2007 Senate Bill 900: Facilitate "adopt-a-park” volunteer litter reporting

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Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on November 8, 2007, to establish a procedure under the "adopt-a-park” program for volunteers to report the nature and amount of litter collected, and to then use the information in developing and administering a state antilitter marketing program proposed by Senate Bill 901.
- Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on November 8, 2007.

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1) why not use prison by Anonymous Citizen on November 15, 2007
labor? other states do that too.

give those poor unfortunate 'loved ones' in prison a chance to be out in the fresh air, doing honest work.
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2) There's Nothing Wrong by Anonymous Citizen on November 15, 2007

with using volunteers to help out with maintenance in our state parks. Other states do it, and there is a willing work force out there, eager to get busy.

The thing that has be shaking my head with this bill -- at cursory review -- is that it smacks of micro-management of administrative and operating procedures by the legislature. That is something that virtually never comes to a good end.

Furthermore, there is no allocation of funds attached to this bill, to cover the inevitable costs it will produce. It is just another burden on abn already strapped DNR, which receives little general fund support.

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3) legislators lead the way picking up litter by Anonymous Citizen on November 15, 2007
This effort should be led by the state legislators themselves. Each should pick a park in their own district, pick up the litter, and report back with said litter to the capitol building. A nice reversal: garbage going into the capitol instead of coming out as usual.
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