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). > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/709 - 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