Some more bills to veto

Several important bills are still on Governor Perdue's desk awaiting her decision on whether or not to veto them.

H819 Coastal Management Policies, requires that for four years NC regulators ignore scientific predictions of a rapid rise in sea level. Representative Deborah Ross commented on the bill:

“This bill is basically like saying to your doctor, ‘Don't do any tests on me, and if you do any tests and find something wrong, don't tell me for four years,'" state Representative Deborah Ross, a Democrat, said. "By putting our heads in the sand literally, we are not helping property owners. We are hurting them. We are not giving them information they might need to protect their property. Ignorance is not bliss. It's dangerous."

SB 229 Amend Environmental Laws 2012, includes exemptions for polluters such as: weakening NC's strong water basin quality program; exemptions for compost facilities from stormwater rules; and ambiguous language limiting local control over buffers that protect clean water.

HB 953 Amend Environmental Laws 2, includes several bad environmental proposals including a delay of two in pollution controls for new development in the Jordan Lake watershed. It has been reported that this delay was requested by Greensboro

A complete list of the 21 bills awaiting the governor's approval or veto can be found here.