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| Gov. Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have allowed owners to pollute "dry" washes on their own land. |
I want to thank those of you who weighed in on the many bills in the Request to Speak system this session. I know it was a lot. As this legislative session comes to an end, I have some good news and some bad news. Let's start with the bad... Some bills that we OPPOSED are still going for a vote in the house. You can find information on the petitions the Sierra Club supplied below. (Or my last Call to Action.) I recommend that you email or call your Reps - as some are more inclined to consider personal messages. Contact links can be found at the bottom of this Call to Action.
Now the good news... This week, Governor Hobbs inked up her veto stamp and among the bills she vetoed were two bills that we had opposed. The first was HB2056 dry washes; permit program exemption (Diaz: Carbone, Dunn, et al.), which says dry washes, arroyos, swales, etc. and other similar features are not considered protected surface waters. Water is too precious in our state to risk it with this type of bill. YES!
Please thank Governor Hobbs for this veto.
The Governor also vetoed HB2437 transmission lines; applications; exceptions (Griffin), which exempts a transmission line that is entirely on private land from being required to obtain a certificate of environmental compatibility from the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee, so there would be no environmental review. We appreciate this veto, but unfortunately she then signed HB2496 transmission lines; definition (Griffin), which exempts transmission lines one mile or shorter from that same process, so no environmental review. The reasons outlined in her veto message on HB2437 could equally apply to HB2496.
Please send a message to your Representatives asking them to oppose the strike-everything amendment on SB1278. It could come to the House floor at any time. This measure would take away local control on home appliances and limit local leaders’ ability to establish local building code provisions related to affordability, energy, and public health.
Now the good news... This week, Governor Hobbs inked up her veto stamp and among the bills she vetoed were two bills that we had opposed. The first was HB2056 dry washes; permit program exemption (Diaz: Carbone, Dunn, et al.), which says dry washes, arroyos, swales, etc. and other similar features are not considered protected surface waters. Water is too precious in our state to risk it with this type of bill. YES!
Please thank Governor Hobbs for this veto.
The Governor also vetoed HB2437 transmission lines; applications; exceptions (Griffin), which exempts a transmission line that is entirely on private land from being required to obtain a certificate of environmental compatibility from the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee, so there would be no environmental review. We appreciate this veto, but unfortunately she then signed HB2496 transmission lines; definition (Griffin), which exempts transmission lines one mile or shorter from that same process, so no environmental review. The reasons outlined in her veto message on HB2437 could equally apply to HB2496.
Please send a message to your Representatives asking them to oppose the strike-everything amendment on SB1278. It could come to the House floor at any time. This measure would take away local control on home appliances and limit local leaders’ ability to establish local building code provisions related to affordability, energy, and public health.
Several of the bills to undermine public transportation, hinder accommodation of bicycles, and limit any efforts to reduce traffic advanced in the Arizona House this week.
Your Representatives Contact information can be found here:
https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=H
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