I recieved this today from the Arkansas Cattlemans Association. The link is to the NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION.
http://hill.beef.org/newview.asp?DocumentID=16318
CO-SPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 4341 TO EXEMPT MANURE FROM SUPERFUND
On November 17, Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX) and 29 of his colleagues in the House introduced H.R. 4341, a bill that would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986, also known as EPA's Superfund, to prevent the possibility for manure to be considered a hazardous substance under the Act. As many of you are aware, this issue truly does have the potential to impact each and every cattle producer in America.
It is critical for all cattle producers to understand the scope of this potential regulation. If opponents of animal agriculture are successful in their efforts to bring manure under Superfund regulations, any cattle producer that spreads manure on a pasture or provides it for use as a fertilizer by someone else is subject to EPA's Superfund laws, originally intended to address hazardous and toxic industrial chemical spills.
Our industry needs you and your fellow cattle producers and livestock operators to clearly communicate to Congress that livestock manure is NOT a Superfund material and cattle operations are NOT Superfund sites.
Now is the time for Congress to clarify its original intent for the CERCLA/EPCRA statues.
Below, you will find an up-to-date list of co-sponsors of H.R. 4341. If you notice Congressman Vic Snyder is the only Representative from Arkansas not listed as a co-sponsor for H.R. 4341. Please contact Congressman Snyder and ask him today to get on board with the rest of the Congressman from Arkansas in helping to exempt manure from superfund. Below you will find Congressman Vic Snyder's contact information.
Congressman Vic Snyder
1330 Longworth House Office Bldg,
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-2506
Fax: 202-225-5903
Again, due to the limited number of members that have email please pass this information on to any and all producers in your local area so they too may have the opportunity to contact Congressman Snyder.
To contact Representatives directly, visit http://capwiz.com/beefusa/, customize the letter provided, and send this message directly to any Member of Congress. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same. Congress needs to hear from the cattle industry on this critical issue.
If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact Tubby Smith at [email protected] or (501) 224-2114.
Co-Sponsors of H.R. 4341 Introduced by Ralph Hall (R-4th, TX)
ALABAMA
Robert Aderholt (R-AL); Jo Bonner (R-AL); Bud Cramer (D-AL); Artur Davis (D-AL); Mike Rogers (R-AL); Terry Everett (R-AL)
ARIZONA
Rick Renzi (R-AZ); John Shadegg (R-AZ)
ARKANSAS
Marion Berry (D-AR); John Boozman (R-AR); Mike Ross (D-AR)
CALIFORNIA
Mary Bono (R-CA); Ken Calvert (R-CA); Jim Costa (D-CA); John Doolittle (R-CA); Elton Gallegly (R-CA); Daniel Lungren (R-CA); Richard Pombo (R-CA); George Radanovich (R-CA)
COLORADO
Bob Beauprez (R-CO); Joel Hefley (R-CO); Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO); John Salazar (D-CO)
CONNECTICUT
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
FLORIDA
Allen Boyd (D-FL); Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL); Mark Foley (R-FL); John Mica (R-FL); Jeff Miller (R-FL); Adam Putnam (R-FL); Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
GEORGIA
John Barrow (D-GA); Sanford Bishop (D-GA); Nathan Deal (R-GA); Phil Gingrey (R-GA); Jack Kingston (R-GA); David Scott (D-GA); Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
IDAHO
Butch Otter (R-ID); Mike Simpson (R-ID)
ILLINOIS
Timothy Johnson (R-IL); Ray LaHood (R-IL)
INDIANA
Dan Burton (R-IN); Steve Buyer (R-IN); Chris Chocola (R-IN); Mike Pence (R-IN); Michael Sodrel (R-IN); Mark Souder (R-IN)
IOWA
Leonard Boswell (D-IA); Steve King (R-IA); Tom Latham (R-IA); James Leach (R-IA); Jim Nussle (R-IA)
KANSAS
Jerry Moran (R-KS); Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)
KENTUCKY
Ron Lewis (R-KY); Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
LOUISIANA
Rodney Alexander (R-LA); Richard Baker (R-LA); Charles Boustany (R-LA)
MARYLAND
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
MICHIGAN
Peter Hoekstra (R-MI); Joe Schwartz (R-MI); Fred Upton (R-MI)
MINNESOTA
Gil Gutknect (R-MN); Mark Kennedy (R-MN); John Kline (R-MN); Collin Peterson (D-MN)
MISSISSIPPI
Charles Pickering (R-MS); Bennie Thompson (D-MS); Roger Wicker (R-MS)
MISSOURI
Roy Blunt (R-MO); Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO); Sam Graves (R-MO); Kenny Hulshof (R-MO); Ike Skelton (D-MO)
MONTANA
Dennis Rehberg (R-MT)
NEBRASKA
Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE); Tom Osborne (R-NE); Steve Pearce (R-NM); Heather Wilson (R-NM)
NEVADA
Jim Gibbons (R-NV)
NEW YORK
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY); Randy Kuhl (R-NY); John McHugh (R-NY); John Sweeney (R-NY); James Walsh (R-NY)
NORTH CAROLINA
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC); Howard Coble (R-NC); Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Robin Hayes (R-NC); Walter B Jones, Jr. (R-NC); Mike McIntyre (D-NC); Sue Myrick (R-NC)
NORTH DAKOTA
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
OHIO
Ralph Regula (R-OH); Jean Schmidt (R-OH)
OKLAHOMA
Frank Lucas (R-OK); Ernest Istook (R-OK)
OREGON
Greg Walden (R-OR)
PENNSYLVANIA
Charles Dent (R-PA); Phil English (R-PA); Melissa Hart (R-PA); Tim Holden (D-PA); Tim Murphy (R-PA); John Murtha (D-PA); Joseph Pitts (R-PA); Todd Platts (R-PA); Don Sherwood (R-PA); Bill Shuster (R-PA)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
TENNESSEE
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Lincoln Davis (D-TN); Bart Gordon (D-TN); William Jenkins (R-TN); Zach Wamp (R-TN)
TEXAS
Henry Bonilla (R-TX); Kevin Brady (R-TX); John Carter (R-TX); Mike Conaway (R-TX); Henry Cuellar (D-TX); Louie Gohmert (R-TX); Ralph Hall (R-TX); Jeb Hensarling (R-TX); Kenny Marchant (R-TX); Michael McCaul (R-TX); Randy Neugebauer (R-TX); Charles Norwood (R-TX); Solomon Ortiz (D-TX); Ron Paul (R-TX); Pete Sessions (R-TX); Lamar Smith (R-TX); William Thornberry (R-TX)
UTAH
Rob Bishop (R-UT); Chris Cannon (R-UT)
VIRGINIA
Eric Cantor (R-VA); Jo Ann Davis (R-VA); Virgil Goode (R-VA); Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
WASHINGTON
Doc Hastings (R-WA)
WEST VIRGINIA
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); Nick Rahall (D-WV)
WYOMING
Barbara Cubin, Barbara (R-WY)
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http://hill.beef.org/newview.asp?DocumentID=16318
CO-SPONSORS NEEDED FOR H.R. 4341 TO EXEMPT MANURE FROM SUPERFUND
On November 17, Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX) and 29 of his colleagues in the House introduced H.R. 4341, a bill that would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986, also known as EPA's Superfund, to prevent the possibility for manure to be considered a hazardous substance under the Act. As many of you are aware, this issue truly does have the potential to impact each and every cattle producer in America.
It is critical for all cattle producers to understand the scope of this potential regulation. If opponents of animal agriculture are successful in their efforts to bring manure under Superfund regulations, any cattle producer that spreads manure on a pasture or provides it for use as a fertilizer by someone else is subject to EPA's Superfund laws, originally intended to address hazardous and toxic industrial chemical spills.
Our industry needs you and your fellow cattle producers and livestock operators to clearly communicate to Congress that livestock manure is NOT a Superfund material and cattle operations are NOT Superfund sites.
Now is the time for Congress to clarify its original intent for the CERCLA/EPCRA statues.
Below, you will find an up-to-date list of co-sponsors of H.R. 4341. If you notice Congressman Vic Snyder is the only Representative from Arkansas not listed as a co-sponsor for H.R. 4341. Please contact Congressman Snyder and ask him today to get on board with the rest of the Congressman from Arkansas in helping to exempt manure from superfund. Below you will find Congressman Vic Snyder's contact information.
Congressman Vic Snyder
1330 Longworth House Office Bldg,
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-2506
Fax: 202-225-5903
Again, due to the limited number of members that have email please pass this information on to any and all producers in your local area so they too may have the opportunity to contact Congressman Snyder.
To contact Representatives directly, visit http://capwiz.com/beefusa/, customize the letter provided, and send this message directly to any Member of Congress. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same. Congress needs to hear from the cattle industry on this critical issue.
If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact Tubby Smith at [email protected] or (501) 224-2114.
Co-Sponsors of H.R. 4341 Introduced by Ralph Hall (R-4th, TX)
ALABAMA
Robert Aderholt (R-AL); Jo Bonner (R-AL); Bud Cramer (D-AL); Artur Davis (D-AL); Mike Rogers (R-AL); Terry Everett (R-AL)
ARIZONA
Rick Renzi (R-AZ); John Shadegg (R-AZ)
ARKANSAS
Marion Berry (D-AR); John Boozman (R-AR); Mike Ross (D-AR)
CALIFORNIA
Mary Bono (R-CA); Ken Calvert (R-CA); Jim Costa (D-CA); John Doolittle (R-CA); Elton Gallegly (R-CA); Daniel Lungren (R-CA); Richard Pombo (R-CA); George Radanovich (R-CA)
COLORADO
Bob Beauprez (R-CO); Joel Hefley (R-CO); Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO); John Salazar (D-CO)
CONNECTICUT
Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
FLORIDA
Allen Boyd (D-FL); Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL); Mark Foley (R-FL); John Mica (R-FL); Jeff Miller (R-FL); Adam Putnam (R-FL); Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
GEORGIA
John Barrow (D-GA); Sanford Bishop (D-GA); Nathan Deal (R-GA); Phil Gingrey (R-GA); Jack Kingston (R-GA); David Scott (D-GA); Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
IDAHO
Butch Otter (R-ID); Mike Simpson (R-ID)
ILLINOIS
Timothy Johnson (R-IL); Ray LaHood (R-IL)
INDIANA
Dan Burton (R-IN); Steve Buyer (R-IN); Chris Chocola (R-IN); Mike Pence (R-IN); Michael Sodrel (R-IN); Mark Souder (R-IN)
IOWA
Leonard Boswell (D-IA); Steve King (R-IA); Tom Latham (R-IA); James Leach (R-IA); Jim Nussle (R-IA)
KANSAS
Jerry Moran (R-KS); Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)
KENTUCKY
Ron Lewis (R-KY); Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
LOUISIANA
Rodney Alexander (R-LA); Richard Baker (R-LA); Charles Boustany (R-LA)
MARYLAND
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
MICHIGAN
Peter Hoekstra (R-MI); Joe Schwartz (R-MI); Fred Upton (R-MI)
MINNESOTA
Gil Gutknect (R-MN); Mark Kennedy (R-MN); John Kline (R-MN); Collin Peterson (D-MN)
MISSISSIPPI
Charles Pickering (R-MS); Bennie Thompson (D-MS); Roger Wicker (R-MS)
MISSOURI
Roy Blunt (R-MO); Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO); Sam Graves (R-MO); Kenny Hulshof (R-MO); Ike Skelton (D-MO)
MONTANA
Dennis Rehberg (R-MT)
NEBRASKA
Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE); Tom Osborne (R-NE); Steve Pearce (R-NM); Heather Wilson (R-NM)
NEVADA
Jim Gibbons (R-NV)
NEW YORK
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY); Randy Kuhl (R-NY); John McHugh (R-NY); John Sweeney (R-NY); James Walsh (R-NY)
NORTH CAROLINA
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC); Howard Coble (R-NC); Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Robin Hayes (R-NC); Walter B Jones, Jr. (R-NC); Mike McIntyre (D-NC); Sue Myrick (R-NC)
NORTH DAKOTA
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
OHIO
Ralph Regula (R-OH); Jean Schmidt (R-OH)
OKLAHOMA
Frank Lucas (R-OK); Ernest Istook (R-OK)
OREGON
Greg Walden (R-OR)
PENNSYLVANIA
Charles Dent (R-PA); Phil English (R-PA); Melissa Hart (R-PA); Tim Holden (D-PA); Tim Murphy (R-PA); John Murtha (D-PA); Joseph Pitts (R-PA); Todd Platts (R-PA); Don Sherwood (R-PA); Bill Shuster (R-PA)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
TENNESSEE
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Lincoln Davis (D-TN); Bart Gordon (D-TN); William Jenkins (R-TN); Zach Wamp (R-TN)
TEXAS
Henry Bonilla (R-TX); Kevin Brady (R-TX); John Carter (R-TX); Mike Conaway (R-TX); Henry Cuellar (D-TX); Louie Gohmert (R-TX); Ralph Hall (R-TX); Jeb Hensarling (R-TX); Kenny Marchant (R-TX); Michael McCaul (R-TX); Randy Neugebauer (R-TX); Charles Norwood (R-TX); Solomon Ortiz (D-TX); Ron Paul (R-TX); Pete Sessions (R-TX); Lamar Smith (R-TX); William Thornberry (R-TX)
UTAH
Rob Bishop (R-UT); Chris Cannon (R-UT)
VIRGINIA
Eric Cantor (R-VA); Jo Ann Davis (R-VA); Virgil Goode (R-VA); Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
WASHINGTON
Doc Hastings (R-WA)
WEST VIRGINIA
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); Nick Rahall (D-WV)
WYOMING
Barbara Cubin, Barbara (R-WY)
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