I guess the environment is only important to Governor Easley when the costs can be foisted on to the consumers of government franchised monoplies, as was the case with his “feel good” Clean Smokestacks bill. When it comes to giving bribes to those companies that are favored by his corporate socialist policies, it looks like the Governor’s hat quickly turns from green to brown. Below is an excerpt from the “explanation” of the legislation that the General Assembly has been called into special session to consider.
“the Department of Commerce to fund site acquisition and development…would create a nonreverting Site Infrastructure Development Fund in capital expenses related to major industrial development. The bill would appropriate $25 million to the new Fund for the 2003-2004 fiscal year. A Site Infrastructure Development incentive may be in the form of a restricted grant or forgivable loan directly to a business… Projects built with this appropriation are exempted…from the part of the State Environmental Policy Act that requires detailed environmental impact statements when public funds or public lands are used for projects and programs significantly affecting the quality of the environment.”
