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Phil Tuttle with a nocturnal hen on a mouse pattern.

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Chummer: Tommy Knight

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Situation: 10" blue/white streamer - less than 10' of agua

Utah House Votes to Negate 100 Years of Water Law

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
 lrobles@utahsenate.org; bmcadams@utahsenate.org; gdavis@utahsenate.org; pjones@utahsenate.org; kmayne@utahsenate.org; waddoups@utahsenate.org; rromero@utahsenate.org; kmorgan@utahsenate.org; wniederhauser@utahsenate.org; dcbuttars@utahsenate.org; hstephenson@utahsenate.org; bgoodfellow@utahsenate.org; mmadsen@utahsenate.org; jvalentine@utahsenate.org; mdayton@utahsenate.org; cbramble@utahsenate.org; pknudson@utahsenate.org; jgreiner@utahsenate.org; achristensen@utahsenate.org; sjenkins@utahsenate.org; jstevenson@utahsenate.org; sadams@utahsenate.org; dliljenquist@utahsenate.org; rokerlund@utahsenate.org; lhillyard@utahsenate.org; kvantassell@utahsenate.org; dhinkins@utahsenate.org; dstowell@utahsenate.org; surquhart@utahsenate.org

Keep up the fight!!

Bryan

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