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From: NC League of Conservation Voters [mailto:cib @ncicv,org] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 To: Tom Davis Subject: CIB 7/11/16: Legislative session wins 1 Nord) Carolfi,)a LcagLIC 0.f % Wal ("on twat on Insiqler, I iffletin: .Idly 11, 2016 Conservationists held off some of the worst ideas proposed during this legislative session. This week in CIB: ,t,gh .t im `'.dIch- t,n ironniental Wins of the 2016 Session Sometimes important wins come in the form of damage not done. That was the case with the North Carolina General Assembly's "short session" this year. Conservation advocates, allies, and bipartisan supporters of better judgment succeeded in blocking some of the worst proposals made this year on key environmental issues. As is often the case in life, a measure of luck also helped. House and Senate conferees were hammering away in the last days of the session on a collection of the latest "regulatory reform" (i.e., environmental protection repeal) bills. A few especially controversial topics were delaying the conclusion —and then the Senate decided to wrap matters up and leave with the deals still hanging. Some observers believe that the House's surprise rejection of Senate strongman Tom Apodaca's controversial overhaul of Asheville city government helped spark the abrupt departure. Let's take a look at some of the bad ideas that didn't pass: Draconian restrictions on wind energy development which would have barred wind energy farms from most of the statein the name of `military operations protections' that in fact were not requested by the military. (Early warning, though: Bill sponsors have already promised to bring back this bad idea for another push next year.) Unnecessary permitting requirements designed to hinder solar energy development (added state bonding, filing, and general red tape requirements).