HB 419 flies out of the House
HB 419, with Charlie Hoffman as the primary sponsor, sailed out of the full House Thursday on a 91-2 vote. The two nay votes were from Rep. Stan Lee from Lexington and Rep Mike Harmon from Danville. My only guess as to why they opposed it was a concern over funding. The bill carries no fiscal impact for this session,as the new Fund can only be activated when it receives some money from some source. That very problem is what your KCC will be addressing in the next session of the legislature. We are poised to make a push for a real land conservation program for this, one of America’s most beautiful states, in 2011. We will need the help of every individual and organization concerned with leaving a bit of this beautiful Commonwealth for future generations to enjoy. The strategizing for the big push will start very shortly after the end to this session. In the meantime, we still have the challenge of getting this bill through the Senate. I’ll be asking for every one’s support through emails and phone calls soon, so stay tuned.
P.S many thanks to the fine co-sponsors of HB 419 Eddie Ballard, Derrick Graham,Joni Jenkins, Mary Lou Marzian, Tom McKee.Reginald Meeks, Don Pasley, Jody Richards, Jim Wayne and Brent Yonts.