Reply #1: Thanks. I've got a lot more information on this destructive bill

[pmbryant]

I've written about this atrocious bill extensively at my blog over the last six weeks or so. I have dubbed it the Taxpayer Extortion Act since it will force citizens to fork over large amounts of money to irreponsible developers to get them not to pollute our water supplies.

These three posts give plenty of background on this issue:

Paying polluters not to pollute
What is the Texas Landowners Conservancy?
Extortion and the Ag Commissioner

My most recent post, from last Friday.

http://pmbryant.typepad.com/b_and_b/2005/05/backers_of_taxp.html">Backers of Taxpayer Extortion Act feeling the heat?

It's looking like the Senate vote could come at any time, so action is needed ASAP. Thanks for highlighting this bill at DU, crispini.

--Peter