OHIO BILLS INTRODUCED. SEE THE LATEST:

1. Senator Grendell Introduced SB 196  (To Reform HB 278 with input from ODNR, oil/gas industry, public officials, citizens)

One Senate Hearing. No Testimony Permitted - Sponsor Only 11/18/09

House Representatives Skindell and Stewart Introduced: HB 426 http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_HB_426

1st Hearing Pending in House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaycommittees&task=2&type=Regular&committeeId=93

2. Senator Niehaus: SB 165 (To Reform HB 278 with input from ODNR & oil/gas industry)

As Of 11/12/09 Written testimony provided to the committee -  2 proponents, 31 opponents

12/15/09 Senate Passes SB 165  23 to 9. Amendment offered by Senator Morano passes. Details on the vote:  http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/JournalText128/SJ-12-15-09.pdf

Jan- Feb House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee is hearing testimony : http://www.house.state.oh.us/index.php?option=com_displaycommittees&task=2&type=Regular&committeeId=93

Make Your Voice Heard By Attending the Next Columbus Hearing 2/24/2010

Place and time: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/house_committee_schedule.cfm

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NEOGAP believes that it is essential to establish reasonable regulations for gas well drilling in Ohio to protect workers, residents and the environment. And the only way this will happen is if citizens’ voices are heard by our elected officials by taking the following steps:

How You Can Improve Ohio Law

  • Sign and send the “Six Steps to Public Safety" letter to the Governor. Encourage your family and friends to do the same!  
  • Sign and send the “Six Steps to Public Safety” letter to other elected state officials. Again, have all your family and friends also send the letter. All the appropriate elected names and addresses are listed Ohio Legislators.txt
  • Talk with your local city council members and trustees, fire chief, police chief and zoning inspector. Ask them to also send the “Six Steps to Public Safety” letter to Governor Strickland.
  • Please ask House Representatives all over the state to amend Senate Bill 165 in 2010 to incorporate real citizen protections offered by House Representatives Skindell and Stewart from HB 426.

Two Ways You Can Improve Federal Laws

1. Currently, only one industry is exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act: the oil and gas well industry. To close this loophole the US Congress needs to hear from you! Sign and send the following to your federal representatives and ask that they co-sponsor legislation that would require oil/gas companies abide by the Safe Drinking Water Act Federal Bill Support letter.pdf

 

2. For decades, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), through its intra- and extramural research programs, has been funding and conducting extensive research on exposure to chemicals for their full range of health effects, including specifically, effects on the endocrine system. The Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act is an amendment to the Public Health Service Act that authorizes the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to coordinate and build upon the cutting-edge research related to endocrine disruption, in order to develop assays that will identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and determine their safety. Support the bill:

http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/endocrine.edlaw.howhelp.php

 

To become active in the projects please contact Vanessa Pesec at vpesec@roadrunner.com for more information on how you can help.

 
 
 
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