Cross-posted from the TDXS Reflector:
----- Original Message ----- From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2015 5:00 PM Subject: West Gulf Division Legislative Alert March 2015 > URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT!!!! > > IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY!!! > > The Texas Business & Industry Committee will meet Tuesday, March 10, > 2015, at 2:00 PM, in Room E2.016 to consider the ARRL sponsored > House Bill HB 939. > > HB 939 requires that HOAs/Homeowner Associations permit Hams & other > Texans to install standby electric generators. This bill is important > as it is the third in a series of four bills which, we hope, will end > with amateur radio operators obtaining permission to install antennas > at their residences in Home Owners Associations (HOA's). > > HB 939 was a bill drafted by and introduced by the ARRL West Gulf > Division - David Woolweaver K5RAV, Director and John Robert Stratton > N5AUS, Vice Director. > > HB 939 is sponsored - at the request of the ARRL West Gulf Division > - by Rep. Rene Oliviera (Harlingen), Rep. Tony Dale (Cedar Park) and > Rep. Matt Schaefer (Tyler). > > We need you to FAX or CALL - if you can't fax - the Committee > member listed before Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Do not email > - we have learned that due to the volume of emails received, > Legislators do not timely read emails. > > The ONLY effective contact methods are either faxes or telephone > calls. > > This email is being sent to you because you live in the area served by > Rep. Allen Fletcher's district. > > > IF YOU SEND A FAX: > > We suggest the following language: > > Dear State Representative Fletcher: > > My name is xxxx yyyyy. I am licensed by the Federal Communications > Commission as an amateur radio operator. > > I am contacting you regarding HB 939 that will be heard by the House > Business & Industry Committee, of which you are a member, on Tuesday, > March 10, 2015. > > HB 939 will grant Texans the right to install modern, safe, quiet > standby electric generators to protect their families in the event of > electrical power outages. > > I respectfully request that you vote to recommend passage of HB 939 as > filed without amendments. > > Thank you for your consideration. > > Signed > Xxxx yyyyy > > > IF YOU CALL: > > Please tell the staff person to whom you speak (you will not be able > to speak to the Representative, because they will be in hearings): > > (1) Your name is xxxxx yyyyy > > (2) You are an amateur radio operator > > (3) You are calling about HB 939 that will be heard by the House > Business & Industry Committee > > (4) The bill, as drafted, would permit the installation of modern > standby electric generators > > (5) You respectfully request that Representative Fletcher vote to > recommend passage of HB 939 without amendments > > (6) Thank the staff member for Representative Fletcher's > consideration of HB 939. > > (7) Say Goodbye and terminate the call. > > > HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - MEMBER TO BE CONTACTED > > [DO NOT contact anyone else on the Committee at this Time - the other > members are being contacted by Hams who live in their district. You are > being asked to contact Rep. Fletcher because our records indicate you > live in his District] > > Rep. Allen Fletcher > Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0661 > FAX # (512) 463-4130 > > > Whether you contact Representative Fletcher by phone or fax: BE POLITE > - ALWAYS - elected Representatives and their staff are not our > enemies. > > They want to hear from citizens who support the passage of legislation > that comes before their Committees - and this is our legislation. > Some staff members may ask where you are from or for your telephone > number - it is ok to tell them - it makes you "real" and > convinces them you are not a phony caller. > > It is important we contact the listed member of the Business & Industry > Committee members immediately - as soon as you receive this email. > > There are other members of the Committee, but we are asking all Hams to > only contact the Committee Members for their districts. Other Hams from > the other areas of the State will be contacting the Committee Members > from their areas. > > You can fax at any time - that is the reason faxing is the best > method. > > The Representative's phones will not be answered on Saturday or > Sunday. If you call, please call only on Monday, March 9, 2015 or > Tuesday Morning, March 10, 2015. Do not call after 2:00 pm on Tuesday. > > If you call and the telephone number is busy - that is good news, > because it means other hams are calling. KEEP CALLING OR FAXING UNTIL > YOU GET THROUGH. If you choose to call, please keep your call short. > > West Gulf ARRL representatives will attend the hearing and present > testimony to the Committee supporting HB 939 and requesting passage > without amendment. > > If anyone plans on attending the hearing and presenting testimony, > please coordinate with the West Gulf by sending an email to N5AUS@ > N5AUS.com or by calling John Robert Stratton at 512-445-6262. > > Please email N5AUS and let us know who you contacted, when and what the > outcome of your contact is expected to be. > > Thanks. > > David Woolweaver K5RAV, West Gulf Director > John Robert Stratton N5AUS, West Gulf Vice-Director > West Gulf Division, ARRL > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ARRL West Gulf Division > Director: David A Woolweaver, K5RAV > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Allen R. Brier N5XZ 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, Texas 77406-2553 (281) 342-1882 (Home) (713) 705-4801 (Cell)
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