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Action Alert: Urge Appropriations Committee Members to Support HB 1161 Print E-mail

HB 1161 is steadily working its way through the Colorado General Assembly. HB 1161, sponsored by Rep. John Kefalas (D-Fort Collins), Rep. Randy Fischer (D-Fort Collins), Sen. Steve Johnson (R-Fort Collins) and Sen. Bob Bacon (D-Fort Collins) would provide protections for ground water impacted by in-situ leach uranium mines. HB 1161 has passed the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee and will be heard in the Appropriations Committee soon.

Please contact the members of the Appropriations Committe, your local State Representatives and Senators and let them know that you support the bill. See below for a list of Appropriations Committee members. Click here for contact information for your local and state lawmakers.

Appropriations Committee Members:

RepresentativePhoneEmail
Buescher, Bernie303-866-2583 
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Butcher, Dorothy B.303-866-2968 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ferrandino, Mark303-866-2911 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Judd, Joel303-866-2925 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kerr, James E. “Jim”303-866-2939 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Massey, Tom303-866-2747 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
McGihon, Anne L.303-866-2921 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
McNulty, Frank303-866-2936 
Pommer, Jack303-866-2780 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Riesberg, Jim303-866-2929 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vaad, Glenn303-866-2943 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Weissmann, Paul303-866-2920 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
White, Al303-866-2949 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it


Your efforts will make a difference. Click here to read how concerned citizens of Virginia, using emails and phone calls, helped convince members of the House of Delegates to defeat a Uranium Mining Bill.

For more information about HB 1161, click here.




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