ICCI Needs Help Stopping Pro-Factory Farm Bill!

By Sam Garchik

ICCI sent this along to Linda, who passed it on to me. The bill was actually passed, so send your comments on to the guv…

Dear CCI member,

On Tuesday, May 3,  leaders of the Iowa House suddenly, and unexpectedly, brought back up SF 2377 for a debate and vote.  This bill would virtually gut the DNR’s authority related to factory farm permitting.  The proposed legislation would:

Eliminate virtually all of the DNR’s authority to deny or modify a factory farm construction permit or manure management plan;

Make it illegal for DNR to inspect a construction site for potential problems;

And force the DNR to take factory farms at their word when they submit construction permit applications. 

In one crushing blow, this bill would hand the permitting process over to the factory farms.   The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is also opposed to the bill.  

ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

1.)  There is still time — Contact your State Representative and ask them to vote no on this bill:

Email your Representative at irstname.lastname@legis.state.ia.us.  To find your representative, click here.

2.) Contact the Governor and ask him – if this bill passes the House today — to live up to his commitment for clean water by vetoing this bill if it comes to his desk:

Email Governor Vilsack at Tom.Vilsack@iowa.gov or call him at 515-281-5211