x-sender: gregnielsen@charter.net x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mtaout006-public.msg.strl.va.charter.net ([68.114.190.31]) by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:04:24 -0500 Received: from impout001 ([68.114.189.16]) by mtaout006.msg.strl.va.charter.net (InterMail vM.9.00.021.00 201-2473-182) with ESMTP id <20151211170425.KRFB28537.mtaout006.msg.strl.va.charter.net@impout001>; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:04:25 -0600 Received: from localhost ([52.1.136.187]) by impout001 with charter.net id sH4R1r00F42lz3G01H4Ro8; Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:04:25 -0600 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=KPDUDT1o c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=NaGVfnfpiQJq4zXoeZn+zw==:117 a=NaGVfnfpiQJq4zXoeZn+zw==:17 a=hOpmn2quAAAA:8 a=i6k6CIar-j8A:10 a=gByQcAPudnYgOYYGmdMA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=NdIKpuXJkyRh2HoDksUA:9 a=1A7s3TlXs4OEvgS4:21 a=6UIaq3Bcl8oA:10 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 Message-ID: From: gregnielsen@charter.net To: "'governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com'" Cc: "'gregnielsen@charter.net'" X-Mailer: Atmail 7.1.1.13434 X-Originating-IP: [68.114.7.145] Subject: State Legislation to Control EPA Expansion Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:04:25 -0700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_3b5c2a7638c7c31ddfc5fc4f71650f1b" MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: gregnielsen@charter.net X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Dec 2015 17:04:24.0733 (UTC) FILETIME=[FCA974D0:01D13435] --=_3b5c2a7638c7c31ddfc5fc4f71650f1b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Governor Haley,=0A=0A=09South Carolina should follow what Kentucky,= Florida and Virginia to=0Aname a few have done, and pass legislation th= at would bar DHEC (or any=0Aother State agency) from promulgating any ad= ministrative regulations=0Aor imposing any permit conditions on the emis= sion of carbon dioxide=0Aunder any federal rule or federal plan until ap= proved by the state=0Alegislature, or until Congress designates carbon d= ioxide a criteria=0Apollutant under the Clean Air Act. =0A=0A=09This app= roach reflects a good first step toward blocking=0Aunconstitutional EPA= mandates. It begins to place the process back in=0Athe hands of the sta= te, thus diminishing the power of the federal=0Aagency. It also sets the= stage for more aggressive action such as=0Arefusing cooperation with th= e enforcement of EPA rules and=0Aregulations. =0A=0A=09While passage of= the bill would not guarantee the state would reject=0Acompliance with E= PA mandates, it sets the stage to do so. It also=0Abrings the entire pro= cess into the public spotlight, allowing South=0ACarolinians to have inp= ut into the process and gives the legislature=0Aveto power over any plan= . =0A=0A=09Thank you =0A=0A=09Greg Nielsen =0A=0A=092 Stephane Street= =0A=0A=09Greenville SC 29609 =0A --=_3b5c2a7638c7c31ddfc5fc4f71650f1b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Governor Haley,

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This approach reflects a good first step toward blocking=0Aunconstitu= tional EPA mandates. It begins to place the process back in the hands=0A= of the state, thus diminishing the power of the federal agency. It also= sets=0Athe stage for more aggressive action such as refusing cooperatio= n with the enforcement=0Aof EPA rules and regulations.

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While passage of the bill would not guarantee the state would=0Areject= compliance with EPA mandates, it sets the stage to do so. It also bring= s=0Athe entire process into the public spotlight, allowing South Carolin= ians to=0Ahave input into the process and gives the legislature veto pow= er over any plan.

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