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Wetlands Protection Almost Traded for
Transportation Budget
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will actually let this bill get to a floor vote. The best
thing to do on this wetlands bill is to contact your
legislator and tell them you do not want to have the
Faced with a $1.6 billion dollar shortfall, the Senate could wetlands-transportation trade go to a floor vote! It is
not yet agree on which programs to cut or save. Their important that they know Audubon members are
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that will use federal funds to help local governments when shepherding this bill through the Senate, and it is now
they start similar programs at the local level. The new in the House Natural Resources Committee awaiting
program will help local governments fight conversion of action to move it out of committee. This is a good bill
agricultural lands they have not otherwise protected through that increases the stamp fee from $6 to $10 and
land use planning processes. We hope this bill is also voted funds migratory waterfowl projects. We certainly hope
out of committee this week. this important funding bill passes out of the committee;
it is another revenue source during these days of
budget cutting.
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Audubon Chapter Volunteers Could Help DNR
Lands
SSB 5105 Chiropractors Senate Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions 01-16-02 LCF (Prentice)
E SSB 5748 Transportation/land use plan House Transportation 01-17-02 TRAN (McAuliffe)
SSB 6284 Air pollution/vehicles House Transportation 02-17-02 EEW (Jacobsen)
SSB 6329 Emission control inspection House - On Rules Review list for 2nd reading 02-28-02 EEW (Regala)
2SSB 6356 Children/environmental health House Appropriations 02-28-02 WM (Franklin)
March 1st, 2002
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