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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 131 – Mercury contaminatn assessed/report

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 131

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SCR131...............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
MERCURY CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT - REPORT - Stating findings of the
Legislature and requesting the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to
prepare a report assessing the nature and extent of mercury contamination
in the environment of the state of Idaho and the potential environmental
impacts from the addition of any new sources of mercury.
                                                                        
03/09    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/13    10th Ord - ADOPTED - 31-4-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Richardson, Schroeder,
      Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- Fulcher, Geddes, Pearce, Sweet
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Compton
    Title apvd - to House
03/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to Env

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 131
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND REQUESTING THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-
  3        MENTAL QUALITY TO PREPARE A REPORT ASSESSING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF MER-
  4        CURY CONTAMINATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO AND THE POTEN-
  5        TIAL  ENVIRONMENTAL  IMPACTS  FROM THE ADDITION OF ANY NEW SOURCES OF MER-
  6        CURY.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that the presence of mercury  contami-
  9    nation  in  the environment is a concern to the public health, environment and
 10    economy of the state of Idaho; and
 11        WHEREAS, mercury contamination has been detected at levels of  concern  in
 12    the waters of the state; and
 13        WHEREAS,  it  is  in  the  best interests of the citizens of the state for
 14    Idaho's elected officials to  make  informed  decisions  regarding  pollutants
 15    released into our environment and their effect on the health and safety of our
 16    citizens; and
 17        WHEREAS,  the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's task is specifi-
 18    cally to adopt and implement programs to protect Idaho's air and water quality
 19    and public health, and to ensure proper disposal of waste.
 20        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 21    sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre-
 22    sentatives  concurring  therein,  that  the  Idaho Department of Environmental
 23    Quality is requested to compile and assess the available information,  conduct
 24    relevant studies, and prepare a report to:
 25        (1)  Identify existing sources of mercury contamination in the Idaho envi-
 26        ronment,  including  in-state  sources,  sources  in  surrounding  states,
 27        national sources and global sources;
 28        (2)  Delineate the nature and extent of any known existing mercury contam-
 29        ination  in the environment in the state of Idaho, including the status of
 30        all major water bodies in Idaho;
 31        (3)  Describe the potential effect of the existing  mercury  contamination
 32        on public health and the environment; and
 33        (4)  Assess  the  potential  impacts of air pollution, water pollution and
 34        waste from the addition of any new sources of mercury in the state.
 35        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report is requested to   be  submitted  to
 36    the  Governor  and  the  Legislature not later than January 7, 2007. After the
 37    date this Resolution is adopted, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
 38    is requested to promulgate an administrative rule specifically opting  out  of
 39    the mercury cap and trade program in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart HHHH. Upon review
 40    of  the report's findings, the Legislature may request the Idaho Department of
 41    Environmental Quality to take no action  with  regard  to  the  administrative
 42    rule.  In the alternative, the Legislature may request the Idaho Department of
 43    Environmental Quality to revise the administrative rule to opt in to  the  cap
 44    and trade program, and may further request the Idaho Department of Environmen-
                                                                        
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  1    tal  Quality  to  promulgate a rule that, among other things, establishes spe-
  2    cific limitation and monitoring requirements on mercury emissions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16211

This Legislation would be to request the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality to Prepare a Report Assessing the Nature
and extent of Mercury Contamination in the Environment of the
State of Idaho and the Potential Environmental Impacts from the
Addition of any New Sources of Mercury.




                           FISCAL NOTE

None








Contact
Name: Senator Richard L. Compton
Phone: (208) 332-1327
Name: Senator Charles Coiner 
Phone: (208) 332-1392
Senator Kate Kelly, Rep. Leon Smith, Rep. Wendy Jaquet


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                          SCR 131   

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