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Yesterday I joined my colleague from Texas, Gene Green in introducing H.R. 2791, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA) of 2013. This bipartisan legislation promotes the U.S. recycling industry by prohibiting the exportation of some electronics whose improper disposal may create environmental, health, or national security risks.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA) on Tuesday announced that they will introduce the bipartisan Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013.
The legislation provides a permanent tax incentive to family farmers, ranchers, and other landowners who chose not develop their land and instead preserve their property for conservation.
By providing tax benefits to landowners who choose conservation, the bill helps preserve our nation's farm lands and open spaces for future generations.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and a Napa County rancher testified before a congressional subcommittee Tuesday in support of Thompson's proposal to designate 350,000 acres of Northern California wilderness as a national conservation area.
The area would stretch from Snow Mountain in the north to Lake Berryessa in the south, with portions of Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Solano and Yolo counties. Thompson has sponsored a bill that would create the designation.
Today I joined my Republican colleague from Pennsylvania, Jim Gerlach, in announcing that we will introduce the bipartisan Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013. The legislation provides a permanent tax incentive to family farmers, ranchers, and other landowners who chose not develop their land and instead preserve their property for conservation.
Congressmen John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove) and Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and other representatives from Northern California called on Governor Jerry Brown's administration to withdraw and fully revise their proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Friday.
The call to action came in light of drafts provided to the California Department of Water Resources as part of a review of the Environmental Impact Reports that found the BDCP "biased" and "insufficient," according to a statement released by the United States House of Representatives.
On Friday, several U.S. Representatives from Northern California called on the Brown Administration to withdraw and fully revise their proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) in light of draft environmental documents being found “biased” and “insufficient” by federal agencies in public comments made available Thursday.