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h\GE 8 - PLAESJDEALER - FRIDAY. MARCH 23,1979 Qean Water Plan Ask Farmer Testimony At Hearing One of the more challenging ptjssibibly serious matters taking farmers centers around efforts to make waters ftshable and swimmable" by 19&2 as mandated by amend­ ments to the Federal Water Quality act of 1972. Section 208 of that act makes each state responsible for complying with the law. The Illinois Environmental Protection agency has developed sources of water pollution with the help of a statewide task force. Farm Bureau members have had iWput into that report, and now comes the time for key public hearings. Farmers are urged to familiarize themselves with the proposed 208 plan and testify at one of the hearings. The one for this area will be a 7 p.m. March 28 at the Rockford college. Larry Harris, McHenry County Farm Bureau manager, said at least two McHenry county farmers plan to give oral testimony-Don Cash and William Olbrich, both from the tyaj-vard area. •i "Soil erosion is a main source if pollution, the studies show and Farm Bureau supports efforts to lessen this problem," tyarris said. ./Harris listed three reasons ^fhy Farm Bureau is opposed to certain features of the proposal: 1. It would amend the Soil and Water Conservation district act to make soil erosion standards enforceable through Circuit court action. Farm Bureau believes more research is needed to establish the effect of the present soil erosion control practices on water quality before such enforcement is considered. 2. A water users' tax is proposed. Farm Bureau believes farmers will respond more cooperatively with in­ centives, technical assistance and persuasion than with force. 3. It would combine the state water quality plan with the federal farm program. Harris sees two drawbacks : "The right to enforce con­ servation practices is the first step toward destroying certain rights of individual property owners. Secondly, farmers could lose their eligibility to participate in federal farm programs if they are not in compliance." Harris said because of the threat of mandatory controls and other potential restrictions, it is vital that farmers become familiar with the prospective provisions of the act, then prepare written testimony to be submitted at the Rockford Hearing. n 74 T McHEMFtY M<HINRY 385 OH) $125 $125 I ALL-SEATS I STARTS FRIDAY. MARCH 23 The best two-hour t vacation •h' * town! SAT. 11741M5. SW. 1-3-71 MH1MRS. 7:31 ML V SHOWPLACE CRYSTAL LAKE 1-2-3-4-5 815-455-2000 815-455-1005 GEORGE C. SCOTT H A R I X ' O R I - Oil. I SAT. 2JM:3W&»1M5 SQN. THRU TMMS. 2:3M-.3M45 9 •! SALLY FIELD til. I SAT. 24:1tt3M&1IM5 SM.THWTWIIIS 2415MM45 PC GABE KAPLAN FAST BREAK N FM.tSAT.2:M3M«l1MS SK vm TMRS. I1W4M4H DOLBY STEREO SUPERMAN FB. 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You can be assured the environmentalists and others wanting govern­ ment control will be out in force." Harris said Farm Bureau supports certain provisions of the proposal. Among them: 1. The Illinois Department of Agriculture as the lead agency for soil erosion control and the County Soil and Water Con­ servation districts as the im­ plementing agencies for the soil erosion portion of the State 208 plan. 2. The past management program focusing on in­ tegrating pest control-crop production systems "and educational programs to aid farmers in the implementation of these techniques. 3. Educational materials on pesticide container recycling and proper disposal. 4. Increased staffing and efforts of the Cooperative Extension service in non-point sources of pollution. 5. Research Hind educational programs on soil erosion problems and soil erosion control methods. Farm Bureau believe special recognition should be given those farmers who do a good job of soil and water conservation. 6. 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And then, of course, there is the problem that bills and amendments usually are authored by lawyers who have limited ability or desire to communicate clearly in writing.. What it adds up to is that the folks back home too often are kept in the dark about their elected representatives' moat fundamental duty on Capitol Hill. The Plaindealer has sought to ease the problem by publishing weekly reports on the voting records of legislators from local districts. During 1978, the Plaihdealer told its readers in plain language how those lawmakers voted on more than 200 of the most important issues debated in the House and Senate chambers. Now, in this report, we have distilled the number down to 15 of the most important votes cast by area House members last year. Some of the IS issues were selected because of their overwhelming impact on the daily lives and pocketbooks of nearly everybody; for example, the votes on a national energy bill and emergency price-supports for farmers. Other issued are less immediate in their impact, but significant in that they dealt with what responses - if any - Washington should make to pressing constituent concerns; in this category fell votes on tuition tax credits and the creation of a consumer protection agency. Other issues on our list are concerned with the ever-present question of clean government - major votes relating to the Koreagate scandal and the regulation of lobbyists. Also among our 15 votes are issues of major change in U.S. policy - whether to scrap the B-l bomber, cut back on the construction of massive dam and reservoir projects, and begin public financing of congressional compaigns. Finally, our list contains issues that did not dominate the headlines last year but which dealt with the fundamental processes ' of government. Here, we included votes dealing, with the ever­ growing Capitol Hill bureaucracy, the congestion of the federal court system and the issue of whether corporate profits or taxes on consumers should pay the cost of meeting federal safety standards. 1. Tuition Tax Credits- The House voted, 207 for and 185 against, to send back to committee and thus kill a bill providing tax credits for college tuition costs. Many of the 207 members favored a broader bill that would also provide tax credits for parochial school tuition. A "nay" vote was in favor of the bill providing only college tuition tax credits. 2. Inflation - By a vote of 198 for and 233 against, the House narrlowly rejected the setting of a national goal for reducing inflation. At issue was a Republican-sponsored amendment to the Humphrey-Hawkins full-employment bill. The defeated amendment said that a goal of 3 percent inflation by 1983 should be included alongside the bill's goal of 4 percent unemployment by that year. A "yea" vote was in favor of the inflation goal. 3. Congressional Veto - The House adopted, 244 for and 140 against, an amendment giving either house of Congress power to cancel certain regulations drafted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The vote spotlighted a festering separa tion-of-powers disagreement between Congress and the executive branch, one centering on the thousands of regulations executive agencies write each year to give specificity to the general laws passed on Capitol Hill. Some members complain that the agencies and departments thwart the will of Congress, and this vote was a largely-symbolic effort to register displeasure. A "yea" vote favored the congressional veto. ,4. New Senate Office Building - The House refused, 133 for and 245 against, to appropriate $54.8 million to continue construction of a third Senate office building, a structure criticized by some senators for its luxurious design and estimated eventual price-tag in the $200 million neighborhood. ' A "yea" vote was in favor of continuing with construction. • 5. Freebies - By a vote of 214 for and 159 against, the House adopted an amendment to curtail House members' free access to congressional wall calendars and agricultural yearboors (which they mail to constituents as reelection aids) and plants from the American Legion Post 491 - RING WOOD ROW, McHENRY - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY (5:00 - 9:00 P.M.) •PERCH-ALL YOU CAN EAT •OTHER MENU AVAILABLE ROADMASTERS SAT. NITE MOV-- TtKll.--Till KS.--FKil>\\ t O< KTAIL for the entire family in our new Prescription Optical Center 'Prescriptions Accurately Filled 'Duplication of Lenses 'Wide Assortment of Designer Fashion Frames 'Finest Quality At Low, Low Prices 'Prescription Specialist Always Ready To Serve You 'No Appointment Necessary A D R U G 4400 W. Route 120 McHenry, Illinois U.8. Botanic Garden (which some members display in their own offices). The amendment required members to pay for theae perquisites out of their office expense allowances. A "Nay" vote was in favor of continuing free usage of the perquisities. 8. Koreagate - Confronting one aspect of the Koreagate scandal, the House voted to impose a mild rather than harah penalty on Rap. Edward Roybal, D-Calif., for actions such as lying to the House ethics committee about his receipt of $1,000 from South Korean influence-buyer Tongsun Parte. The tally was 219 for and 170 against as the House decided to reprimand Roybal (the mildest possible punishment by his colleagues) rather than censure him (the handiest) for his violations of the House ethnics code. Members voting "yea" favored the mildest penalty for Roybal. 7. Airplane Noise - If the government requires airlines to lower noise levels, should consumer pocketbooks or corporate profits supply the money for muffling ntosiy aircraft? That was the key question as the House rejected, 170 for and 227 against, an attempt to have the airlines pay. The failure of this move left intact language permitting a portion of existing airline ticket and freight taxes to be diverted to pay for airlines' compliance with federal noise standards. A "nay" vote was in favor of letting airlines use ticket and freight taxes as a source of revenue for meeting federal noise standards at airports. 8. Court Congestion - By a vote of 266 for and 133 against, the House eliminated the "diversity of citizenship" rule which is said by critics to unjustifiably jam federal court dockets. Under the 200- year-old rule, civil cases involving state law can be heard in federal courts if the plaintiff and defendant are from different states. The original rationale was to protect an out-of-state litigant against local bias on the part of the state court judge or jury. Diversity cases comprise about one-fifth of the caseload of federal court judges. Members voting "yea" favored eliminating the diversity rule. 8. Water Policy - The House failed, 223 for and 190 against, to achieve the two-thirds majority needed to override President Carter's veto of a $10 billion public works appropriations bill. Carter had vetoed the bill as part of his effort to reform what he sees as the "wasteful, inflationary" pork barrel politics that the Congress traditionally plays with public works bills. More specifically, Carter objected to several water projects included in the bill. A "nay" vote was in support of Carter's veto. 10. Energy Policy - President Carter's long-debated legislation to set a nationl energy policy cleared perhaps its most difficult huddle when the House voted, 207 for and 206 against, in favor of a parliamentary strategy by which the five-part package would be voted on all at once. Opponents of de-regulating natural gas prices wanted a separate vote on that issue. Had they succeeded on this vote, the entire package might have been unravelled and passed in piecemeal fashion if at all. Members voting "yea" on this parliamentary question supported Carter's plan to have a single up-or-down vote on the energy package. 11. Farm Bill - Despite months of lobbying in Washington by the American Agriculture Movement, the House voted, 150 for and 208 against, to reject the emergency bill advocated by the organization. The bill's most controversial feature was a "flexible parity" plan under which wheat, feed grain and cotton farmers could benefit from higher price-supports and larger set-asides. A "nay" vote was in opposition to the farm bill. 12. Public Campaign Financing - By a vote of 213 for and 198 against, the House approved a parliamentary move whose effect was to prevent a direct vote on the question of public financing of congressional elections. A "yea" vote was in oppostion to confronting the issue of whether congressional financing should remain strictly a private matter. 13. B-l Bomber - The House voted 224 for and 182 against, to terminate the B-l bomber program in accordance with President Carter's wishes. Carter said the B-l was too costly and not essential to the national defense, while his congressional opponents said its construction was needed to keep U.S. military technology ahead of that of the soviet Union. A "yea" vote was in opposition to the B-l. 14. Consumer Agency - The House voted, 189 for and 227 against, to defeat a bill creating an Office of Consumer Protection to represent the consumer interest before other federal agencies. A "yea" vote was in favor of the new agency. 15. Lobbying - The House passed, 259 for and 140 against, a bill increasing public and congressional senrtipy of lobbyists, chiefly by requiring them to publicly file more information about their activities than they now must report. A "yea" vote was in favor of the bill. Robert McClory, R-13, voted No on 1,3,6,7,10,11,13,14 and 15; voted yes on the others. John Anderson, R-16, voted No on 1,6,9,10,11,12,13 and 14; did not vote on 2 and 3 and voted yes on the others. Shafe The Fun Nights Include Local 4-Hers If a 4-H'er is asked what he has been doing, he is likely to say, "practicing for Share-The- Fun." Twenty 4-H clubs throughout the county are practicing their club skits, for the big night when they will be "on stage". The activity is sponsored by the 4-H Federation. Steve Thompson, Woodstock, and Deb Dinley, Marengo, are co- chairmen of the event. Share- The-Fun will be held March 30 and 31 at Harry Jacobs high school. (4 miles south of Crystal Lake on Randall road). The program begins at 6:45 p.m. both nights. The public is in­ vited and there is no admission charge. The acts include dance numbers, dramas,, song and dance routines and comedies. The top act and master of ceremonies will represent McHenry county 4-H'ers at the State fair. Members of the 4-H Federation will be working behind the scenes. 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