Atc1man
06-22-2001, 10:13 AM
The SUWA is working hard to get a bill passed that will make most of southern Utah a Wilderness area, which means no more recreation!
Call the Senators listed below and express your displeasure! Then call your senator and tell him/her to vote HELL NO on this bill!
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3) REDROCK REPUBLICANS: THANK SEN. FITZGERALD (R-IL), ASK SEN. CHAFEE
(R-RI)
For the second Congress in a row Senator Peter Fitzgerald, Republican of
Illinois, has stepped up and cosponsored America's Redrock Wilderness Act
(S. 786), making it once again a bipartisan bill in the Senate. His
courage is deeply appreciated -- we really should let him know it!
Please call Senator Fitzgerald's office 202-224-2854 to thank him for being
our first GOP cosponsor in the Senate. If you live in Illinois, this call
is a must -- but all are welcome to call, especially if you're a Republican.
Along these same lines, please call Senator Lincoln Chafee 202-224-2921,
Republican of Rhode Island, and urge him to cosponsor America's Redrock
Wilderness Act. Senator Chafee is a strong leader for protecting the
environment -- please let him know we need his cosponsorship to help
protect Utah's unique canyons and desert wilderness.
Your calls will show these fine Senators that there is a national appeal
to Republicans supporting wilderness. Thanks again for your help.
Keith Hammond
Washington Director
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
122 C Street N.W., Suite 240
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 546-2215 ext. 171 - phone
(202) 544-5197 - fax
Help Protect Wild Utah at http://www.suwa.org/
America's Redrock Wilderness Bill: A Call to Action
America's Redrock Wilderness Act is a bill to designate wilderness areas on those Utah BLM lands which were identified by the Utah Wilderness Coalition inventory as having wilderness qualities.
The full text of the bills from the 105th Congress, the 106th Congress, and current information in the status of bills is available from the Library of Congress' "Thomas" web site: (H.R. 1500),(S. 773),(105th Congress) H.R. 1732, S. 861 (106th Congress). (Please note: The bill must be reintroduced in each new Congress, so the bill number changes).
Current Congressional cosponsors of America's Redrock Wilderness Act are listed here. If your Representative or Senators are not on the list, please write and ask them to cosponsor America's Redrock Wilderness Act. If they are already on the list, please write to say thank you. For contact addresses and current Congressional positions on these bills, visit Project Vote Smart.
America's Redrock Wilderness Act in the 107th Congress.
America's Redrock Wilderness Act was re-introduced in both chambers of Congress on April 26, 2001, and we're excited and invigorated to announce RECORD NUMBERS of cosponsors upon introduction, beating the record we've set in every successive Congress! In his statement upon filing the bill, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) said, "Passage of America's Red Rock Wilderness Act is essential to protect a national treasure for future generations of Americans. It provides wilderness protection for magnificent canyons, sheer red rock cliffs, spectacular vistas, and rock formations unlike any on this planet." And on the House side, House champion Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) re-introduced the bill for the fifth consecutive session by stating "The Redrock Wilderness is already owned by all of the people of the United States and should be considered a national treasure like the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. The terrain cannot bear much use or development and the treasures it holds are too rare and special to be exploited. These lands and the wildlife that inhabit them deserve the protection that permanent wilderness designation would offer."
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Call the Senators listed below and express your displeasure! Then call your senator and tell him/her to vote HELL NO on this bill!
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3) REDROCK REPUBLICANS: THANK SEN. FITZGERALD (R-IL), ASK SEN. CHAFEE
(R-RI)
For the second Congress in a row Senator Peter Fitzgerald, Republican of
Illinois, has stepped up and cosponsored America's Redrock Wilderness Act
(S. 786), making it once again a bipartisan bill in the Senate. His
courage is deeply appreciated -- we really should let him know it!
Please call Senator Fitzgerald's office 202-224-2854 to thank him for being
our first GOP cosponsor in the Senate. If you live in Illinois, this call
is a must -- but all are welcome to call, especially if you're a Republican.
Along these same lines, please call Senator Lincoln Chafee 202-224-2921,
Republican of Rhode Island, and urge him to cosponsor America's Redrock
Wilderness Act. Senator Chafee is a strong leader for protecting the
environment -- please let him know we need his cosponsorship to help
protect Utah's unique canyons and desert wilderness.
Your calls will show these fine Senators that there is a national appeal
to Republicans supporting wilderness. Thanks again for your help.
Keith Hammond
Washington Director
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
122 C Street N.W., Suite 240
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 546-2215 ext. 171 - phone
(202) 544-5197 - fax
Help Protect Wild Utah at http://www.suwa.org/
America's Redrock Wilderness Bill: A Call to Action
America's Redrock Wilderness Act is a bill to designate wilderness areas on those Utah BLM lands which were identified by the Utah Wilderness Coalition inventory as having wilderness qualities.
The full text of the bills from the 105th Congress, the 106th Congress, and current information in the status of bills is available from the Library of Congress' "Thomas" web site: (H.R. 1500),(S. 773),(105th Congress) H.R. 1732, S. 861 (106th Congress). (Please note: The bill must be reintroduced in each new Congress, so the bill number changes).
Current Congressional cosponsors of America's Redrock Wilderness Act are listed here. If your Representative or Senators are not on the list, please write and ask them to cosponsor America's Redrock Wilderness Act. If they are already on the list, please write to say thank you. For contact addresses and current Congressional positions on these bills, visit Project Vote Smart.
America's Redrock Wilderness Act in the 107th Congress.
America's Redrock Wilderness Act was re-introduced in both chambers of Congress on April 26, 2001, and we're excited and invigorated to announce RECORD NUMBERS of cosponsors upon introduction, beating the record we've set in every successive Congress! In his statement upon filing the bill, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) said, "Passage of America's Red Rock Wilderness Act is essential to protect a national treasure for future generations of Americans. It provides wilderness protection for magnificent canyons, sheer red rock cliffs, spectacular vistas, and rock formations unlike any on this planet." And on the House side, House champion Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) re-introduced the bill for the fifth consecutive session by stating "The Redrock Wilderness is already owned by all of the people of the United States and should be considered a national treasure like the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty. The terrain cannot bear much use or development and the treasures it holds are too rare and special to be exploited. These lands and the wildlife that inhabit them deserve the protection that permanent wilderness designation would offer."
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<font color="yellow">EDIT: I added the bill # to the subject line to aid in future searches - PSD</font c>
[ 06-22-2001: Message edited by: Yellowsub1962 ]