Congress Back Shortly, Votes On HR 2421 and S 3213 Threaten You
Congress Back In DC - Limited Days Left To Vote - House Corps EPA Land Grab (HR 2421) Vote Any Time.
Senate Omnibus Federal Lands (S 3213) Vote imminent.
Action Items below.
Dear Ally:
You need to act fast. Congress is rushing to pass bills without carefully reading them or analyzing their threat to you. Your calls, faxes and E-mails to your Congressman and both Senators are critical to pressure your legislator to look carefully at these dangerous bills.
They are the Omnibus Federal Lands Bill (S 3213) and the Corps of Engineers and EPA Wetlands Land Grab Bill (HR 2421 - S 1870).
-----Congress returns September 8th and will be in a huge rush because of the looming election. They will want to get business done and get out of
town. They're only planning on two weeks in D.C.
-----Your next three weeks must be devoted to calling, faxing and e-mailing both Senators and your Congressman at least once a week or more.
All Senators may be called at (202) 224-3121. Any Congressman may be called at (202) 225-3121. Call your neighbors, friends and business associates
also. This is an all out call to action.
When you call, get their e-mail and fax number of the staff person who
handles S 3213 in the Senate and HR 2421 in the House.
Congress will be in a rush when they come back to pass legislation and they're very short of time. You can be sure they will not have time to read carefully the many bills they will have to vote on.
This is the time when bad legislation that hurts you passes Congress.
-----When Congress comes back the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will likely vote on HR 2421, the Clean Water Restoration Act (We call it the Corps of Engineers/EPA Land Grab bill).
-----That is the Democrat effort to reverse two Supreme Court Wetlands decisions favorable to private property owners and seize control of all US watersheds.
-----That means all Federal and private lands. In other words, National Land Use Controls. HR 2421 would give control over Wetlands and other lands back to the Corps of Engineers and EPA. The Corps of Engineers and EPA would
control your land.
Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN) is hoping to slip HR 2421 in for a quick vote in the full House before they leave so you must act fast.
-----The Senate vote will also come sometime after September 8th on S 3213.
That's the new Omnibus Federal Lands Bill. It is also called the giant Public Land Management Act of 2008, which includes the BLM National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).
-----It also includes numerous new Wilderness areas and 90 other Federal lands and parks bills put together as one giant omnibus bill. Think of it as the Omnibus Federal lands bill or the BLM NLCS and Wilderness Bill, S 3213.
Call Now! Congressional staff will be there and they must hear from you quickly.
-----I cannot overstate how critical the NLCS is to you. The NLCS was created in 2000 by Bruce Babbitt. The NLCS has sat quietly for eight years as the Democrats waited under the radar for an opportunity to pass it and make it permanent.
-----The NLCS will impose a preservationist National Park type regulatory overlay over 26,000,000 acres of BLM land including many National Monuments, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness Study Areas and much more.
It threatens access and use by property owners, ranchers, miners, forestry advocates, recreationists and many other Federal land users.
With fall here, the Democrat promoters of these land grab bills hope you will be distracted and not paying attention.
There will be so many bills rushed to a vote that many Senators and Congressmen will not have time to read them. That means your friends in Congress could easily allow bills to pass that would threaten you. They would not be aware of it.
-----Your Senator may not notice a threat to you in the 90 different bills
included in the Omnibus Federal Land Bill.
-----There is no way for us to stress too strongly how critical your calls, faxes and e-mails are to your Congressman and both Senators during the coming three weeks opposing the Senate Omnibus Lands Bill (S 3213) and HR 2421, the Wetlands Corps of Engineers EPA land grab in the House.
-----If these bills pass, they'll be a regulatory noose around your neck for generations. They'll strangle local business, small towns, counties and generally give the greens control over your land and all Federal lands.
Your calls, e-mails and faxes can make the difference.
-----You must make controversy. When your legislators get lots of calls, they'll be so busy they'll likely to put the threatening bills away until they have more time to examine them. That gives you more time to fight.
- - - - - Action Items - - - - -
-----1. You must call, fax or e-mail once a week your Congressional Representative. Call at (202) 225-3121 to insist that he or she oppose HR 2421, the giant Wetlands Corps of Engineers EPA land grab.
Make sure you tell your Representative that you oppose the giant Wetlands Corps of Engineers EPA Watershed Land Grab Bill, HR 2421 (The official name is the Clean Water Restoration Act).
Ask for a written confirmation of your phone call when you call. You should also ask for the e-mail and fax number of the staff person who handles Wetlands and keep that information for future reference.
-----2. Call, fax or e-mail both your Senators weekly to ask them to oppose the Omnibus Federal Lands Bill (S3213). Get the e-mail and fax number for the staff person who handles Federal lands. All Senators may be called at
(202) 224-3121.
-----Get a commitment from your Senator that he or she will oppose the new Omnibus Federal Lands Bill (S 3213) including the 26,000,000 acre BLM NLCS and all the new Wilderness areas. Senator Feinstein (D-CA) will add 6,000,000 acres of the California Desert to the NLCS. Ask for the e-mail and fax of the staff person. Be sure to fax or e-mail a letter weekly to both your Senators opposing S 3213.
-----Everyone should oppose this new way the Senate is passing bills by packaging them into huge omnibus bills where so many Senators have a bill included that nobody looks closely at the other parts of the bill. Tell them you want votes on each individual bill and they must read each bill.
-----Stop HR 2421, The Clean Water Restoration Act. HR 2421 is really a massive Federal land and watershed power grab. It must be stopped. It will use "wetlands," the Corps of Engineers and EPA to take control over every farm, ranch, and piece of private property with any water on it or even if you only engage in activities that might affect water.
-----It expands the authority of the Federal government under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (Clean Water Act) to include all waters of the U.S. and activities affecting these waters. It drops the limitation to just navigable waters. It will give the Corps of Engineers and EPA
control over your land. You'll get tied up in a nightmare of red tape and
bureaucracy.
Help stop the Senate Omnibus Land Bill, S 3213 that is the giant new Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008. It includes the BLM National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), new Wilderness areas, all BLM National Monuments
and many other Federal lands and parks bills.
Why you and American Land Rights (ALRA) should be on the same team.
-----ALRA is your political insurance policy;
-----ALRA has a powerful record of accomplishment in Congress;
-----Through ALRA, your voice is loudly heard in Washington, DC;
-----ALRA is known for its aggressive protection of members' rights;
-----You have access to our full time office and staff in Washington, DC;
-----You have a full time Headquarters in Battle Ground, Washington to help you;
-----Hundreds of thousands of allies in ALRA e-mail, fax and mail lists to help you win;
-----ALRA offers crisis management services to members and allies;
-----Day-to-day consulting on land use and environmental issues is available; and
-----Grassroots organizing and coalition building to help you save your property or interest.
Chuck Cushman (360) 687-3087
ccushman@pacifier.comLand Rights Network
American Land Rights Association
PO Box 400 - Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone: 360-687-3087 - Fax: 360-687-2973
E-mail:
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http://www.landrights.orgLegislative Office: 507 Seward Square SE - Washington, DC 20003
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