FEDERAL BILL WILL HELP PROTECT OHIO DRINKING WATER. CLICK HERE TO HELP:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/572/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1203
OHIO OIL & GAS REGULATIONS WILL BE UPDATED STARTING SEPT 2010
Public can provide suggestions to the appointed representatives below:
Chief Brent Gates
Representing the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.
New Concord Fire Department
New Concord, Ohio
Phone: 740-826-4986
Matthew DeTemple, Executive Director
Ohio Township Association
Blacklick,
Phone: 614-863-0045
Fax: 614-863-9751
Mayor Gregory S. Costabile, City of Mayfield Heights
Representing the Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association
Brecksville,
Phone: 440-442-2626
Fax: 440-526-5979 (assoc)
City of Mayfield Heights
Mayfield Heights,
Phone: 440-442-2626
mayorcostabile@mayfieldheights.org
Mayor David E. Anderson
City of Willoughby
Representing the Northeast Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association (NEOM & CMA)
Willoughby,
440-953-4124
Douglas Schlabach
Representing the
Fredericktown,
330-958-7145 (cell)
Kari Matsko- Director, NEOGAP
Representing
OHIO OIL & GAS LAW BACKGROUND 2009 - 2010
In an attempt to correct the wrongs created by passage of HB 278 in 2004 and improve protections to prevent another 'Bainbridge Incident' (house explosion & water contamination traced to a nearby gas well which was recently fractured) three bills were introduced:
1. SB 196 by Senator Grendell including suggestions of affected Ohioans in addition to ODNR provisions. RESULT: Senate committee had only one hearing and then moved ahead with SB 165 instead.
2. HB 426 by House Representatives Skindell/Stewart including suggestions of affected Ohioans in addition to ODNR provisions. RESULT: House committee did not even hear this bill and instead moved ahead with SB 165.
3. SB 165 by Senator Niehaus (becomes law on June 30, 2010)including suggestions primarily from oil & gas lobby and ODNR. Minor citizen and environmental provisions included. Read the bill: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_SB_165_PH
RESULTS:
- Passed the Senate 12/2009 without passage of amendment to increase safety setbacks between structures & wells to 300 ft in residentially zoned areas. Those who voted to include this protection: Grendell, Cafaro, Fedor, Kearney, Miller D, Miller R, Morano, Patton, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Schuring, Smith, Strahorn, Turner, Wilson. THANK YOU for trying.
- Passed the House 3/2010 without passage of amendment to increase setbacks to 300 ft. Those who voted to include this protection (THANK YOU for trying):
Baker Belcher Boyd Burke DeGeeter Dyer Fende Foley Gerberry Hagan Harris Harwood Hollington Moran Newcomb Patten Pryor Schneider Skindell Wachtmann WilliamsB Williams S Yuko
FAQs:
1. Which NE Ohio Reps got the highest number of complaints from citizens for working in favor of the gas/oil lobby while ignoring their constituents pleas for help?
Reps Mandel, Budish, and Letson
2. Who sponsored SB 165 and how much money did they get from oil and gas?
Cosponsors: Senators Gibbs, Stewart, Carey, Harris, Seitz, Hughes, Schaffer, Wilson, Cates, Wagoner, Coughlin
Representatives Domenick, Boose, Hite, Balderson, Adams, J., Adams, R., Amstutz, Batchelder, Beck, Bubp, Carney, Chandler, Coley, Combs, Daniels, DeBose, Derickson, Evans, Gardner, Garland, Garrison, Gerberry, Grossman, Hall, Hottinger, Huffman, Koziura, Letson, Luckie, Martin, McClain, Phillips, Ruhl, Sayre, Snitchler, Stebelton, Szollosi, Uecker, Walter, Weddington, Yuko, Zehringer
Contributions from oil & gas:
