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Colorado Sierra Club Legislative Tracker 2008

These are the bills that were tracked by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club during the 2008 Legislative Session.
Name Bill Issue Status Our Position
Extend Forest Restoration Pilot Program SB071 Agriculture 05/02/08 Senate to Review House Amendments support
  action needed on SB071: Contact your Senator and ask them to support SB 071. Find out more.
Financing Renewable Energy Projects HB1350 Energy 05/02/08 Scheduled for Second Reading in the Senate support
  action needed on HB1350: Contact your Colorado State Senator and tell them you support this proposal. Find out more.
New Solar Energy Technologies HB1164 Energy 04/25/08 House reviewed amendments made in the Senate and repassed support
  action needed on HB1164: Contact Colorado Governor Ritter and ask him to sign HB 1164. Find out more.
Uranium Mining/Water Quality HB1161 Water 05/02/08 Passed Senate Third Reading support
  action needed on HB1161: Contact your Colorado State Representative and ask them to vote YES on HB 1161. Find out more.
Sufficient Water Supply HB1141 Water 05/02/08 House Scheduled to review amendments made in the Senate support
  action needed on HB1141: Contact your Colorado State Representative and ask them to vote YES on HB 1141. Find out more.
Severance Tax Trust Fund Operational Account SB013 Wildlife 05/02/08 Senate to Review House Amendments support
  action needed on SB013: Contact your State Senator and ask them to support SB 013. Find out more.
Homegrown Solar Power HB1160 Energy Governor Ritter signed the Bill March 26! support
  action needed on HB1160: Contact Governor Ritter and Thank Him! Find out more.
Enforcing OHV Laws on Public Lands HB1069 Public Lands Governor Ritter signed the Bill March 20! support
  action needed on HB1069: Thank Colorado Governor Ritter for signing HB 1069 to better enforce Public Land regulations. Find out more.
Instream Flow HB1280 Water Governor Ritter signed into law on 04/21/08 support
  action needed on HB1280: Contact Colorado Governor Ritter and thank him for signing HB 1280. Find out more.
Colorado Housing Investment Fund HB1340 04/02/08 Bill Postponed Indefinitely support
  action needed on HB1340: None Find out more.
Mining Reclamation Standards HB1165 Agriculture 4/2/08 Bill Postponed Indefinitely support
  action needed on HB1165: None Find out more.
Increase Air Pollution Fees SB055 Air 04/23/08 Passed House Third Reading support
  action needed on SB055: Contact Colorado Governor Ritter and ask him to sign SB 055. Find out more.
Renewable Energy Curricula HB1169 Energy 02/08/2008 Bill Died support
  action needed on HB1169: Find out more.
Energy Efficiency and Small Utilities HB1107 Energy 04/07/08 Bill Postponed Indefinitely support
  action needed on HB1107: Find out more.
Establish Governor's Energy Office HB1025 Energy 03/18/08 Signed by Governor Ritter support
  action needed on HB1025: Contact Governor Ritter and thank him for supporting HB1025. Find out more.
Limits on Protecting Wildlife Habitat HB1137 Public Lands 2/6/08 Bill Postponed Indefinitely oppose
  action needed on HB1137: Thank Representatives Fischer, Hodge, McNulty, Scanlan, Solano, Gallegos, and Curry for voting to kill this bad bill in committee. Find out more.
Transportation Planning HB1312 Transportation 03/13/08 Bill Postponed Indefinitely support
  action needed on HB1312: None Find out more.
Limits on RTD's ability to do smart growth HB1278 Transportation 04/24/08 Bill Postponed indefinitely oppose
  action needed on HB1278: Thank Senators Kester, Tochtrop, Ward, Wiens, Schwartz, Bacon for voting to kill this bad bill. Find out more.
Colorado Water Institute HB1026 Water 3/20/08 Signed by Governor Ritter support
  action needed on HB1026: Contact Governor Ritter and thank him for supporting HB1026. Find out more.
   
   

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