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Hatch Lashes Out at Cap-and-Trade Legislation |
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) spoke today about the impact of proposed cap-and-trade legislation on the American West at a hearing hosted by Western members of Congress.
Opening Statement by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Before the
Joint House/Senate Western Caucus Hearing on
Cap and Trade: Impacts on Jobs in the West, and the Nation
July 30, 2009
I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Congressman Rob Bishop and Senator John Barasso for taking the lead in putting together this hearing today. I especially want to thank our distinguished witnesses who have taken the time and effort to come and help shed some light on how cap-and-trade legislation will affect us in the West.
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BLM Announces Sale of Permits for Commercial Pine Nut Collection |
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Cedar City, Utah- The BLM Cedar City Field Office is currently accepting bids for commercial pine nut-gathering permits on BLM-administered lands in the Indian Peaks Range. Sealed bids will be accepted by the Cedar City BLM Field Office no later than 10 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 10, 2009. Bidding will be by written sealed bid only. To participate in bidding, the following is required: submission of the security deposit and a written bid for no less than the advertised appraisal price. No permit is required for personal-use gathering of pine nuts up to 25 pounds per year.
The advertisement, bid prospectus, bid forms, and map are available at the Cedar City Field Office at 176 East D.L. Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 84721 or by calling 435-586-2401. Additional information on the product, condition of sale, and bidding may be obtained at the Cedar City BLM Field Office before bids are submitted.
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LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SEEKS FEEDBACK ON EFFECTIVENESS OF UTAH LAWS PROHIBITING STUDENT HAZING |
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SALT LAKE CITY - Senator Howard Stephenson and Representative Greg Hughes, the committee chairs of the Legislative Interim Education Committee announced today that the committee will be investigating the problem of hazing within the State of Utah and would like to hear from the public.
“Recently, we have been working with a few isolated, but extreme reports of hazing at the high school and college levels. There is a concern about how widespread hazing may be in Utah schools,” said Stephenson. “We believe most incidents of hazing are taken care of promptly at the local level and that most school districts and colleges are vigilant in preventing it. But if students are suffering hazing and coaches and administrators are condoning or ignoring it, we would like to know, so we can consider further statutory solutions. We are also interested in knowing of instances where schools and coaches are proactive in prevention or prompt correction of hazing,” Senator Stephenson said.
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Lies, More Lies and Global Warming Statistics |
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By Randy Parker, CEO, Utah Farm Bureau Federation
People are beginning to recognize the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill before Congress will increase energy costs, hurt our economy and likely do precious little, if anything, to reduce global warming.
Tom Tripp, a Utah magnesium specialist and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently spoke about global warming to a statewide gathering of farmers and ranchers in Provo at the Farm Bureau Mid-year conference. Tripp, along with 2,000 members of the IPCC shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore.
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USDA Provides $238,000 Million to Utah Producers to Rehabilitate Farmland Damaged Natural Disaster |
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- July 29, 2009 – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Utah Farm Program Specialist, Lori Jones, announced that farmers and ranchers will receive approximately $238,000 million in Emergency Conservation Program funds to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters that happened in 2008 and 2009.
The money will be used to remove farmland debris; restore fences; grade and shape land; repair conservation structures that were damaged by floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms and wildfires, and carry out emergency water conservation measures after severe drought.
"We are committed to helping farmers and ranchers restore farmland, fences and conservation measures devastated by disasters, and to help stimulate the rural economies affected by these disasters," said Jones. "USDA has always worked hand in hand with producers during disasters, and we will continue to do so throughout the recovery process."
For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must have created conservation problems that, if untreated, would:
• impair or endanger the land;
• materially affect the land's productive capacity;
• represent unusual damage that, except for wind erosion, is not likely to recur in the same area; and
• be so costly to repair that federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use.
All of the above conditions must be met for land to be eligible. Conservation issues that existed before the disaster are not eligible for cost-share assistance. FSA county committees determine land eligibility based on on-site inspections of damage, taking into account the type and extent of damage.
A detailed list of counties and associated specific disasters is on FSA's website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ecpcounties3.pdf.
A national map with a visual depiction of the affected counties and disaster types is on the FSA website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ecpmap3.pdf.
The remainder of these funds will be allocated as additional requests are processed. For further information on eligibility requirements as well as applications, producers may visit their FSA county office or online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov. |
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