Sierra Club Florida News: Major Threat to Environment - HB 999 - Adopted by Florida Representatives. CALLS NEEDED to Florida Senators to Stop this Bill.

Sierra Club Florida ALERT

Senate could take up HB 999 or the
Senate version - SB 1684 - at any time!

On Thursday morning, April 25, the Florida House of Representatives passed by a 92-20 vote HB 999, the most anti-environmental bill of the 2013 Legislative Session.

The fight to stop this bill now moves to the Senate and SB 1684. A contact list for all Senators follows at the bottom of this message. Please call your Senator immediately and urge them to VOTE NO on HB 999 and SB 1684!

Worst provisions of the bill:

(1) Preempts local authority to adopt fertilizer control ordinances that protect water quality (more info);

(2) Creates wetland exemptions for drainage districts and jeopardizes over 1 million acres of land and water in Florida;

(3) Ratifies no-bid 30 year sugar leases in the Everglades Agricultural Area, increasing the cost of Everglades restoration and further degrading water quality in the Everglades (The intent of this provision is to stop the Florida Wildlife Federation's legal challenge of the harmful leases);

(4) Expedites natural gas pipeline permit applications;

(5) Limits how the Florida Department of Environmental Protection can test for polluted water discharges;

(6) Prohibits water management districts from reducing permitted water withdrawals where an alternative water source is available;

(7) Restricts how local governments deal with development proposals by limiting how many times additional information can be requested.

Please call your Senators immediately --
Urge them to VOTE NO on HB 999 and SB 1684!

Members of the Florida Senate 2013


Sen.	Local Delegations	Local Phone	Email Address

Sen. Joseph Abruzzo	Palm Beach	(850) 487-5025	abruzzo.joseph.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Thad Altman	Brevard,Orange,Seminole	(850) 487-5016	altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Aaron Bean	Duval,Nassau	(850) 487-5004	bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto	Charlotte,Lee	(850) 487-5030	benacquisto.lizbeth.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Rob Bradley	Alachua,Bradford,Clay	(850) 487-5007	bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Jeff Brandes	Hillsborough,Pinellas	(850) 487-5022	brandes.jeff.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Oscar Braynon	Broward,Miami-Dade	(850) 487-5036	braynon.oscar.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Dwight Bullard	Collier,Hendry,Miami-Dade,Monroe	(850) 487-5039	bullard.dwight.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Jeff Clemens	Palm Beach	(850) 487-5027	clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Charles S. Dean	Baker,Citrus,Columbia,Dixie,Gilchrist,Lafayette,Levy,Marion,Suwannee,Union	(850) 487-5005	dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Nancy Detert	Charlotte,Sarasota	(850) 487-5028	detert.nancy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Greg Evers	Escambia,Okaloosa,Santa Rosa	(850) 487-5002	evers.greg.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Anitere Flores	Miami-Dade	(850) 487-5037	flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Don Gaetz	Bay,Holmes,Jackson,Okaloosa,Walton,Washington	(850) 487-5001	gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Bill Galvano	Charlotte,DeSoto,Glades,Hardee,Highlands,Hillsborough,Manatee	(850) 487-5026	galvano.bill.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Rene Garcia	Miami-Dade	(850) 487-5038	garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Andy Gardiner	Brevard,Orange	(850) 487-5013	gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Audrey Gibson	Duval	(850) 487-5009	gibson.audrey.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Denise Grimsley	Highlands,Martin,Okeechobee,Osceola,Polk,St. Lucie	(850) 487-5021	grimsley.denise.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Alan Hays	Lake,Marion,Orange,Sumter	(850) 487-5011	hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Dorothy L. Hukill	Lake,Marion,Volusia	(850) 487-5008	hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Arthenia Joyner	Hillsborough,Manatee,Pinellas	(850) 487-5019	joyner.arthenia.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Jack Latvala	Pinellas	(850) 487-5020	latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Tom Lee	Hillsborough	(850) 487-5024	lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. John Legg	Hillsborough,Pasco	(850) 487-5017	legg.john.web@ flsenate.gov

Sen. Gwen Margolis	Miami-Dade	(850) 487-5035	margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Bill Montford	Calhoun,Franklin,Gadsden,Gulf,Hamilton,Jefferson,Leon,Liberty,Madison,Taylor,Wakulla	(850) 487-5003	montford.bill.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Joe Negron	Indian River,Martin,Palm Beach,St. Lucie	(850) 487-5032	negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla	Miami-Dade	(850) 487-5040	portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Garrett Richter	Collier,Lee	(850) 487-5023	richter.garrett.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Jeremy Ring	Broward	(850) 487-5029	ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Maria Lorts Sachs	Broward,Palm Beach	(850) 487-5034	sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. David Simmons	Seminole,Volusia	(850) 487-5010	simmons.david.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Wilton Simpson	Hernando,Pasco,Sumter	(850) 487-5018	simpson.wilton.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Christopher Smith	Broward	(850) 487-5031	smith.chris.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Eleanor Sobel	Broward	(850) 487-5033	sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Darren Soto	Orange,Osceola,Polk	(850) 487-5014	soto.darren.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Kelli Stargel	Orange,Osceola,Polk	(850) 487-5015	stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Geraldine F. Thompson	Orange	(850) 487-5012	thompson.geraldine.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. John Thrasher	Flagler,Putnam,St. Johns,Volusia	(850) 487-5006	thrasher.john.web@flsenate.gov