Jane: I have sent two messages to Grassley today about the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge, and the email in the message did not transmit. I thought i'd bring this to your attention. Thanks for keeping us abreast of all these important developments. Alisa Alisa Meggitt Iowa Department of Natural Resources Waste Management Assistance Division 502E 9th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 (515) 281-8308 >>> [log in to unmask] 03/27/00 11:21AM >>> I am not sure this went through so I am trying again. I thought you would be interested in Ed Woolsey's perspective of the deregulation bill. Website -- www.legis.state.ia.us Go to legislation and look at the bill history for House File 2530. You can listen to debate from the web site as well. Some expect debate to begin today, and some expect it on Wednesday. Jane Clark ---------- > From: Edward Woolsey <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Update > Date: March 27, 2000 9:35 AM > > Greetings > After listening to the Gov. on Iowa Press yesterday, and after reading the > Des Moines Register Editorial yesterday recommending Iowa give Restructuring > a chance, I believe our situation to be much worse than I previously > thought. Gov. Vilsack actually referred to the utility amendment as the > "Vilsack Amendment" on Iowa Press. By the Gov. taking personal ownership in > the amendment, it could further weaken the Dem's commitment to kill the > bill. > I know Dave O. is trying to straighten up the amendment for the IDNR, but I > don't think it can be fixed. > I think we definitely need to kill this amendment outright. Everyone needs > to know that it allows renewables from outside the State to qualify for our > RPS. I would read this to mean NO new RPS. That alone should mandate its > death, but there are several other negatives in the amendment. > I believe the orginal version of the bill was much better. > Some quick and focused action needs to take place ASAP to stop this buggy > before it picks up any more speed. > Ed Some of the Coalition members of REDI (Responsible Electric Deregulation for Iowa) Iowa Citizens Action Network Iowa Environmental Council AARP Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Trees Forever Ecumenical Ministeries of Iowa League of Women Voters United Methodists Sierra Club Izaak Walton League AFL-CIO Iowa Association of Counties IRENEW Iowa Audubon Cross Ministeries > Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: Update > > > >The Governor announced during the taping of Iowa Press for IPTV that he > >will sign the Utility Bill. Iowa Press will be aired at 2 times tomorrow > >-- check your local listing. There is an article in today's business > >section of the DM Register > >Jane Clark > >[log in to unmask] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]