Oppose Senate Bill 1279
We’re opposing Senate Bill 1279, a bill that would re-align Soil & Water Conservation Districts from DCR to DEQ. Senator Emmett Hanger (R-24) is the sponsor of this bill.
Please contact your state senator IMMEDIATELY. This bill will be up on the Senate floor Wednesday, January 30th (TOMORROW).
Suggested language to use:
I oppose Senate Bill 1279. This bill would reduce the role of directly elected local Soil & Water Conservation Districts in protecting landowners. It would also increase the regulatory authority and power of the DEQ, further centralize power in Richmond as opposed to the localities affected, and destroy the separation of powers now enjoyed by the current split between the DCR and DEQ – which has the blessing of protecting citizens from ill-formed and unintended consequences of decisions by any one agency.
In essence, because of the increased regulations and penalities coming from DEQ, this bill will make farming too expensive for local farmers. The result is an increase in food prices, less disposable income and a crippled economy, stemming from an overreaching environmental controls.
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Here are a list of Senators to contact:
district05@senate.virginia.gov district39@senate.virginia.gov district13@senate.virginia.gov district14@senate.virginia.gov district40@senate.virginia.gov district29@senate.virginia.gov district25@senate.virginia.gov district30@senate.virginia.gov district21@senate.virginia.gov district31@senate.virginia.gov district22@senate.virginia.gov district24@senate.virginia.gov district33@senate.virginia.gov district32@senate.virginia.gov district02@senate.virginia.gov district18@senate.virginia.gov district37@senate.virginia.gov district16@senate.virginia.gov district11@senate.virginia.gov district04@senate.virginia.gov district09@senate.virginia.gov district08@senate.virginia.gov district01@senate.virginia.gov district23@senate.virginia.gov district03@senate.virginia.gov district06@senate.virginia.gov district26@senate.virginia.gov district34@senate.virginia.gov district38@senate.virginia.gov district36@senate.virginia.gov district17@senate.virginia.gov district15@senate.virginia.gov district35@senate.virginia.gov district19@senate.virginia.gov district20@senate.virginia.gov district12@senate.virginia.gov district28@senate.virginia.gov district27@senate.virginia.gov district07@senate.virginia.gov district10@senate.virginia.gov
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