Is there anything we can do at this point to protest? Anyone we can write
besides our district's state senator (Bolkcom is ours). Thanks, b.

>This item is excerpted from Senator Joe Bolkcom's "Networker" and forwarded
>by Jane Clark.
>
>
>Environment suffers under budget proposal
>
>In the FY02 budget, Republicans cut key clean water programs and important
>recreational programs. Included in these cuts are several components of last
>year's clean water program that are zeroed out under the Republican
>proposal.
>
>Many of the cuts will come from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (HF
>742).  This fund deals with vertical infrastructure which includes the
>environmental issues of land acquisition and construction and recreational
>trails.
>
>Cuts in environmental programs include:
>
>$60,000 from Natural Resources Volunteer Program
>$500,000 from Water Quality Monitoring
>$70,000 from Pollutant Discharge Elimination
>$20,000 from Floodplain Protection
>$3 million from Recreational Grants
>$1 million from Recreational Trails
>Cuts REAP budget to $10 million; $500,000 below last year
>Zeroes out TMDL program ($300,000)
>
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