Post by Logan on Feb 19, 2016 12:25:05 GMT -6
Assembly passes property rights bills, which critics say weaken water protections
A pair of "private property rights" bills aimed at loosening environmental regulations passed the state Assembly on Thursday.
Senate Bill 459 makes changes to existing laws, including weakening protection of wetlands and eliminating safeguards for about 9,000 water bodies with endangered species and other sensitive features for an indefinite time period.
That bill passed the Assembly on a 56-37 vote.
The vote came after a dozen provisions of the bill were removed by the Senate on Tuesday because the chairman of the body's environment committee said they hadn't been properly examined for their impact on lake water quality.
Assembly Bill 582 passed the Assembly on a voice vote Thursday. It would remove local authority to enact temporary moratoriums on land divisions and rezoning.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/assembly-passes-property-rights-bills-which-critics-say-weaken-water/article_42275402-d7a8-5ac8-be7a-87279c41933a.html
A pair of "private property rights" bills aimed at loosening environmental regulations passed the state Assembly on Thursday.
Senate Bill 459 makes changes to existing laws, including weakening protection of wetlands and eliminating safeguards for about 9,000 water bodies with endangered species and other sensitive features for an indefinite time period.
That bill passed the Assembly on a 56-37 vote.
The vote came after a dozen provisions of the bill were removed by the Senate on Tuesday because the chairman of the body's environment committee said they hadn't been properly examined for their impact on lake water quality.
Assembly Bill 582 passed the Assembly on a voice vote Thursday. It would remove local authority to enact temporary moratoriums on land divisions and rezoning.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/assembly-passes-property-rights-bills-which-critics-say-weaken-water/article_42275402-d7a8-5ac8-be7a-87279c41933a.html