Fate of Fund Board
Jennifer Cole
As I mentioned last week the house rejected the amendment to HJ49 which would have kept the Fund Board off the chopping block. But then the Senate rejected the House’s rejection. So now it goes to special conference committee. Each side picks three members to hash it out, and it is not clear where or when they actually do that. But thanks to our friends at VRA, we do have the 6 legislators who are, at some point, going to duke it out over this issue. Unfortunately, I am not sure there are any of our friends among the six. Please take a minute and look to see if you know any of these senators and delegates and if so give them a call!
Here’s the recent history of the bill plus the list of the three and their contact information. Please get on the horn and email and get people ESPECIALLY those who are represented by these folks to send in letters on why it is important that the fund board not get axed.
I haven’t heard anything from Charlie or Denny, so I don’t know exactly what is going on from their end.
I will be sending out a letters today and tomorrow. As well as contacting NoVA legislators to see if they have any “friends” on this committee. I would ask you do the same.
HJ49 - Governor's Executive Reorganization Plan http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=121&typ=bil&val=hj49
Senate amendments rejected by House VOTE: REJECTED (O-Y 97-N)
NOTE: Item #37 - Elimination of the Litter Control and Recycling Fund Board is in the House Resolution. The House rejected the Senate amendments which did not eliminate Item #37 and the Litter Control and Recycling Fund Board.
· 02/15/12 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 1-N)
· 02/15/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
· 02/16/12 House: House acceded to request
· 02/16/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
· 02/16/12 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Jones, James
· 02/17/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
· 02/17/12 Senate: Senators: Vogel, Martin, Black
· At Noon, 02/20/12 Conference Committee was not posted in LIS on any Calendar or Meeting Schedule.
House Conferees:
Todd Gilbert (R) - District 15 (Woodstock, VA) DelTG...@house.virginia.gov NOTE: Gilbert was the Chief Patron for HJ49
Chris Jones (R) - District 76 (Suffolk, VA) DelC...@house.virginia.gov
Matthew James (D) - District 80 (Portsmouth, VA) DelM...@house.virginia.gov
Senate Conferees:
Jill Vogel (R) - District 27 (Winchester, VA) distr...@senate.virginia.gov
Stephen Martin (R) - District 11 (Chesterfield, VA) distr...@senate.virginia.gov
Richard Black (R) - District 13 (Sterling, VA) distr...@senate.virginia.gov
Jennifer Cole
Executive Director, Clean Fairfax Council
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 466
Fairfax, VA 22035
Baxter, Daniel A.
Thanks Jen!
Dan