URGENT!! Ask your senator to support IF&W on LD 1081

[Butch Moore]

LD 1081 is coming before both the house and senate very soon for a full vote.  It may be in the house as soon as today, so call your legislator now to ask for a vote against it.  The senate vote will be after the one in the house, so call your senator as well, and fill out the form at the link below to support IF&W:

Click here to send a letter supporting IF&W

To: All members of the Maine Senate

I am sending you this e-mail to register my concerns and ask that you vote against LD 1081.

On 5/30/07 the Maine Senate voted not to accept the recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Fish and Wildlife, The MDIF&W, the MIAA and many Maine sportsman and women by failing to kill LD 1081. After extensive hearings and public testimony the JSC concluded that 1081 Ought Not to Pass. (ONTP) The House on 5/23 and the Senate on 5/30 voted not to accept the committee recommendations.

This latest effort to undermine the recommendations of the JSC are an attempt by the bill sponsor, SAM and George Smith, to micro manage the DIF&W. The DIF&W is staffed with competent professional wildlife managers, scientists and biologists that have concluded this bill is not needed and in fact would be detrimental to the departments goal of providing quality angling opportunities for everyone.

Please show your support for the JSC, MDIF&W, and the thousands of Maine anglers that appreciate and love to fish for splake. I urge you and the rest of the Senate to accept the original ONTP recommendation of the JSC and kill LD 1081 now.

Please vote against LD 1081.

Thank You,

Click here to send a letter supporting IF&W

[Jim P]

I talked with my Legislator last night about this Butch and she is willing to switch her vote. She was mis informed about what this bill was about. When I explained the history and the fact that both the JSC and IF&W were against this bill she told me she would get to work on it today researching and informing others in her caucus to my concerns.

I am willing to bet that not many of the legislators are aware of the details either and voted this way as a favor.

George Smith, Kauffman, Watson and Elerby are attempting an end run around the JSC.

I made several call, sent in a personal e-mail and sent in the MIAA form letter.

I urge everyone to support IF&W on this.

It is very close to defeat and a little push will put this issue to rest. Senator Bryant is leading the charge to defeat this. He is a good man.

[StarCraft]

Done

[smeltslayer]

Sent away Thanks Butch

[fishingfool_2]

Summary of LD 1081

Bill Info
LD 1081 (HP 799)
"An Act To Protect Wild Trout from Exotic Species"
Sponsored by Representative Theodore Koffman

Status Summary   
Reference Committee  Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Last House Action 05/24/2007 -  Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative RINES, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted.
READ the Second Time.
The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-269)
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

 
Last Senate Action 05/31/2007 -  COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY Senator Strimling, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.

READ A SECOND TIME On motion by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland RECONSIDERED whereby Minority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report was ACCEPTED
On motion by Senator STRIMLING of Cumberland TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report in concurrence Tabled Later Today Assigned Unfinished Business
Last Engrossed by House on 05/24/2007

This makes it sound like it could still get voted in at some point.  Do we still need to worry about this thing?

[Butch Moore]

Do we still need to worry about this thing?

Yes!  Send in your email and call your senator!

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

[Jim P]

The reason that it was tabled and not voted on was because of the calls and e-mails that the Senators are getting. Without that I think it would have flown under the radar yesterday. It only takes a moment to sent in the MIAA form e-mail and only about ten minutes to make a phone call to your Senator. My experience is they want the guidance from fisherman as some know very little about fishing issues.

My Senator just assumed that because SAM was the sponsor of this bill that sportsman would be behind it. I had a great discussion with her yesterday and I think that she is reconsidering her vote.