Senator Seeks to Repeal The Arkansas Data Centers Act (Illusive Legislation Involving the Right to Mine Cryptocurrency)… Other States, take notice, too!

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Senator Seeks to Repeal The Arkansas Data Centers Act
(Illusive Legislation Involving the Right to Mine Cryptocurrency)…

Other States, take notice, too!

Read what’s happening in Arkansas concerning crypto mining!

The Arkansas Data Centers Act (Act 851) may get repealed!

This is great news! People’s anti-crypto legislation is gaining momentum.

While other states were cracking down on crypto mining, our state mistakenly, purposely, or foolishly, in this last legislative session passed HB1799. The Arkansas legislators enacted dangerous legislation that would protect crypto miners as data centers and clarify the guidelines needed to protect data asset miners from discriminatory industry-specific regulations and taxes. Astonishingly, it even overrode the local government.

Brought forth at the very end of the 2023 legislative session, this last-minute cunning legislation had many definitions outlined, including “digital asset mining business,” which it says refers to a collection of computers located at a single site that consumes over one megawatt (1MW) of power on average per year to generate digital assets through blockchain network security.

HB1799 – TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO CLARIFY THE REGULATION OF THE DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Rick McClure from Malvern and Sen. Joshua Bryant from Rogers. This illusive, Chinese-friendly bill went through the Committee on ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – HOUSE. It was chaired by Rep. Stephen Meeks from Greenbrier where his outraged constituents are in shock and trying to deal with the Communist Chinese crypto mining sites and the harsh consequences of the Chinese entrenched on the land there and the harsh consequences of passing this vile bill.

Thankfully, Senator Bryan King from Green Forest has stepped forward on this issue. He stated,

“I just want people to know I am working on this. This bill (HB1799) was NOT passed in a way to give the public proper notice or in an informed manner.”

Senator King has filed a much-needed Interim Study Proposal 2023 to repeal HB1799:

AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

It’s time for crypto mining projects to be dealt with in Arkansas. And, it’s time for legislators to engage in their fiduciary responsibility, recognize the changed environment, and re-evaluate plans to spend taxpayer dollars to fund these Communist Chinese companies, the CCP. A new day is here, and our US taxpayer money should not be spent backing our known adversaries.

Quoting Satoshi Act Fund CEO and co-founder, Dennis Porter:

“The state of Arkansas has pulled off a surprise victory and become the first in the nation to pass the ‘Right to Mine’ Bitcoin bill in both the House and Senate.”

But this is nothing to celebrate.

Quoting the Bible for this issue: “Foreigners who live in your land will gain more and more power, while you gradually lose yours. They will have money to lend you, but you will have none to lend them. In the end, they will be your rulers.” Deuteronomy 28:43-44

We wanted you to read the Faulkner County Report because people there are extremely concerned, and here are some excerpts:

In many cases residents, mostly in rural areas, haven’t learned about their new neighbors — the new industry — until the sites are up and running, when it’s way too late to do anything at all about it.

Residents across the country are complaining that cryptomining sites bring unrelenting low frequency noise as well higher energy rates and strains on the electricity grid, but Arkansans seem to be just now waking up to what’s going on. (What is cryptomining, anyway?)

In April, the Vilonia City Council voted unanimously to allow a new cryptomining `operation on Entergy Way Road. Harrison’s Planning Commission put their plans on hold after more than 150 residents filled their April 25 meeting with concerns about the issue. The Boone County Quorum Court followed on May 9 with a Resolution asking the Arkansas Legislature to “repeal or modify” recently enacted state laws about “data centers.”

We also need to keep in mind that Bitcoin has been a desired place to launder money! The goal of money laundering in cryptocurrency is to move funds to addresses where its original criminal source can’t be detected. Crypto money laundering rises 30%, report finds.

Criminals laundered $8.6 [BILLION] of cryptocurrency in 2021, up by 30% from the previous year, a report by blockchain data company Chainalysis says.

See the image below for an example of how money laundering is done:

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Call to Action! Contact our legislators immediately because discussion about the repeal of HB1799 begins soon! Tell them you support the repeal of HB1799.
You can view all of the legislators’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, and districts here. At the bottom of this article is a full list if you want to copy/paste the legislators’ emails.

Legislators, don’t fail us now.

In closing, if America fails to hold on to our US Constitution, our land, and our natural resources, if we fail to maintain our independence, and if we fail to keep our sovereignty, then freedom fails worldwide. America is the resistance. We do NOT wish to become assimilated by the Marxist United Nations aka the New World Order.

If you hear about crypto-mining sites being proposed in your area, be sure to do what you can to stop them, or you’ll regret them being installed. One may be headed your way, soon. If you’ve read our previous articles, you know why.

If you already live near a crypto-mining site, your property will be worthless… like this poor lady and her family who are dealing with THIS nightmare at their rural home in Damascus. (After you click the link, you may need to click the 3 dots on the right-hand side to download the video so you can hear it.) What if this were you and your family? The more crypto data centers that are installed, the more real estate values will plummet. One legislator wanted to install a sound barrier to help deal with the horrific noise, but that’s not going to help enough! We don’t want our taxpayer money being used to put up a sound barrier that will not properly deal with this issue! We want the crypto data mining site OUT of this area, period!

Remember, the crypto mining centers can turn the sound UP or DOWN, and they run 24/7/365, all the while gobbling up tons of our electricity and water. It WILL increase our electricity rates (to be addressed in a future article). Wildlife will flee the area… and what about pets and livestock? They are affected, too!

We have a right to peace and quiet, health and freedom. So, we have a responsibility to do something about that.

Let’s take our states back!

No one wants that loud, awful, whining crypto-mining center noise… or the communists from the CCP that come with it, hooking up their data centers to our electrical grid!

Let freedom ring once again!

First Name	Last Name	Email	Phone Number	District
Brandon	Achor	brandon.achor@arkansashouse.org	501-681-5740	71
Fred	Allen	fredallen99@comcast.net	501-804-7844	77
Wade	Andrews	wade.andrews@arkansashouse.org	870-818-7067	98
Howard	Beaty	howard.beaty@arkansashouse.org	870-364-5131	95
Rick	Beck	rick.beck@arkansashouse.org	501-912-1441	43
Mary	Bentley	mary.bentley@arkansashouse.org	501-889-3556	54
Mark	Berry	mark.berry@arkansashouse.org	479-462-2863	26
Stan	Berry	stan.berry@arkansashouse.org	479-970-7982	44
Justin	Boyd	justin.boyd@senate.ar.gov	479-262-2156	27
Harlan	Breaux	harlan.breaux@arkansashouse.org	479-981-3170	6
Keith	Brooks	keith.brooks@arkansashouse.org	501-744-6080	78
Karilyn	Brown	karilyn.brown@arkansashouse.org	501-580-9000	67
Matt	Brown	matt.brown@arkansashouse.org	501-472-5848	55
Joshua	Bryant	joshua.bryant@senate.ar.gov	501-500-2206	32
Rebecca	Burkes	rebecca.burkes@arkansashouse.org	501-291-2302	11
Ronald	Caldwell	ronald.caldwell@senate.ar.gov	501-682-6107	10
Joey	Carr	joey.carr@arkansashouse.org	870-780-4237	34
John	Carr	john.carr@arkansashouse.org	479-619-5104	15
Frances	Cavenaugh	frances.cavenaugh@arkansashouse.org	870-886-4000	30
Linda	Chesterfield	lchesterfield@comcast.net	501-888-1859	12
Alan	Clark	alan.clark@senate.ar.gov	501-844-6800	7
Nicole	Clowney	nicole.clowney@arkansashouse.org	479-445-5337	21
Andrew	Collins	andrew.collins@arkansashouse.org	501-650-2233	73
Cameron	Cooper	cameron.cooper@arkansashouse.org	501-230-5635	57
Bruce	Cozart	bruce.cozart@arkansashouse.org	501-627-3232	91
Cindy	Crawford	cindy.crawford@arkansashouse.org	479-782-4693	51
Steve	Crowell	steve.crowell@senate.ar.gov	870-557-3440	3
Carol	Dalby	carol.dalby@arkansashouse.org	870-772-1255	100
Breanne	Davis	breanne.davis@senate.ar.gov	479-970-0081	25
Tyler	Dees	tyler.dees@senate.ar.gov	479-549-5057	35
Jonathan	Dismang	dismang28@gmail.com	501-766-8220	18
Jim	Dotson	jim.dotson@senate.ar.gov	479-222-1234	34
Matt	Duffield	matt.duffield@arkansashouse.org	888-946-6288	53
Hope	Duke	hope.duke@arkansashouse.org	479-787-5628	12
Les	Eaves	les.eaves@arkansashouse.org	501-827-1344	58
Jane	English	jane.english@senate.ar.gov	501-257-7670	13
Denise	Ennett	denise.ennett@arkansashouse.org	501-690-4211	80
Jon	Eubanks	jon.eubanks@arkansashouse.org	479-438-0533	46
Sonia	Eubanks Barker	sonia.barker@arkansashouse.org	870-814-7605	96
Brian	Evans	brian.evans@arkansashouse.org	501-941-4002	68
Deborah	Ferguson	deborah.ferguson@arkansashouse.org	870-735-7098	63
Kenneth	Ferguson	kenneth.ferguson@arkansashouse.org	870-413-8942	64
Charlene	Fite	charlene.fite@arkansashouse.org	479-414-1818	24
Lanny	Fite	lanny.fite@att.net	501-317-2400	83
Scott	Flippo	scott.flippo@senate.ar.gov	870-421-3420	23
Stephanie	Flowers	stephanie.flowers@senate.ar.gov	870-535-1032	8
Vivian	Flowers	vivian.flowers@arkansashouse.org	870-329-8356	65
Jack	Fortner	jack.fortner@arkansashouse.org	870-656-7664	4
Tony	Furman	tony.furman@arkansashouse.org	501-909-1537	82
Denise	Garner	denise.garner@arkansashouse.org	479-283-5050	20
Jimmy	Gazaway	jimmy.gazaway@arkansashouse.org	870-215-1243	31
Ben	Gilmore	ben.gilmore@senate.ar.gov	501-467-5952	1
Justin	Gonzales	justinrory@yahoo.com	870-245-6365	89
Zack	Gramlich	zack.gramlich@arkansashouse.org	479-831-8072	50
Delia	Haak	delia.haak@arkansashouse.org	479-238-4671	17
Kim	Hammer	kim.hammer@senate.ar.gov	501-840-3841	16
RJ	Hawk	rj.hawk@arkansashouse.org	501-340-0810	81
Bart	Hester	bart.hester@senate.ar.gov	479-531-4176	33
Jimmy	Hickey JR	jimmy.hickey@senate.ar.gov	870-772-4444	4
Ricky	Hill	ricky.hill@senate.ar.gov	501-286-2285	11
DeAnna	Hodges	deanna.hodges@arkansashouse.org	479-871-6876	9
Grant	Hodges	grant.hodges@arkansashouse.org	479-381-9091	14
Mike	Holcomb	mike.holcomb@arkansashouse.org	870-489-7177	93
Steve	Hollowell	steve.hollowell@arkansashouse.org	870-270-3831	37
Ashley	Hudson	ashley.hudson@arkansashouse.org	501-658-4096	75
Missy	Irvin	missy.irvin@senate.ar.gov	870-269-2703	24
Lane	Jean	l_jean@sbcglobal.net	870-904-1856	99
Blake	Johnson	blake.johnson@senate.ar.gov	870-323-1766	21
Lee	Johnson	lee.johnson@arkansashouse.org	479-883-6393	47
Mark	Johnson	mark.johnson@senate.ar.gov	501-682-2920	17
Bryan	King	bryan.king@senate.ar.gov	870-480-3155	28
Jack	Ladyman	jackladyman@gmail.com	870-340-7499	32
Greg	Leding	greg.leding@senate.ar.gov	479-966-9201	30
Wayne	Long	wayne.long@arkansashouse.org	870-819-7750	39
Fredrick	Love	fred.love@senate.ar.gov	501-612-3939	15
Robin	Lundstrom	robin.lundstrum@arkansashouse.org	479-957-1959	18
Roger	Lynch	roger.lynch@arkansashouse.org	501-412-8959	60
John	Maddox	john.maddox@arkansashouse.org	479-394-6060	86
Stephen	Magie	stephen.magie@arkansashouse.org	501-327-4444	56
Julie	Mayberry	julie.mayberry@arkansashouse.org	501-888-3522	92
Mindy	McAlindon	mindy.mcalindon@arkansashouse.org	479-295-6677	10
Rick	McClure	rick.mcclure@arkansashouse.org	501-786-4186	29
Austin	McCollum	austin.mccollum@arkansashouse.org	479-426-4141	8
Tippi	McCullough	tippi.mccullough@arkansashouse.org	501-766-3177	74
Mark	McElroy	mdmcelroy1@yahoo.com	870-222-8217	62
Richard	McGrew	mcgrewrep22@gmail.com	501-623-2481	85
Matt	McKee	matt@mattmckeeforarkansas.com	501-622-0860	6
Brit	McKenzie	brit.mckenzie@arkansashouse.org	479-644-9001	7
Ron	McNair	rmcnair1950@gmail.com	870-754-7962	5
Stephen	Meeks	stephen.meeks@arkansashouse.org	501-314-9250	42
Josh	Miller	josh.miller@arkansashouse.org	501-365-3599	41
Jon	Milligan	jonmilligan@ymail.com	870-219-1261	33
Jeremiah	Moore	jeremiah.moore@arkansashouse.org	870-674-4373	61
Kendra	Moore	kendra.moore@arkansashouse.org	479-966-9191	23
Reginald	Murdock	rkm_72360@yahoo.com	501-940-5157	9
Milton	Nicks JR	milton.nicks@arkansashouse.org	870-739-1083	35
Stetson	Painter	stetson.painter@arkansashouse.org	501-733-3203	3
John	Payton	john.payton@senate.ar.gov	501-362-5815	22
Shad	Pearce	shad.pearce@arkansashouse.org	870-307-2361	40
Clint	Penzo	clint.penzo@senate.ar.gov	479-466-6681	31
Mark	Perry	mperry@windstream.net	501-982-4561	66
Jim	Petty	jim.petty@senate.ar.gov	479-459-6362	29
Aaron	Pilkington	aaron.pilkington@arkansashouse.org	479-308-8384	45
Chad	Puryear	chad.puryear@arkansashouse.org	479-325-4066	25
David	Ray	david.ray@arkansashouse.org	501-916-0286	69
Terry	Rice	terry.rice@senate.ar.gov	479-637-3100	5
Jay	Richardson	jay.richardson@arkansashouse.org		49
Scott	Richardson	scott.richardson@arkansashouse.org	479-308-8260	13
Marcus	Richmond	marcus.richmond@arkansashouse.org	479-299-4416	52
Ryan	Rose	ryan.rose@arkansashouse.org	479-285-6383	48
Johnny	Rye	john.rye1956@gmail.com	870-919-3690	36
Bart	Schulz	bart.schulz@arkansashouse.org	870-613-1940	28
Jamie	Scott	jamie.scott@arkansashouse.org	501-398-2961	72
Tara	Shephard	tara.shephard@arkansashouse.org	501-682-9800	79
Matthew	Shepherd	matthew.shepherd@arkansashouse.org	870-862-2087	97
Joy	Springer	joy.springer@arkansashouse.org	501-374-3758	76
Trey	Steimel	trey.steimel@arkansashouse.org	870-809-1788	2
Matt	Stone	matt.stone@senate.ar.gov	870-818-0750	2
Gary	Stubblefield	gary.stubblefield@senate.ar.gov	479-635-4314	26
Dan	Sullivan	dan.sullivan@senate.ar.gov	870-275-2929	20
Dwight	Tosh	dwight.tosh@arkansashouse.org	870-926-0423	38
Clarke	Tucker	clarke.tucker@senate.ar.gov	501-246-4933	14
Kendon	Underwood	kendon.underwood@arkansashouse.org	479-644-8461	16
Steve	Unger	steve.unger@arkansashouse.org	479-352-4544	19
DeAnn	Vaught	deann.vaught@arkansashouse.org	870-832-2638	87
Steven	Walker	steven.walker@arkansashouse.org	870-291-0559	27
David	Wallace	david.wallace@senate.ar.gov	870-919-8046	19
Jeff	Wardlaw	jeff@jeffwardlaw.com	870-226-9501	94
Les	Warren	les.warren@arkansashouse.org	501-623-4405	84
Danny	Watson	danny.watson@arkansashouse.org	870-703-5524	88
David	Whitaker	david.whitaker@arkansashouse.org	479-236-8313	22
Carlton	Wing	carlton@carltonwing.com	501-416-4926	70
Richard	Womack	richard@richardwomack.com	870-403-6287	90
Jeremy	Wooldridge	jeremy.wooldridge@arkansashouse.org	870-565-7784	1
Jim	Wooten	wjewooten@aol.com	501-858-7403	59