Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies
Archives: Energy, Environment and Agriculture / Model Policies
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Gas Tax Transparency Act
Summary: Model policy requiring retail station owners to make fuel tax information readily and visibly available to consumers. Policy: (1) The legislature finds that tax transparency is critical to …
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Resolution Supporting States Ability to Permit and Regulate Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands within Their Borders
Resolution Supporting States Ability to Permit and Regulate Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands within Their Borders Summary: Encourages the federal government to enact policy that …
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Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act Summary Drawing inspiration from two laws enacted in 2017 by the State of Oklahoma,1 this Act codifies criminal penalties for a person convicted of …
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Act to Establish Statewide Uniformity for Auxiliary Container Regulations
Act to Establish Statewide Uniformity for Auxiliary Container Regulations Summary: AN ACT to preempt local ordinances regulating the use, disposition, or sale of, prohibiting or restricting, or imposing any fee, …
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Resolution Urging the President and Congress to Abide by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to Establish a Permanent Geologic Repository for Used Nuclear Fuel and Defense-Related High-Level Radioactive Waste
WHEREAS, America’s 99 commercial nuclear plants generate 20 percent of the Nation’s electricity with remarkably high levels of efficiency and reliability while producing zero emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases; …
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Resolution Concerning the Stream Protection Rule
WHEREAS, the state of {state} supports reasonable, practicable and sensible efforts to improve stream protection; and WHEREAS, under existing rules, 90 percent of all coal mines have no …
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Resolution Concerning the Combined Impacts of Future EPA Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants
WHEREAS, the United States is blessed with abundant energy resources; and WHEREAS, it is in our national interests to have a diverse and balanced energy mix that takes …
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An Act Granting the Authority of Rural Counties to Transition to Decentralized Land Use Regulation
(A) Findings and Purpose. The Legislature finds that the planning and zoning authority granted to rural counties may encourage land use regulation which is overly centralized, intrusive and politicized.
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Environmental Priorities Act
Intent The legislature finds that there are a variety of current and potential environmental restoration projects, regulations and programs that would benefit the health of the environment, …
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Resolution to Retain State Authority over Coal Ash as Non-Hazardous Waste
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 …
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State Withdrawal from Regional Climate Initiatives
WHEREAS, there has been no credible economic analysis of the costs associated with carbon reduction mandates and the consequential effect of the increasing costs of doing business in the State …
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Eminent Domain Authority for Federal Lands Act
Section 1. The following shall be enacted as Section _______ of the eminent domain provisions of the State Code: Other Property which may be taken – State as plaintiff. (1) …
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State Sovereignty through Local Coordination Act
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of {insert state}: Section 1. Title __, chapter ___, article ___, ________ Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section ________, to …
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Resolution Concerning Special Markets for Direct Solar Power Sales
WHEREAS, the solar power industry is pressuring the states to create special markets allowing the solar power industry to sell electricity directly to consumers; and WHEREAS, utilities already purchase and …
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Environmental Impact Litigation Act
Section 1. {Environmental Impact litigation advisory committee.} The environmental impact litigation advisory committee shall consist of: The Commissioner of Agriculture, who shall serve as chairman; The Governor or the …
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State Power Accountability and Reliability Charter (SPARC)
Whereas Statements WHEREAS, a reliable and affordable electricity supply is vital to the nation’s and each state’s economic growth, maintenance of environmental quality, and the overall well-being of its citizens; …
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Resolution Regarding Protection of the Nation’s Electric Power Grid from Manmade Magnetic Disturbances
Summary This resolution calls on both the private and public sectors to coordinate with each other to plan and prepare for possible electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), which can negatively impact the …
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Resolution Supporting a Robust 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program
Resolution Supporting a Robust 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program WHEREAS, offshore energy development supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs, generates billions of dollars in government revenue …
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Resolution to Retain State Authority over Hydraulic Fracturing
Resolution to Retain State Authority over Hydraulic Fracturing WHEREAS, Hydraulic fracturing is a proven technology with a long history of environmentally safe use in the completion of oil and …
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Resolution to Repeal Section 526
Resolution to Repeal Section 526 WHEREAS, Section 526 attempts to prohibit agencies of the government of the United States from purchasing transportation fuels that are derived from alternative or …