[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Sportsmen’s Act stalled

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Why Tester’s Sportsmen's Act hit a snag in the Senate

by Matthew Frank
Missoula Independent (MT)
November 28, 2012

Since U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's election six years ago, arguably his  
greatest legislative achievement, however controversial, was the  
precedent-setting removal of gray wolves from the endangered species  
list. If it wasn't evident already, the delisting, which Tester  
attached as a rider to an unrelated budget bill a year and a half  
ago, cemented the flat-topped organic farmer as a moderate red-state  
Democrat eager to broker bipartisan solutions. His reelection earlier  
in the month appeared to validate that approach.

...

But the Sportsmen's Act is also facing intensifying push-back from  
Democrats concerned about a provision that would amend the Toxic  
Substances Control Act to exclude "shot, bullets and other  
projectiles, propellants, and primers." They believe the change would  
preempt efforts by groups such as the Center for Biological Diversity  
(PDF) to force the Environment Protection Agency to regulate lead  
ammo and fishing tackle.

...

For the entire article, see
http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/IndyBlog/archives/2012/11/28/why- 
testers-sportsmens-act-hit-a-snag-in-the-senate

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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