Tag: Environmental Health
Tag: Environmental Health (page 2)
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Recycled/Refined Oil Labeling Act
Summary: ALEC’s model recycled/refined Oil Labeling Act is designed to reduce the amount of used oil improperly disposed and increase the amount that is reused by establishing…
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Groundwater Protection Act
Summary ALEC’s model Groundwater Protection Act is designed to futher document and ensure the safety of America’s drinking water through the prevention, minimization, or mitigation of the movement of…
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The Environmental Good Samaritan Act
Summary This bill would establish the Environmental Good Samaritan Act. The purpose of this legislation is to encourage the voluntary reclamation of land and water adversely affected…
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Protecting Property Rights to Facilitate Species Conservation
An act relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prepare and implement a regional habitat conservation plan or habitat conservation plan or to enter into a conservation agreement.
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Resolution on Reform of New Source Review Regulations
Wheras, The American Legislative Exchange Council believes upgrades are needed to the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) program to make it an efficient and transparent program that is…
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Resolution Urging the President and Congress to Act Expeditiously in Procuring a Site or Sites for the Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste
Summary ALEC’s model Resolution Urges the President and Congress to act expeditiously in procuring a site or sites for the storage of high-level radioactive waste. Model Resolution…
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Economic Impact Statement Act
Economic Impact Statement Act Summary The Economic Impact Statement Act is designed to provide environmental protection while permitting the creation of wealth through requiring…
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Resolution on Environmental Laboratory Privatization
Summary This resolution endorses federal and state efforts to use private labs for routine environmental testing. It condemns the use of taxpayer dollars for the construction of…
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Resolution Supporting a Reasonable Compliance Timeline and Economy-wide impact study of EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Rule
WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted and has proposed a series of regulations establishing stringent new standards applicable to the electric power sector industry;…
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Resolution in Support of the Keystone XL Pipeline
WHEREAS, The United States relies – and will continue to rely for many years – on gasoline, diesel and jet fuel despite the recent focus on renewable…
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Regional Air Quality Interstate Compact
Section A. {Regional Air Quality Compact} 1. Execution of Interstate Compact. This state enacts the Regional Air Quality Compact and enters into the compact with all other states legally joining…
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Resolution on Best Available Control Technology FOR Coal-Based Electric Generation
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will shortly begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act; and WHEREAS, as a result of EPA’s action, major…
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Resolution to Retain State Sovereignty over Instrastate Water Resources
WHEREAS, the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution preserves powers not delegated to the federal government for the states, establishing federalism and state sovereignty as integral founding principles of…
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Climate Accountability Act
Section 1. {Intent} The legislature finds that in order to improve efficiency and the use of scarce resources, the state must receive the greatest return on the environmental investments…
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Resolution in Support of Energy Security, Production, Distribution, Environmental Protection and Economic Growth in the United States
WHEREAS, access to energy and the supply of energy will only become more important in the future as energy demand continues to increase, and WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Energy…