Revise Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act HB 434
PCEC’s Executive Director, Kerry Fee went up to Helena and testified along side the Director of DEQ, Richard Opper and his staff in opposition to HB434.
Kerry was able to put a “face” on a clean up for the House Committee by using what has been happening here in Livingston over the last 17 years with our rail yard clean up in his testimony.
Even though the bill made it through committee 8-7 in favor, it looks like the testimony worked. This bill is most likely dead.
Disclosure of fracturing fluid for oil and gas wells SB 86
PCEC’s ED, the President of JBTU and members from Northern Plain Resource Council testified in favor of this bill. SB86 would have made the natural gas industry disclose what chemicals they are using during hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
This bill failed
Clarify prohibition on recreational access to ditches HB309
PCEC’s ED and JBTU testified against this bill that could have impacted our current “steam access” laws. The bill was written very poorly and was trying to limit our access to side channels and streams for hunting, fishing and recreation. Over 500 people showed up to oppose this bill.
This bill was tabled -
HB 309 hearing 3-8-2011
PCEC emailed our legislators & the governor on several bills this session and traveled to Helena to testify when needed.
