>Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:48:28 -0800 (PST) >From: "Lois Mauk" <lawofficeinformationsystem@worldnet.att.net> >Old-To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [INPCRP-L] Hearings on the 15th >Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:52:31 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: High >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >Resent-Message-ID: <"qIsphB.A.uhB.bjiw2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/572 >X-Loop: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: INPCRP-L-request@rootsweb.com >X-UIDL: 8ed78a3fda15a0c81607e37c69c57e90 > >John and Others: > >I have intentionally held off on saying anything about the Indiana State >House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and >Rural Development's tentatively scheduled hearings on Monday afternoon, >February 15th, because it has not yet been confirmed. > >Because the prior session of the House this past Monday ran so long and >resulted in us having only an abbreviated opportunity to testify before the >Committee and no "specific" testimony being given with regard to any of the >pending bills, Rep. Markt Lytle said Monday night that they would try to >have more hearings on Monday, February 15. > >HOWEVER, I talked today with the staff in the office of Legislative >Assistant Trevor Vance (aid to Rep. Lytle, Rep. Bottorff and several >others). The meeting, as of mid-day on Wednesday, 2/10/99, still had not >been confirmed. Allegedly, during the session late this afternoon, they >were going to decide when and exactly where additional hearings could be >held, hopefully on the 15th. > >Now you know as much as I do. Perhaps tomorrow we'll be able to get >confirmation on this hearing date, time and place. > >In the meantime, I hope all of you who live in or near the Indianapolis area >will try to make the sacrifice of spending your afternoon at the Capitol so >that you can all testify about the pending bills and your opinions. It's >quite an experience. (Wear comfortable shoes!) > >I think the next hearing (presumably on 2/15/99) will be when all of the >big-money lobbyists, DNR representatives, opponents of the bills, etc. will >be speaking. [You'll recall there were no opposition voices heard Monday >night.] I cannot emphasize enough the vast importance of those of us who >wish to protect these sites showing up for this hearing! This is, once >again, where the rubber meets the road. > >We've raised a stink, some of us got to say our piece, now they're going to >pull out the big guns (hopefully when none of us are there) to shoot this >thing to pieces. > >Those of you who were at the Senate hearings a couple of weeks ago and again >on Monday saw how the Legislators automatically gravitate to the "experts". >While the Legislators are or appear to be extremely sympathetic to our >pleas, it is IMPERATIVE that we have as many people present at the next set >of hearings as humanly possible. We've got to keep the pressure on. > >Once again, if you haven't already written to your Legislators and, >especially, the members of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural >Development Committee (who hold the very life of these bills in their >hands), please do so today. Contact information is available on the INPCRP >website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/pendinglegislation.html. > >Thanks. > >Lois > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of England >and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli: > "Show me the manner in which a nation or community > cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical > exactness the tender mercies of its people, their > respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty > to high ideals." > > >