Post by DynoDave on Feb 27, 2019 19:39:06 GMT -5
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URGENT: Tell Utah State Lawmakers to Save the Bonneville Salts Flats
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Utah Executive Appropriations Committee ASAP to request their support for the State of Utah to appropriate $5 million to “Restore Bonneville”
Try the link below. There's a second link inside, which may auto-populate the email for you.
It didn't work for me, so I let SEMA know. They responded same-day with the list of addresses and text of the email...a simple cut and paste.
SEMA LINK
Or, copy and paste this.
Be sure to include “Please Fund the “Restore Bonneville” Program” as the subject of your message.
jwstevenson@le.utah.gov, Blast@le.utah.gov, dipson@le.utah.gov, jeffersonmoss@le.utah.gov, jsadams@le.utah.gov, lescamilla@le.utah.gov, dhemmert@le.utah.gov, jiwamoto@le.utah.gov, dkitchen@le.utah.gov, kmayne@le.utah.gov, amillner@le.utah.gov, evickers@le.utah.gov, fgibson@le.utah.gov, briansking@le.utah.gov, kkwan@le.utah.gov, csmoss@le.utah.gov, angelaromero@le.utah.gov, mikeschultz@le.utah.gov, Bradwilson@le.utah.gov, erics@sema.org, sanalert@sema.org, stateleg@sema.org
Dear Appropriators:
As a motorsports enthusiast, I am writing ask you and other members of the Utah Executive Appropriations Committee to support a February 5, 2019 request made by Rep. Steve Handy that Utah fund $5 million for a state “Restore Bonneville” program. The money would leverage an additional $45 million from the federal government and approximately $2.5 million from the racing community.
The Restore Bonneville program would implement H.C.R. 8, a resolution sponsored by Rep. Handy and Sen. Peter Knudson in 2016 to support restoration of the Bonneville Salt Flats. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Utah House and Senate and signed by Governor Herbert.
The Bonneville Salt Flats are a unique land formation that bring visitors from around the world to Utah. For racers, the surface is unequaled. The hard salt crust is perfect for both speed and safety.
Bonneville is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and deemed an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Until 1997, salt removed from Bonneville for potash processing under leases issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management was not replaced. Since that time, the mining company has pumped salt brine onto Bonneville.
The Restore Bonneville program will dramatically increase the volume of salt being pumped from the current levels of 0.6 million tons/year or less to as much as 1.5 million tons/year. As a result, the racing venue will gradually expand from its current length of about 8 miles toward with the goal of reaching the original 13-mile racing venue.
Thank you again for your support for restoring the Bonneville Salt Flats.