U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Directs a Call for Better Forest Management
Neglect of the Western forests has led to more catastrophic wildfires.
Critical Areas
The Pain and Dubiety of Hirst
Legislative lessons learned...
July 21, 2017
Swinomish Tribe Fails in Land and Jurisdictional Land Grab Attempt!
Citizens rallied to call the federal government to deny the attempted land and jursidictional grab in the Swinomish Constitution Changes!
CAPR Recognizes and Thanks a Prominent and Dedicated Freedom Advocate
The Passing of Dr. Michael Coffman
From Freedom Advocates:
Dr. Michael Coffman, a friend, colleague and long time defender of private property rights died on June 21, 2017. Dr. Coffman was an author, researcher, speaker, and founding contributor to the fight against Agenda 21 Sustainable Development. Dr. Coffman was President of Environmental Perspectives, Inc. (EPI), and Executive Director of Sovereignty International.
Hirst Fix is Complicated!
Many factors complicate fixing the Hirst Decision, ideology chief among the complicating factors!
July 6, 2017
Alternative Hirst Fix Bill Falls Short of a Solution
House Democrat Leadership has produced an alternative Hirst Fix Bill, HB 2239, http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2239.pdf This bill could only be considered a compromise by those not able and willing to do so.
5-1-17 CAPR Newsletter Legislative Update
Dear CAPR members, friends,supporters!
Washington Water War The 8th Day of the Special Session will begin on Monday May 1. This will leave 22 days of the special session to fight for water rights for every citizen in the state. Senator Jim Honeyford (Jim.Honeyford@leg.wa.gov) rightly stated no budget will pass until after a Hirst fix bill has passed! The prior session ended with no bill passing but the legislature is still looking at SSB 5239 to provide a solution for the thousands of families who have had their water rights taken. Senator Honeyford's open and strong support of families damaged by the Hirst Decision is appreciated! The damaging amendments from Democrats Stanford and Springer must not again prevent the passage of a bill to fix the Hirst Decision.
Pocket Gophers Continue to Endanger the Human Species.
Pocket Gopher have had special status over humans beginning in 2014, when environmental groups pushed the federal government to list them as endangered species. They have been thriving as they always have, but rural life is endangered by the presence of gophers. Thurston County commissioners are trying to inject a little sanity to the unfounded listing of this species of gophers.
Will SB 5239 Be Enough of a Fix to the Hirst Decision?
5239 is most likely going to be heard in the house before the March 29 deadline to hear bills in the opposite house. Those who understand the devastating loss of property and water rights, loss of the use of their land, and extreme devaluation, often up to 90% of their value, for thousands of families of many counties are working to improve this bill. Those who do not understand this kind of loss are likewise involved. The Hirst decision has also impacted counties and the state in terms of loss of productivity and commerce in their communities along with a drop in tax revenue.
CAPR Lobbies for Property Rights!
CAPR Lobbyist Cindy Alia is looking forward to working the halls and offices in Olympia this 2020 Session to bring recognition of and respect for property rights to legislators. CAPR has been busy this interim lobbying state agencies and working as a stakeholder doing all that could be done to prevail on the agency to repect the privacy of and property of private property owners in State Department of Health meetings for rulemaking about Onsite Septic Systems, CAPR's property rights lobbyist is pushing back on rules that may harm the use of properties and standing up for property owners' rights to privacy, ownership and responsibility for OSS.
December 23, 2016
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