URGENT URGENT URGENT – Everyone please read below and send email or call Governor Herbert – EVERY VOICE COUNTS – we must speak up on these concerns.
This has major impact on the millions of migratory birds and the ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake – the time to protect them is now!
From: FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake [mailto:snowyegret@fogsl.org]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:25 PM
To: Janet Robins <janet(a)thesafetyconsortium.com>
Subject: ACTION ALERT – URGENT
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ACTION ALERT: VETO SB 234 and HB 272
Dear FRIENDS,
The Utah Legislative Session wrapped up last week. FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake is concerned with two bills that passed the Utah Legislature and we are asking you to email or call Utah's Governor Herbert and ask him to VETO SB 234<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…> and HB 272<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>.
VETO SB 234 - "Utah Inland Port Authority"
SB 234 authorizes control to the state of Utah to create an inland port, a major transportation hub in Salt Lake City's Northwest Quadrant. The Northwest quadrant equates to 22,000 acres or one-third of Salt Lake City's lands. This bill undercuts local management over the northwest quadrant. Of the many concerns including taxes and loss of local decision making, FRIENDS is concerned that:
* An inland port will have impacts on our environment (e.g., air pollution) and the millions of dollars that have been invested in conservation programs and properties on the south shore of Great Salt Lake.
* SB 234 ignores the Northwest Quadrant Master Plan. This plan took years of collaborative time and energy and recognized both the economic opportunities and the ecological attributes of the Northwest Quadrant. The Northwest Quadrant Master Plan includes an important Natural Area that provides a critical buffer between development and the habitats along Great Salt Lake's shoreline that helps to protect the millions of birds that depend on Great Salt Lake. The Northwest Quadrant Master Plan also supports quality jobs and clean, high-tech light industry in the development zone. State control potentially could mean an oil tank farm or coal port based on this legislative action.
* The inland port will be a contradiction to sustaining the important economy of Great Salt Lake ($1.3B annually to Utah’s gross domestic product) and ecologically critical ecosystem for millions of migratory birds.
Other reading on this issue:
* Mayor Biskupski urges residents to ask Governor Herbert to veto inland port bill
“We are urging all Utah residents to contact Governor Herbert to veto SB234 because it is an unprecedented land and power grab of nearly 22,000 acres. The inland port bill undercuts local control and gives an unelected, unaccountable board authority over nearly one-third of the lands in Salt Lake City. The bill also gives the board up to 100% of tax increment for this area. For example, this means Salt Lake City School District would lose $145 million over the next 25 years.” Salt Lake City Mayor, Jackie Biskupski
The office of Utah Governor Gary Herbert can be contacted at 801-538-1000, or you can send an email at this site: https://gocentral.utah.gov/Request/Contact?response=true<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>.
VETO HB 272 - "Utah Lake Amendments"
HB 272 authorizes the sale of up to 16,000 acres of public State Sovereign Land in Utah Lake to a private developer for residential and commercial use. The bill uses the promise of restoring Utah Lake's water quality but provides scant detail. FRIENDS is concerned that:
* HB 272 is an unlawful sale of our public lands for use by a private developer and this sets a precedent for further public land sales, including Great Salt Lake's Sovereign Lands.
* HB 272 does not provide any answers to critical questions on how Utah Lake will be restored.
Other reading on this issue:
* Salt Lake Tribune Commentary by Andrew Follett and Ben Abbott: Keep Utah Lake Shallow and Wet, click here.<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>
Please contact Utah's Governor Herbert and urge him to VETO SB 234 and HB 272
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake
Senate Bill 234 Utah Inland Port Authority
To read the bill, click here<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>.
House Bill 272 Utah Lake Amendments
To read the bill, click here.<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>
Contact Governor Gary Herbert
Call Governor Herbert at 801-538-1000, or send an email by clicking here<http://www.z2systems.com/track/servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=fe63…>.
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Critical - another sneaky last minute move - please write your Senators & Representatives ASAP, the session ends Thursday, and they are trying to get things passed off at the last minute when no one is watching :o(
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From: FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake <snowyegret(a)fogsl.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 9:52 AM
To: Janet Robins
Subject: ACTION ALERT: URGENT! Watershed Protections
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - ACTION ALERT: URGENT! Watershed Protections
FRIENDS has been tracking HB135, which would have limited a city's “Extraterritorial Jurisdiction” over their watersheds and their ability to maintain water quality standards. HB 135 died but Representative Noel has attached this to another bill, HB 255<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>.
HB 255 limits the circumstances in which a municipality may own property outside its boundaries and now coupled with language from HB 135, this bill also limits cities’ ability to regulate their drinking water upstream of their residents.
Please call, email, or tweet your Utah Representative, Utah Senator, and House speaker Greg Hughes and let them know you OPPOSE HB 255 because you are concerned about protections for our watershed.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - ACTION ALERT: SB0234 Utah Inland Port Authority
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake echoes the following action alert composed by Great Salt Lake Audubon:
The Utah Inland Port Authority Bill SB 234S01<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>, which surfaced late in the 2018 session could override the existing Master Plan and would give the State the final decision on siting facilities for a global inland port in the Northwest Quadrant (NWQ). Salt Lake City's NWQ Master Plan took years of public dialogue to finalize. It includes an important Natural Area that provides a critical buffer between development and the lands and wetlands along Great Salt Lake's shoreline that helps to protect the millions of birds that depend on the Lake every year. The Master Plan also supports quality jobs and clean, high-tech light industry in the development zone. State control potentially could mean an oil tank farm or coal port based on legislative discussion at the Capitol.
Now is the time to make your voice heard. Tell the leaders of the Executive Appropriations Committee and your Utah State Senators:
* You are OPPOSED to the Utah Inland Port Authority Bill - SB 234S01
Urge your legislators to:
1) Postpone any legislation for an inland port, and give the affected public, local communities and neighbors a chance to voice their opinions
2) Honor the NWQ Master Plan and keep NWQ land use planning decisions in the hands of Salt Lake City
House Bill 255 Extra-Jurisdictional Municipal Property
To read the bill, click here.<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>
Senate Bill 234 Utah Inland Port Authority
To read the bill, click here<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>.
Know Your Representatives
Review who your Utah Representatives and Senators are by clicking here. <http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>
Help FRIENDS continue to advocate for Great Salt Lake
Become a member<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>, renew<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>, or donate<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…> to help us in our mission to preserve and protect Great Salt Lake ecosystems through education, research, advocacy, and the arts.
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake Issues Forum Registration
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Doyle W. Stephens Research Scholarship Application
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake awards $1,000.00 research scholarships to support new or ongoing graduate or undergraduate research projects related to Great Salt Lake. Applications are open until March 16th. Click here to apply. <http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>
Issues Forum Call for Posters
The goal of the poster session is to feature biological, hydrological, geological, ecological, archaeological, historical, economic, and/or planning issues pertinent to Great Salt Lake and its management. Click here for details.<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=0b6…>
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Urgent Action Alert - please review the information below and send emails to the Senators and Representatives asking them to OPPOSE this bill. This bill would be extremely detrimental to the Great Salt Lake.
Janet Robins
GSLYC
Commodore
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From: FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake <snowyegret(a)fogsl.org>
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 9:36 AM
To: Janet Robins
Subject: ACTION ALERT -- Utah Inland Port
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - ACTION ALERT: SB0234 Utah Inland Port Authority
Dear FRIENDS,
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake echoes the following action alert composed by Great Salt Lake Audubon:
The Utah Inland Port Authority Bill SB 234S01<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>, which surfaced late in the 2018 session could override the existing Master Plan and would give the State the final decision on siting facilities for a global inland port in the Northwest Quadrant (NWQ). Salt Lake City's NWQ Master Plan took years of public dialogue to finalize. It includes an important Natural Area that provides a critical buffer between development and the lands and wetlands along Great Salt Lake's shoreline that helps to protect the millions of birds that depend on the Lake every year. The Master Plan also supports quality jobs and clean, high-tech light industry in the development zone. State control potentially could mean an oil tank farm or coal port based on legislative discussion at the Capitol.
If you haven't been following this fast developing story, here are some short articles, and editorial and a press release that give good background:
* “Proposed trade hub in northwest Salt Lake City gets few tweaks, but city leaders see more changes as it heads to Senate”<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…> , Salt Lake Tribune, 3/2/2018
* “West side residents, environment groups sound alarm over inland port bill”<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>, Deseret News, 3/4/2018
* Press Release: Inland Port – Environmental disaster in the making?<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…> - See the comments provided by members of the westside communities, the landowners, the air quality groups and the conservation groups at today’s Press Conference at the Capitol.
* Tribune Editorial: “State should keep its hands off Salt Lake City’s territory”<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>, Salt Lake Tribune, 3/4/2018
Now is the time to make your voice heard. Tell the leaders of the Executive Appropriations Committee and your Utah State Senators:
* You are OPPOSED to the Utah Inland Port Authority Bill - SB 234S01
Urge your legislators to:
1) Postpone any legislation for an inland port, and give the affected public, local communities and neighbors a chance to voice their opinions
2) Honor the NWQ Master Plan and keep NWQ land use planning decisions in the hands of Salt Lake City
Send your comments to the leaders of the Executive Appropriations Committee:
Speaker Greg Hughes (greghughes(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:greghughes@le.utah.gov>)
Senator Jerry Stevenson (jwstevenson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:jwstevenson@le.utah.gov>)
Senator Wayne Niederhauser (wniederhauser(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:wniederhauser@le.utah.gov>)
Representative Francis Gibson (fgibson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:fgibson@le.utah.gov>)
AND to any or all the Republican Senators. Here's a list of Senator email addresses:
Wayne Harper (wharper(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:wharper@le.utah.gov>)
Diedre Henderson (dhenderson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:dhenderson@le.utah.gov>)
Brian Zehnder (bzehnder(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:bzehnder@le.utah.gov>)
Lincoln Fillmore (lfillmore(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:lfillmore@le.utah.gov>)
Howard Stephenson (hstephenson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:hstephenson@le.utah.gov>)
Daniel thatcher (dthatcher(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:dthatcher@le.utah.gov>)
Jacob Anderegg (janderegg(a)le.utahgov<mailto:janderegg@le.utahgov>)
Daniel Hemmert (dhemmert(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:dhemmert@le.utah.gov>)
Margaret Dayton (mdayton(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:mdayton@le.utah.gov>)
Curtis Bramble (curt(a)cbramble.com<mailto:curt@cbramble.com>
Peter Knudson (pknudson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:pknudson@le.utah.gov>)
Ann Millner (amillner(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:amillner@le.utah.gov>)
Allen Christensen (achristensen(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:achristensen@le.utah.gov>)
David Buxton (gbutxton(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:gbutxton@le.utah.gov>)
Stuart Adams (jsadams(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:jsadams@le.utah.gov>)
Todd Weiler (tweiler(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:tweiler@le.utah.gov>)
Ralph Okerlund (rokerlund(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:rokerlund@le.utah.gov>)
Lyle Hillyard (lhillyard(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:lhillyard@le.utah.gov>)
Kevin Van Tassell (kvantassell(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:kvantassell@le.utah.gov>)
David Hinkins (dhinkins(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:dhinkins@le.utah.gov>)
Evan Vickers (evickers(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:evickers@le.utah.gov>)
Don Ipson (dipson(a)le.utah.gov<mailto:dipson@le.utah.gov>)
Get your comments in TODAY, if possible. The legislative session is almost over!
Sincerely,
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake Audubon
Senate Bill 234 Utah Inland Port Authority
To read the bill, click here<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>.
Know Your Representatives
Review who your Utah Representatives and Senators are by clicking here. <http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>
Help FRIENDS continue to advocate for Great Salt Lake
Become a member<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>, renew<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>, or donate<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…> to help us in our mission to preserve and protect Great Salt Lake ecosystems through education, research, advocacy, and the arts.
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake Issues Forum Registration
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake brings together stakeholders to discuss Great Salt Lake during our biennial Great Salt Lake Issues Forum, which will be held this year on May 9, 10, and 11th at the Fort Douglas Officers Club at the University of Utah. Keep the dialogue going and help preserve Great Salt Lake by registering today.<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>
Doyle W. Stephens Research Scholarship Application
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake awards $1,000.00 research scholarships to support new or ongoing graduate or undergraduate research projects related to Great Salt Lake. Applications are open until March 16th. Click here to apply. <http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>
Issues Forum Call for Posters
The goal of the poster session is to feature biological, hydrological, geological, ecological, archaeological, historical, economic, and/or planning issues pertinent to Great Salt Lake and its management. Click here for details.<http://www.z2systems.com/track//servlet/DisplayLink?orgId=fogsl&emailId=788…>
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