Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies
Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies (page 7)
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Power Plant Siting Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Power Plant Siting Act. Section 2. {Findings} The legislature finds and declares: A. Demand…
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ALEC Electricity Transmission Principles
Mission Energy production and transmission are critical components of our nation’s economic infrastructure. For economic growth to continue, the expansion and protection of our electricity transmission infrastructure system must be a priority…
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Agriculture Bio-Security Act
Agriculture Bio-Security Act Purpose This Act provides civil liability and criminal sanctions against the intentional acts of damaging or destroying any field crop or food product that…
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Resolution on Packaging and the Municipal Solid Waste Stream
Model Resolution WHEREAS, members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recognize the importance of effective and integrated solid waste management policies and programs; and WHEREAS, all benefits of a…
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Resolution on Invasive Noxious Weeds
Whereas, invasive species are organisms that are living in areas outside their native environment and whose introduction causes or threatens to cause economic, environmental, or medical harm. Whereas, there are…
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Biotechnology State Uniformity Resolution
Whereas, ALEC has stated its support for the responsible use of the beneficial qualities of agricultural biotechnology such as in improved crop production techniques, pharmaceuticals, anti-immune disease…
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Recycled/Refined Oil Labeling Act
Section 1. {Short title} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Recycled/Re-refined Oil Labeling Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.} This legislature finds and declares…
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Groundwater Protection Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Groundwater Protection Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.}…
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Resolution on Renewable Energy Resources in a Competitive Electricity Marketplace
Resolution on Renewable Energy Resources in a Competitive Electricity Marketplace WHEREAS, new mandates for taxes, fees, and charges are being proposed by federal lawmakers to subsidize renewable energy…
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Biotechnology Resolution
Biotechnology Resolution WHEREAS, biotechnology refers to any technique that uses living organisms or parts thereof to make or modify a product or plants, animals, or microorganisms for specific uses and…
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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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The Environmental Good Samaritan Act
AN ACT Providing immunity for certain persons who reclaim certain abandoned lands or abate certain water pollution. The General Assembly of the State of ________________ hereby enacts as follows:…
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Resolution on Local Jurisdiction Consent of National Monument Designation
WHEREAS, the proposed designation of national monuments in the State of ______ clearly violates the spirit and letter of the Antiquities Act, which requires monument lands to be “confined to…
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Property Investment Protection Act
Model Legislation Section I. This act shall be known as the Property Investment Protection Act Section II. If any action by a [CITY, COUNTY, JURISDICTION, OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE]…
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Wildlife Information Disclosure Act
Section 1. {Disclosure of Personal Information} (A) The name and address and a telephone, social security, driver’s license, bank account, credit card, or charge card, number of a person who…
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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
Model Resolution WHEREAS, decades into the commercial use of nuclear power the federal government has failed to establish a permanent high-level radioactive waste disposal facility; and WHEREAS, nuclear power facilities…
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Resolution on Environmental Laboratory Privatization
Model Resolution Section 1. {Short title} This Resolution shall be known as the Resolution on Environmental Laboratory Privatization. Section 2. {Model Resolution} WHEREAS, government has limited resources and must prioritize…
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Economic Impact Statement Act
Section 1. {Short title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Economic Impact Statement Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} The following words and phrases when used in this…
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Electricity Freedom Act
WHEREAS, forcing business, industry, and ratepayers to use renewable energy through a government mandate will increase the cost of doing business and push companies to do business with…
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Regulatory Review and Rescission Act
Regulatory Review and Rescission Act Purpose: Section 1 of this Act institutes a system allowing state lawmakers to examine the efficacy of regulations before implementation, reviewing costs, benefits,…