Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies
Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies (page 4)
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Resolution in Response to EPA’s Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act
Resolution in Response to EPA’s Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act WHEREAS, the President has directed EPA to issue regulations setting greenhouse gas emission…
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Pre-emption of Local Agriculture Laws Act
Pre-emption of Local Agriculture Laws Act Summary Makes legislative finding and declaration that regulation of agricultural seed, flower seed and vegetable seed and products of…
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Resolution in Support of Electric Power Grid Modernization Principles
Resolution in Support of Electric Power Grid Modernization Principles Summary Several state legislatures and state public utility commissions are examining ways to modernize their electric…
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Renewable Energy Credit Act
Renewable Energy Credit Act Summary: This act promotes the full use of voluntary markets to satisfy existing Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) requirements, while maintaining the existing…
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The Market-Power Renewables Act
The Market-Power Renewables Act Section 1. Intent The legislature finds that the current system of mandated purchase of renewable energy has created negative economic and…
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Resolution in Support of Agriculture Research Charities
Resolution in Support of Agriculture Research Charities Whereas, federal spending on agricultural research has already recently been trending downward, and further needed spending reform…
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Intrastate Oil and Natural Gas Use Act
Intrastate Oil and Natural Gas Use Act Summary: The purpose of this bill is to create the Intrastate Oil and Natural Gas and Use…
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ALEC Chemical Policy Principles
ALEC Chemical Policy Principles Mission: To promote human progress, health, and safety by advancing a free-and-open marketplace in which competition and innovation guide the development and application of…
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Performance Based Permitting Act
Performance Based Permitting Act SUMMARY: An act to establish performance based environmental permitting system, to include an environmental incentives program. Be It Enacted by the State of ___________:…
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Resolution Opposing EPA’s Regulatory Train Wreck
WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed or is proposing numerous new regulations, particularly in the area of air quality and regulation of greenhouse gases, that are…
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State Standards for Federal Resource Management Act
Summary This act creates state standards regarding natural resources and public lands policy to facilitate cohesiveness of state policy and coordination with federal agencies regarding federal resource management. This bill…
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Resolution Requesting that the Federal Government Confer and Consult with the States on Management of Public Lands and Energy Resources
Model Resolution Whereas, Management of public lands and energy resources has a direct fiscal impact on state economies and state budgets; and Whereas, Public lands should be managed to encourage…
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Resolution Supporting the Private Ownership of Property
WHEREAS, the Founding Fathers of our nation understood that the rights to own property is the cornerstone of liberty and freedom and is essential to the concept of life, liberty…
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Right to Farm Act
Summary An Act to define certain farm uses, operations, practices, and products; to provide certain disclosures; to provide for circumstances under which a farm shall not be found to be…
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Restrictions on Participation in Low-Carbon Fuel Standards Programs
Summary This legislation prohibits the State from participating in any low-carbon fuel standard or similar program requiring quotas, caps, or mandates on fuels used…
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Vegetative Filter Strips Act
Summary The goal of this model bill is to encourage growers to voluntarily construct vegetative filter strips on land between a farm field and an area to…
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Utility Construction Review Act
Summary ALEC’s model Utility Construction Review Act is designed to ensure adequate and reliable electric power supply at the availability of a reasonable cost through reducing risks…
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Used Oil Collection Act
Summary ALEC model Used Oil Collection Act is designed to reduce the amount of improperly disposed used oil by providing incentives to increase the number of certified…
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Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege Act
Summary ALEC’s model Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege Act is designed to encourage environmental compliance of the private sector by making environmental audits privileged to protect the confidentiality of communications…
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State Sovereignty for Air Quality and Visibility Act
Section 1. {Statement of Purpose} As part of the State of {state}’s ongoing development and implementation of a long-term strategy in connection with visibility and air quality…