I attended this meeting this afternoon. It's an odd format. If the
Administrative Rules Committee does nothing, the rules pass. That's what
happened today. The rules will be in effect September 22.
However, Rep. George Eichorn, the chair, appointed a subcommittee consisting
of himself, Sen. Donald Redfern, Sen. Jack Kibbie, Rep. Marcella Frevert and
Sen. Dave Heaton to meet after the election. The purpose of the
subcommittee is to answer any questions the full committee may have about
the air quality standard rules.
Wayne Geiselman addressed the committee and indicated there were three
issues he wanted to point out. 1) the standard imposes no requirement on
the livestock industry; 2) there will be no economic impact on the livestock
industry; and 3) the standard is based on sound science, a compromise that
was chosen for what the DNR thinks is best for Iowa.
Sen. Mary Lundby expressed her displeasure with the chair appointing a
subcommittee and persisted until she was ensured by the chair that the
meeting would be open to the public if it chose to attend.
After a rather brief public comment session, the committee moved on to the
next item, thus allowing the rules to go into effect next week.
Neila Seaman, MPA
Director
Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
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>From: Neila Seaman <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Clean Air Rules
>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:38:23 -0500
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>FYI -- I just learned the meeting will be held in Room 116 at the Capitol.
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>Neila Seaman, MPA
>Director
>Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter
>3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
>Des Moines, IA 50310
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>515-277-8868
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>>From: Jane Clark <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: "Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements"
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Clean Air Rules
>>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:30:20 -0500
>>
>>Forwarded from Dick Bird of the Leopold Sierra Group:
>>
>>This Tuesday, Sept. 14th at 1:30 p.m. the State Legislative Rules Review
>>Committee
>>will hold an open hearing for public comments on the Clean Air Rules
>>recently passed
>>by the Environmental Protection Commission.
>>
>>The recommended level of hydrogen sulfide will be 30 parts per billion,
>>not
>>as good as
>>the 15 ppb we were asking for, but it is at least a starting point if it
>>passes.
>>
>>Factory farm supporters try to argue that any meaningful clean air rules
>>for
>>Iowa will
>>drive livestock producers out of our state, but that is simply not the
>>case.
>>27 states
>>have established standards for hydrogen sulfide and 11 have standards for
>>ammonia.
>>This includes the surrounding states of Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois,
>>North
>>Dakota,
>>and Missouri, all of which grow livestock for market.
>>
>>It's time Iowa joins our neighbors in putting public health above the
>>profits of corporate
>>factory farms. Family farms have no trouble meeting these standards, it
>>is
>>the
>>factory farm owners who are afraid of clean air rules because they don't
>>want to pay
>>to clean up their own pollution.
>>
>>Those causing the pollution will be there in force, so anyone who can
>>attend
>>is encouraged
>>to come to the meeting and making your views known. It will be in the
>>State
>>Capitol
>>Building, room 116, starting at 1:30 on Tuesday. Come early if you want a
>>seat -- the
>>room is not overly large and there will probably be a crowd.
>>
>>Whether you can attend or not, you can let your feelings be known in
>>e-mails
>>to the
>>members of the committee. Their names and e-mail addresses are:
>>
>>Representative George Eichhorn (R): [log in to unmask]
>>Representative Danny Carroll (R): [log in to unmask]
>>Representative Marcella Frevert (D): [log in to unmask]
>>Representative David Heaton (R): [log in to unmask]
>>Senator Mary Lundby (R): [log in to unmask]
>>Senator Michael Connolly (D): [log in to unmask]
>>Senator John Kibbie (D): [log in to unmask]
>>Senator Paul McKinley (R): [log in to unmask]
>>Senator Donald Redfern (R): (no e-mail) 415 Clay Street, Cedar Falls, IA
>>50613 (319) 277-6830
>>Representative Geri Huser (D): [log in to unmask]
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