Archive: Environmental Health

  • Resolution to Retain State Authority over Coal Ash as Non-Hazardous Waste March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to propose federal regulations to govern the disposal of coal combustion byproducts (CCB) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA);  WHEREAS, the EPA is considering changing the current regulatory status of [...]

  • Regional Air Quality Interstate Compact March 15, 2013

     1) EXECUTION OF INTERSTATE COMPACT. This state enacts the Regional Air Quality Compact and enters into the compact with all other states legally joining in the compact in substantially the following form:  2) RESTORING STATE RESPONSIBILITY. Each party state shall [...]

  • Interstate Research Commission on Climatic Change Act March 15, 2013

    Summary  ALEC’s model Interstate Research Commission Act on Climatic Change is designed to address scientific and economic aspects of the issue of climatic change through the development of a multistate research commission.  Key components of the bill include: state support [...]

  • Environmental Corrupt Organizations – Preventative Legislation and Neutralization (ECO-PLAN) Act March 15, 2013

    Section 1. {Definitions} (1) “Documentary material” means any book, paper, document, writing, drawing, graph, chart, photograph, phonograph record, magnetic tape, computer printout, website, or any other data compilation from which information can be obtained or from which information can be [...]

  • Climate Accountability Act March 15, 2013

    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 it makes. Projects that do not return the expected environmental benefits waste not [...]

  • Resolution on Alternative Fuels March 15, 2013

    Summary ALEC’s model resolution on alternative fuels opposes the use of command and control type mechanisms to encourage alternative fuel use. Model Resolution WHEREAS, Approximately 180 million vehicles are on the road using nearly 300 million gallons of fuel a [...]

  • Asbestos in Educational Facilities and/or Public Buildings Act March 15, 2013

    Summary ALEC’s model Asbestos in Educational Facilities and/or Public Buildings Act is designed to protect the public from unwarranted remedial asbestos actions that may increase the risk of asbestos exposure. Key components of the bill include: accreditation of consultants, contractors and workers, and [...]

  • Resolution on Packaging and the Municipal Solid Waste Stream March 15, 2013

    Summary ALEC’s model Resolution on Packaging and the Municipal Solid Waste Stream calls for free-market incentives and solutions to be integrated in solid waste policies. Key components to the Resolution include: recycling and source reduction. Model Resolution WHEREAS, members of [...]

  • Resolution Requesting that the Federal Government Confer and Consult with the States on Management of Public Lands and Energy Resources March 15, 2013

    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 environmentally responsible energy development and further restrictions to energy development on public [...]

  • Resolution on Invasive Noxious Weeds March 15, 2013

    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 several thousand foreign plant and animal species in the United [...]