Urgent Action Alert

We need help to defeat two really bad bills.

Dateline: Feb 10 2025

Dear friends,

There are 2 really bad bills being heard in House committees Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday Feb. 13. They are House File 9 and House File 8. If you are free at 1 pm you can help pack the room for these meetings. Please wear your DFLEC pin if you do. You can also send a letter to one or more committee members expressing your concerns. Some DFLEC members will be testifying at these meetings. All voices and a presence in the meetings are greatly appreciated and important. Read on for more information on the bills.

HF 9

1. Where/when: Tuesday, Feb 11th at 1:00 pm House Energy, Finance and Policy Committee, Location: Capitol 123. Chair: Rep. Chris Swedzinski

2. Key reasons to oppose HF 9: (see this DFLEC letter)

• lifts the moratorium on new nuclear power

• grants a 3-year delay in meeting 2040 clean electricity goals

• prohibits demolishing fossil fuel generating plants

• support carbon capture and sequestration

• Factsheet - from Tina Clarke

Emails to committee members helpful, especially if a committee member is your representative.

HF 8

1. Where/When HF 8 - permitting reform bill is to be heard in the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1 pm, Capitol Room G3. Remote testimony will NOT be allowed.

2. Key issues with the bill: (The companion bill to this in the Senate has 3 DFL sponsors, Hauschild, Frentz, and Kupec.) This is a big and complex bill that would change the way permitting happens in a manner that would constitute a dangerous relaxation of our environmental controls.

3. Testimony plan -for HF9: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator by 1 p.m.on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Contact: amy.zipko@house.mn.gov

Again, emails to Committee members are helpful, especially if you cannot testify in person.

If interested, join the DFLEC Leg team here.

Questions? Email DFLEC Legislative Committee cochairs Veda and vmkanitz@gmail.com or Greg Laden at laden.greg@gmail.com or Tina Clarke at TinaClarkeOz@gmail.com

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