[greenyes] Urgent,Pro MSW to Energy legislation.

[Minimushomines@no.address]

HI! Sorry for CP.

In Florida, the State with the most incinerators, the State Legislature is 
considering two bills that identify municipal solid waste incineration as a 
renewable resource. Along with solar, wind and conservation. The bills also 
require public utilities to purchase the energy generated from the incinerators as 
well as fund the energy producing part of the garbage to energy projects (HB 
line 247-289-). All this is explained in the house bill (linked) as being in the 
best interest of the health, prosperity and general welfare of the public. 
Other parts of the bill exempt burners of 75 megawatts or less from some permit 
requirements. 

House Bill 1521, 42 pages. 
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/loadDoc.aspx?FileName=_h1521__.doc&DocumentType=
Bill&BillNumber=1521&Session=2004
      
The Senate Bill 1492, 10 pages.
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=s
b1492c1.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/

 On Tuesday, March 16 the Senate bill goes in front of the Natural Resources 
committee. 
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?Tab=committees&Submenu=1&File=index.html&Directory=committees/senate/nr/


If you are a Zero Waste, anti MSW incinerator advocate and have time to 
address this situation please respond to this e-mail and I will share what I plan 
to do to represent the no MSW incineration position.

Bob Krasowski
The Zero Waste Collier County Group
Naples, Florida.
239-434-0786