Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies

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  • Utility Construction Review Act image

    Utility Construction Review Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Utility construction Review Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.} The Legislature finds…

  • Used Oil Collection Act image

    Used Oil Collection Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Used Oil Collection Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.} The legislature finds…

  • Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege Act image

    Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations} The…

  • State Sovereignty for Air Quality and Visibility Act image

    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…

  • State Pesticide Preemption Act image

    State Pesticide Preemption Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the State Pesticide Preemption Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.} The legislature finds…

  • State Implementation Plan Requirements for Ozone and Particulate Matter Attainment image

    State Implementation Plan Requirements for Ozone and Particulate Matter Attainment

     A Bill IN THE [HOUSE/ SENATE] OF [STATE] An Act requiring public hearings and legislative review of certain proposed state actions related to State Implementation Plans required…

  • State Implementation of Clean Water Act (TMDL) Requirements (Amended) image

    State Implementation of Clean Water Act (TMDL) Requirements (Amended)

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Title} This Act may be referred to as the Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Act. Section 2. {Purpose and Intent} It is the purpose of this…

  • State Data Access Act image

    State Data Access Act

     AN ACT to ensure that study findings generated wholly or partially with funding from a State agency by a non-governmental entity and relied on by a State agency in proposing…

  • State-Based Healthy Forest Plan image

    State-Based Healthy Forest Plan

     Purpose:  The purpose of this act is to create healthier forests and reduce the risk of catastrophic forest fires for communities by: creating a state urban-wildland fire safety committees; authorizing…

  • The Right to Practice Forestry Act image

    The Right to Practice Forestry Act

    Bill Information The Right to Practice Forestry Act counteracts local governments from restricting existing forestry operations and to prevent frivolous lawsuits against such operations. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.}…

  • The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act (AETA) image

    The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act (AETA)

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title} This act shall be known as The Animal Ecological Terrorism Act. Section 2. {Definitions} A. “Animal” means any warm-blooded or cold-blooded animal lawfully confined…

  • Waste Tire Abatement Act image

    Waste Tire Abatement Act

    Model legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This act may be cited as the Waste Tire Recycling and Abatement Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations of policy.}…

  • Verifiable Science Act image

    Verifiable Science Act

    Model Legislation: SECTION 1.{Title} This act shall be known as the Verifiable Science Act. SECTION 2.{State rights.}Citizens have a right to access data from state funded studies in whole or…

  • The Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act image

    The Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act

    Model Policy [Title, enacting clause, et cetera] Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be known and cited as the Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act. Section 2. {Admissibility…

  • Environmental Audit Privilege and Qualified Disclosure Act image

    Environmental Audit Privilege and Qualified Disclosure Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. {Title.} This Act may be cited as the “Uniform State Environmental Audit Privilege and Qualified Disclosure Act.” Section 2. {Legislative findings & declarations.} The legislature hereby finds…

  • Limited Immunity for Persons Responding to Oil Spills Act image

    Limited Immunity for Persons Responding to Oil Spills Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Limited Immunity for Persons Responding to Oil Spills Act.

  • The Private Property Protection Act image

    The Private Property Protection Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.] Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Private Property Protection Act. Section 2. {Legislative Findings &…

  • Regulatory Costs Fairness Act image

    Regulatory Costs Fairness Act

    Regulatory Costs Fairness Act Section 1. Diminution in value; just compensation  A. If the existing rights to use, divide, sell or possess private real…

  • Resolution in Support of Proper Timber Harvesting as a Management Tool to Ensure Better Forest Health image

    Resolution in Support of Proper Timber Harvesting as a Management Tool to Ensure Better Forest Health

    WHEREAS, the health of the national forests and the economies of rural communities area at risk as a result of national forest management practices; WHEREAS, the threat of wildfire, insects,…

  • Pollution Control or Abatement Flexibility Act image

    Pollution Control or Abatement Flexibility Act

    Section 1. {Short title} This act shall be known and cited as the Pollution Control or Abatement Flexibility Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} The purpose of this act is to…