Utah House Votes to Negate 100 Years of Water Law
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 12:05AM 
From Bryan Gergsen at the Utah Water Guardians.
CONTACT THE SENATE NOW!!
HB-141 passed 50-25 today and is now moving onto the Senate.
This is NOT GOOD! Please contact all Senators NOW...
VISIT YOUR SENATOR IN PERSON!!!!
The vote http://www.facebook.com/l/0dc02;le.utah.gov/~2010/status/hbillsta/hb0141s1.001h.txt HB 141: YEAS - 50 NAYS - 25
KEY POINTS of INTEREST --HB 141:
It is a clear violation of separation of powers, making it in direct contrast to the Utah Constitution Article V Section I and the ideals of our founding fathers.
It was done in secret, and the substitute bill came out after it passed committee and was sprung on the House for a quick debate.
Approves a political and controversial process of adding waters to a list that can be accessed by the public and saying what waters can't be accessed by the public.
Negates over 100 years of water law in Utah.
Flies in the face of 3 Utah Supreme Court decisions separated by over 70 years declaring and defining the public's easement in State waters.
Refuses to balance two competing constitutional rights, but unconstitutionally disregards one in the favor of the other.
This bill is unconstitutional....PERIOD!
Please, take 5 minutes out of your day to send a short and sweet email. Even if its a one line sentence staying…VOTE NO HB-141
SENATE ROSTER
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Keep up the fight!!
Bryan
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Reader Comments (3)
This has been going on for a long time in Argentina, and the authorities never did anything. This has worsened with the arrival of American and European fishermen. Today we have a lot of rivers and lakes in which the Argentines can not fish because they are monitored and are "private property". So American citizens should watch this situation when it comes to fish in our country. In Chile it is the same. Now in Utah are living the same situation, feel how this is bad ....
Ernesto Guevara
SENT!
We are overcome by anguish at this illogical moment of humanity.
Che