HB-1659 the EZ-Frack Bill!!!

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN HARRISBURG PA TO VOTE NO on HB-1659: Providing for the effective and thorough review of permit applications to the Department of Environmental Protection and other entities to ensure environmental protection and foster economic growth.

HB-1659 will give the Natural Gas Industry yet another gift. No other industry in Pennsylvania enjoys such special considerations.

HB-1659 will turn the permitting process into a wink and a nod. HB-1959 renders the entire notion of permits completely useless and fit only for use as toilet paper.

With Act 13 the Natural Gas Industry is free to frack where ever it wants and NOW the Natural Gas Industry wants to frack even faster with an EZ-Frack permitting process?

Of the 7,019 applications that DEP has processed since 2005, only 31 have been rejected - less than one-half of one percent. The Average time spent on reviewing a permit is 35 minutes. Aren't we rubberstamping permits fast enough already?

HB-1659 will allow the Natural Gas Industry to go "reviewer shopping" and find the the cheapest and fastest rubberstamper in the state.

To ensure Act 13 would be written to benefit the natural gas industry interests, the lobbyists were sent to Harrisburg. Whether working directly or through surrogates (such as the MSC), the lobbyists spent $1,300,000 just on the “impact fee bill”. This is approximately 1/3 of the amount spent for the entire previous year. How much are they paying for HB-1659?