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House
Resolution 1549
By:
Representative Drenner of the
86th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Environmental Regulation Impact Study Committee; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
certain provisions of law relating to the Environmental Protection Division of
the Department of Natural Resources warrant reconsideration by the General
Assembly, including procedure for aggrieved persons and inspections; powers and
duties of the Board of Natural Resources; provisions relating to corrective
action upon release of hazardous wastes, hazardous constituents, or hazardous
substances; administrative consent orders; expenditure of funds from the
hazardous waste trust fund; and the hazardous site inventory.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Environmental Regulation Impact Study Committee to be composed of the
chairperson of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and four
members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives. The chairperson of the House Committee on Natural
Resources and Environment shall serve as chairperson of the committee. The
chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any actions or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees
but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days
are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of
Representatives. In the event the committee makes a report of its findings and
recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report
shall be made on or before December 31, 2006. The committee shall stand
abolished on December 31, 2006.