<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Northern Plains Resource Council April 30, 2019<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(153, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 10px;" class="">Five bad bills need the Governor's veto pen! <img goomoji="1f58b" data-goomoji="1f58b" alt="đź–‹" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f58b" data-image-whitelisted="" class="CToWUd" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle; max-height: 24px;">️</div><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><img alt="" style="width: 225px; height: 338px; margin: 5px 8px; float: right;" class="">It’s been a long session and, frankly, we’re glad it’s over. But we still have one last, important job to do, and that’s to make sure that Governor Bullock vetoes five particularly bad bills passed by the legislature. </span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Once bills are passed by the legislature, the Governor has 10 days to sign them into law, veto them, or take no action (in which case they become law anyway). The clock is already ticking so please <strong class="">contact Governor Bullock <u class="">as soon as possible</u>:</strong></span></span></p><ol style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Call the Governor's office at <strong class="">(406) 444-3111.</strong></span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Or, you can send him an <strong class=""><a href="https://svc.mt.gov/gov/contact/shareopinion" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://svc.mt.gov/gov/contact/shareopinion&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNHmJXM-JyIDK8BzuqTyAUJjayTn6g" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">email</a></strong>.</span></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Tell him to <strong class="">VETO</strong> the following bills: </span></span></li></ol><ul style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-left: 40px;" class=""><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://northernplains.org/bills/hb-403/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northernplains.org/bills/hb-403/&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNGYNXjLBDoE7m8nrankXdGnKa5nww" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">HB 403</a></strong>: Tax break for Signal Peak coal mine </span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://northernplains.org/bills/hb-476/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northernplains.org/bills/hb-476/&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNE2e3-SRLqsOBN2wggterpnMs-c2Q" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">HB 476</a></strong>: Allows the Board of Investments to loan more public money for coal-fired power plants</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://northernplains.org/bills/sb-252/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northernplains.org/bills/sb-252/&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNF331DNf4hfrG_gndCM7HNLbIzWoA" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">SB 252</a></strong>: Allows Colstrip to bypass the Major Facility Siting Act</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://northernplains.org/bills/give-new-coal-strip-mines-a-massive-tax-break/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northernplains.org/bills/give-new-coal-strip-mines-a-massive-tax-break/&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNHgbbgjSXdWP8UqEDCbb3S90EkX7A" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">SB 328</a></strong>: Tax break for new surface coal mines</span></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class=""><a href="https://northernplains.org/bills/extend-the-otter-creek-coal-tract-leases-for-another-ten-years/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northernplains.org/bills/extend-the-otter-creek-coal-tract-leases-for-another-ten-years/&source=gmail&ust=1556802226051000&usg=AFQjCNGy3ctsenZcQ-a884Ul9AAgPoj6Kg" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">SB 329</a></strong>: Extends Arch Coal's lease at Otter Creek for an additional 10 years.</span></span></li></ul><p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Questions? Contact Cody at (406) 248-1154 or <a href="mailto:cody@northernplains.org?subject=Re%3A%20Governor%20vetos" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);" class="">cody@northernplains.org</a>.</span></font></p><div class="">
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