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House
Resolution 1649
By:
Representatives Keown of the
173rd,
Cox of the
102nd,
Graves of the
12th,
Reese of the
98th,
Parsons of the
42nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Congressional Delegation of the State of Georgia to support federal
legislation to prevent the United States Environmental Protection Agency from
adopting regulations to regulate carbon emissions; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently threatening
to regulate carbon emissions if Congress does not; and
WHEREAS,
it is believed that such regulations would have the effect of eliminating jobs
at the worst needed time; and
WHEREAS,
the EPA ruled that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide endanger human health,
which cleared the path for the agency to issue mandatory regulations to reduce
carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS,
the states of Texas, Alabama, and Virginia have filed petitions to request
review of the EPA's finding; and
WHEREAS,
Congress is trying to block the EPA from acting without Congressional approval,
including legislation introduced by Senator John Rockefeller on March 4, 2010 to
impose a two-year suspension on potential EPA regulations.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body
requests our elected Representatives and Senators in the United States Congress
to support federal legislation to prevent the United States Environmental
Protection Agency from adopting regulations to regulate carbon
emissions.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia
Congressional Delegation.