Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:21:30 -0800 (PST)
From: "Lois Mauk" <lawofficeinformationsystem(a)worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [INDIANA-L] 2/15/99 House of Rep. Hearings on Cemetery Bills
Resent-From: INDIANA-L(a)rootsweb.com
As you may already know, about 16 people appeared on 2/8/99 to testify
before an Indiana House of Representatives Committee on the bills pending
before the 1999 General Assembly. (Detailed information on these bills is
available at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp.)
Because the previous session meeting in the House Chambers ran long, it was
5:45 P.M. before we entered the House Chambers. Due to the lateness of the
hour, the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development
Committee heard only abbreviated remarks from those of us who chose to speak
on the general subject of the condition of Indiana's abandoned, neglected
and endangered pioneer cemeteries.
I just received confirmation from Trevor Vance, the Legislative Assistant to
Rep. Markt Lytle (Chairman of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and
Rural Development Committee) that the next hearings on the "cemetery
protection" bills pending before the House will be "on Monday, February 15th
at 4:00 p.m. or upon adjournment in the House Chambers. Rep. Lytle is
hoping the extra time will allow for session to be over."
To be addressed are: HB 1522 "amend only"
HB 1112, 1422 and 1588 "discussion only"
HB 1226 "vote only"
It is VERY important that as many people as possible who are concerned about
protecting and preserving our pioneer cemeteries be there on Monday,
2/15/99:
(1) to testify about their concerns and
(2) to listen to the testimony of the "opposition" (which will likely
include the farm lobbyists, the mining lobbyists and the real estate
development lobbyists).
Can YOU be there? It's set for pretty late in the day, which may make it
easier for some to attend. If there is ANY way you can be there, contact me
or, better yet, subscribe to the INPCRP e-mail discussion group (details on
the website mentioned above) and get involved in the project to preserve
and protect Indiana's pioneer cemeteries.
The hearings on Monday, 2/15/99, will be a critical juncture in the effort
to save and protect the final resting places of our ancestors and
predecessors.
Thank you.
Lois
Dr J A Ballard <john.ballard(a)anu.edu.au>
Graduate School, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Tel +61 2 6249 5487 Fax +61 2 6249 4829