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    Mark S. Young

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Posted 09 February 2006 - 10:21 AM

Since this stuff drives me crazy :wacko: I guess I should post it here. This is an environmental alert. I just got this from the Ohio Smallmouth Alliance Board. Apologies to any whom I'm quoting without permission. Basically we've got a cynical attempt to drastically lower the clean water standards of the state of Ohio. One can only wonder at the motivations. According to Mark Blauvelt, "this is a HUGE deal for smallie and trout waters of Ohio. What this means is that if this passes, then the State of Ohio will have the pure federal minimum guidelines for ranking streams. As it stands now, Ohio uses a system much higher which includes listing streams as "Exceptional Warmwater" and then even higher standards for streams that meat "Coldwater" status. These higher marked streams are then used to place even more strict guidelines for septic, sewage and disposal permitting. "Long story short, if this passes, then Ohio will list all streams at the same level and would open up the pollution on our highest rated streams, (Darby, Beaver Creek, Twin, Stillwater, Mad River, etc) "If you have a way to spread the word on this one, this is one that directly effects the mission of the Smallmouth Alliance and my group, Trout Unlimited! Get involved!! Salmonid" >From: "Eugene" >Reply-To: OhioSmallmouthAlliance@yahoogroups.com >To: OhioSmallmouthAlliance@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [OhioSmallmouthAlliance] Senate Bill 264 >Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:10:17 -0000 > >A friend of mine in the EPA warns this could have real impact on >exceptional warmwater habitat and coldwater habitat streams in >Ohio. Keep your eyes on it: > >As Introduced >126th General Assembly >Regular Session >2005-2006 >S.B. No. 264 > >Senators Grendell, Carey, Clancy > >A BILL >To enact section 3745.50 of the Revised Code to require that state >environmental laws be construed to be no more stringent than the >laws' federal counterparts. > >BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: >Section 1. That section 3745.50 of the Revised Code be enacted to >read as follows: > >Sec. 3745.50. (A) As used this section: >(1) "Environmental law" means a state law whose principal purpose is >environmental protection and that has been enacted in whole or in >part in order to comply with a corresponding federal law addressing >the same subject matter. "Environmental law" includes, but is not >limited to, all or any applicable portions of Chapter 3704., 3734., >3750., 3751., 3752., 3753., 6109., or 6111. of the Revised Code. > >(2) "State agency" means any organized body, office, agency, >institution, or other entity established by laws of the state for >the exercise of any function of state government. > >(B) An environmental law shall be construed to be consistent with >and no more stringent than the corresponding federal law addressing >the same subject matter. In addition, all rules adopted by a state >agency under an environmental law, and all permits, variances, and >orders issued by a state agency under an environmental law, shall be >consistent with and no more stringent than the corresponding federal >law addressing the same subject matter and shall be construed to be >consistent with and no more stringent than the corresponding federal >law addressing the same subject matter.

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