- Target:
- Environmentally concerned individuals.
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- thomas.loc.gov
21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act [H.R.3021.EH] - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of School Facilities - (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. (Congress:http://thomas.loc.gov)
This bill provides $20 billion over the next 5 years, starting off with $6.9 billion for the 2009 budget year to help states build and renovate schools to make them more energy-efficient and environment friendly.
June 4,2008 the House passed HR 3021 with a 250-164 vote. The bill is now on it way through Senate and if passed the white house has made threats of a veto.
We need to voice our concern to President Bush and the White House of how important such a bill is to our nations future. If we don't act now to educate and encourage environmental change, what hope do our children have of successfully doing so? Lets start change today and not make things worse for the coming generations.
We, the undersigned, call President Bush & the White House to reconsidered passing the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act [H.R.3021.EH].
We feel it is of great importance that such a bill be passed to ensure the overall health of our nations future. Such federal backing would encourage & support our schools and communities into taking that first step to becoming environmentally aware and educated.
This is not a matter that should be done state by state instead of nationally. For the greatest benefits to our country we should establish national standards of "green".
We feel that passing H.R. 3021 would be taking the first initiative in an ongoing process of development.
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The Vote yes to Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act [H.R.3021.EH] petition to Environmentally concerned individuals. was written by Marisa and is in the category Government at GoPetition.