Proximity Legislation

See the link for the minutes of the discussion and testimony on the proximity legislation:

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/bycmte.php?startDate=01-09-2007&endDate=today&committeeCode=C250

The minutes should be posted in the next day or so. I want you all to know that there are plenty of folks against this legislation and they all have their reasons. The discussion of HB3402 was very thorough with committee members asking very thoughtful questions on a wide range of issues. Representative King did a wonderful job of representing our points plus a few that us rookie witnesses forgot to mention, like property and resell values.

One of the questions asked was how many people were affected by proximity issues, hundreds or thousands of people. It is imperative that each of you contact Rep Phil King, and members of the Energy Resources Committee and voice your opinion and let them know how many of you care about wells placed too close to homes.

Here is the link for the members of the Energy Resouces Committee. Please contact each of them and ask for their support on HB3402.
http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/list81/250.htm

Then contact State Senator Craig Estes at the following link and ask for his support.
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist30/dist30.htm

It is crunch time and a call to each of these folks may help return safety to our homes and neighborhoods and allow there to be peaceful coexistence on the Barnett Shale; the Shale being a precious gift to our local economy especially in these tough economic times.