would amend 481.b3 which relates to Endangered &Threatened state
> lists and would allow the state list to include only the same species as
> the
> federal list if this passed (Iowa has very few federally-listed species).
>
> I think this is Senate Study Bill 1155 and it covers a wide range of
> proposed changes in business and labor regulation.  There is also some
> rollback proposed for indoor air.
>
> There is a press conference today at 3 p.m. in Room 24 at the Capitol --
> there should be more news about this tomorrow or later today.
>
> Sierrans might recall similar attempts to shorten the E&T list in the
> past,
> but those were usually stand-alone bills.  This bill covers a wide range
> of
> changes in regulations to "perk up the economy"  Leaders of the Iowa
> Chamber Alliance said Monday they want to streamline the process that
> businesses must go through to obtain permits," according to the Des Moines
> Register.
>
> I apologize if I have the Code section listed wrong, but I am sure you
> will
> all get the idea.
>
> Jane Clark
> Des Moines
>
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