Time to Take Action
Our Klamath Basin Water Crisis
Upholding rural Americans' rights to grow food,
own property, and caretake our wildlife and natural resources.
 

Oregon Farm Bureau Legislative Update Monday, June 22, 2009

Action Alert!

NEW Field Burning Ban Bill Introduced - SB 985

 

Today, Senator Prozanski and Representative Holvey introduced a last minute attempt to ban the use of field burning as a management tool.  SB 985, which is actually a referral out to Oregon voters, would ban field burning, burning of stacks or piles and propane flaming of grass or grain crops in the Willamette Valley and allow the Environmental Quality Commission to designate additional areas of critical concern where burning would be banned.

Numerous polls have shown that majority of Oregonians support Oregon agriculture and their management practices.  However to fight the ballot measure and preserve agriculture practices, it is going to be an expensive and unnecessary ballot measure campaign funded on the backs of Oregon family farmers.

SB 528-B, the other field burning ban bill, will be voted on by the Senate this week.  We are expecting to see the bill pass the Senate, but as long as the grassroots continue to contact their Representatives, believe there are not the votes in the House.

Please contact your legislator today and ask them to oppose both SB 528-B and SB 985.

Link to SB 985 not yet available

Home Contact

 

              Page Updated: Tuesday June 23, 2009 02:47 AM  Pacific


             Copyright © klamathbasincrisis.org, 2009, All Rights Reserved