ALEC's "Fuck You, We Will Frack Anywhere" Bill Stalled In Florida Legislature, At Least Temporarily

An industry-friendly bill in the Florida statehouse designed to nullify existing fracking bans and sharply curtail local control over oil and gas drilling activity is facing pushback.
Floridians are pressuring their state senators to vote against Senate Bill 318, which takes away a community’s right to regulate all well-stimulation techniques, including fracking. The pressure is having an impact, as the bill has been temporarily held back.

Public disapproval of the bill intensified after the Florida House of Representatives approved a companion bill, HB 191, on January 27. Both bills seek to preempt local ordinances pertaining to well-stimulation techniques and existing bans on fracking at the local level. Senator Tom Lee, chair of the Appropriations Committee, ended the fasttrack trajectory of SB 318 by delaying a vote until the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) provides him with “honest answers” about the bill and fracking.

Florida’s Republican Governor Rick Scott, who prohibited state employees from using the term “climate change,” is responsible for appointing the head of the DEP.

Some environmentalists, including Betty Osceola, a member of the Miccosukee tribe and Panther clan, expressed grave doubt that the DEP will be forthcoming with the answers Senator Lee is seeking. “The DEP can’t be trusted because they answer to Governor Scott,” Osceola told DeSmog.

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http://www.desmogblog.com/2016/02/12/alec-tainted-legislation-designed-block-local-control-over-fracking-bans-stalled-florida