Does this bill have a reference number?
Donna Buell wrote:
>
> *LEGISLATIVE ALERT**:** ** Iowa's best chance to receive protection
> from the uncontrolled effect of factory farms.*
>
> *The (Iowa) House Environmental Protection Committee* has released a
> working draft of a *fair and balanced *bill, sponsored by Rep. Marci
> Frevert of Emmetsburg that is the public’s best chance to receive any
> protections from the uncontrolled infringement of factory farms
> (CAFOs) on the health of Iowa’s people and its land.
>
> This bill increases public protections.
>
> * It includes some buffer zones between factory farms and lakes
> and other waterways, planned developments, incorporated cities,
> and tourist areas;
> * It tightens the threshold of construction approval through a
> stronger "matrix" system,
> * It decreases allowed distances regarding the application of
> waste manure, from water sources and residences
> * It increases distances between small farrowing and large CAFO
> operations.
>
> The bill will be voted on next Tuesday, March 6^th , within the
> subcommittee, to determine whether it will see the light of day on the
> full house floor. These measures will go *a long way* to protect* *the
> future of Iowa’s waterways, the health of its rural citizens. and the
> viability of its small communities.This
>
> *Thousands* of calls and emails need to be generated to every House
> representative and to each member of the House Environmental
> Protection Committee for this to pass.
>
> *Please email the HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE members and
> your own HOUSE and SENATE representative!*
> (Their names are listed below.)
> *
> Please encourage them to support ALL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS *for local
> input for the siting of CAFOs
>
> *One sentence or two in your own words *is worth hundreds of
> cut-and-paste mass emails, which are generally ignored by the recipients.
> Among the ideas to express might be that they should support ALL
> LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO:
>
> * protect Iowans' water, air and soil
> * protect tourism areas and other regional economic concerns , and
> * protect the small family farmer from the negative effect of
> nearby large operations.
>
> You might mention /in your own words/ that large-scale confined
> feeding operations can damage the environment, often cause respiratory
> difficulties for workers and neighbors, may spread disease to smaller
> neighboring operations, often reduce nearby property values, and have
> been associated with a decrease in economic and social viability of
> nearby communities.
>
> More suggestions are at the very bottom of this email.
>
> The members of the Environmental Protection Committee in the Iowa
> House are:
>
> *Donovan Olson, Chair [log in to unmask]*
>
> *Marcella Frevert (D, District 7), Vice Chair
> [log in to unmask]*
>
> *Steven Olson (R, District 83), Ranking Member
> [log in to unmask]*
>
> *Rich Anderson (R, District 97) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Betty De Boef (R, District 76) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Dave Deyoe (R, District 10) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Jack Drake (R, District 57) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Mary Gaskill (D, District 93) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Pam Jochum (D, District 27) [log in to unmask]*
>
> *Bob Kressig (D, District 19) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Mark Kuhn (D, District 14) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Vicki Lensing (D, District 78) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Helen Miller (D, District 49) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Rick Olson (D, District 68) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Tyler Olson (D, District 38) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Tom Sands (R, District 87) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Mark Smith (D, District 43) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Ralph Watts (R, District 47) [log in to unmask] *
>
> *Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 4)
> [log in to unmask]*
>
> **
>
> *Also, please email the House and Senate member from YOUR district,
> and request that they support ALL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS to balance the
> needs of the livestock industry with the rest of Iowa's economy, with
> environmental concerns and the health and well-being of its citizens.
> (You can use the words from your other email).*
>
> You can find the name and email address of your House representative
> at: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Legislators/houseEmail.aspx
>
> You can find the email address of your Senator at
> http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Legislators/senateEmail.aspx
>
> *THANK YOU!*
>
> *Additional points you might speak on are:*
>
> * any concern you might have about factory farms polluting the
> waterways and air in Iowa
> * the need for local control for the siting of CAFOs
> * studies that show higher asthma and respiratory disease rates in
> children living on or near CAFOs (see
> http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2006/10/27/local/doc45418c9b44bd1368301841.txt
> for details)
> * studies that show reduced economic value, reduced property
> values and decreased quality of life in nearby communities (for
> reference, search on Google for "Community Health and
> Socioeconomic Issues Surrounding Concentrated Animal Feeding
> Operations
> * any people you know whose life has been affected by factory farms
> * the need for increased distances from residences, wells and
> waterways from the application of manure from CAFOs.
> * the need for increased distances between newly-constructed CAFOs
> and towns, tourist areas and recreational waterways
> * the need for increased distances between small farrowing
> operations and large factory farms (in order to reduce the
> spread of disease to small farmers' operations).
>
>
>
>
>
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