1977 Voto de la Tarjeta de Evaluaciones

Strip Mining IV
Senado Votación Nominal 155
Tema: Energía Sucia, Tierras/Bosques

(S. 7). The vote is on the Danforth amendment to weaken strip mine reclamation requirements in mountainous areas. The Committee bill required that the land be restored to its "approximate original contour." The Danforth amendment gutted this provision and required only that strip mine operators obey federal pollution, health and safety laws, and restore the land sufficiently to meet local land use requirements. Yet state and local land use laws are often very weak, or don't exist at all. This amendment would have allowed strip miners to leave highwalls in some areas because localities claimed they were planning to use the broad ledges underneath them for parking lots. The Administration and the environmentalists opposed the amendment. Rejected 35-46; May 20, 1977. No is the correct vote.

No
es el
voto pro-ambientalista
Votos a Favor: 35  
Votos en Contra: 44  
No Votar: 17  
Acción a favor del ambiente
Acción en contra del ambiente
Ausencia (cuenta como negativo)
Ausencia justificada (no cuenta)
Inelegible para votar
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