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HCR050....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT - States findings of the legislature and
authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint an interim study committee to
study the issues surrounding the separation of environmental matters into a
Department of Environmental Quality.
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10 Rpt prt - to Env Aff
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 Rls susp - ADOPTED - 62-5-3
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes,
Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22),
Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
Loertscher, Mader, Marley, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Kendell, McKague, Richman, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Crane, Hansen, Kempton
Floor Sponsor - Crow
Title apvd - to Senate
03/19 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to 10th Ord
03/20 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 30-0-5
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins,
Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Riggs,
Risch, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler,
Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Crow, Frasure, Richardson, Sandy, Sweeney
Floor Sponsor - Ipsen
Title apvd - to House
03/20 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
Pres signed - to Secretary of State
HCR050|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 50 BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO 3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF ISSUES SURROUND- 4 ING THE SEPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS INTO A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON- 5 MENTAL QUALITY. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, during this session, and several other recent sessions of the 8 legislature, there has been consideration and debate of issues surrounding 9 legislation to establish a separate Department of Environmental Quality; and 10 WHEREAS, proponents, including the Governor of Idaho in his State of the 11 State Address, have maintained that the goals of protecting human health and 12 the environment can best be achieved by vesting this responsibility in a sin- 13 gle state department with the sole mission of meeting these goals; and 14 WHEREAS, complex issues of the rights, powers, duties, budgets, funds, 15 contracts, rulemaking proceedings, administrative proceedings, contested 16 cases, civil action and other matters relating to environmental protection are 17 now entwined within the Department of Health and Welfare; and 18 WHEREAS, careful study of the interests of this state and her citizens in 19 protecting environmental values including, but not limited to, clean air, 20 water and soil, reducing or eliminating environmental pollution arising from 21 human activities, ensuring the proper treatment, storage and disposal of haz- 22 ardous wastes and ensuring the proper cleanup and restoration of existing nat- 23 ural resources is vital; and 24 WHEREAS, it is advisable to establish an interim committee to study these 25 issues and prepare legislation if it is found to be the best approach. 26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 27 sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 28 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to 29 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of issues surrounding 30 the separation of environmental matters into a Department of Environmental 31 Quality. The Legislative Council shall determine the number of legislators and 32 membership from each house appointed to the committee and shall authorize the 33 committee to receive input, advice and assistance from interested and affected 34 parties who are not members of the legislature. 35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative advisors of the committee may 36 be appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legis- 37 lative Council. Nonlegislative advisors shall not be reimbursed from legisla- 38 tive funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and shall not have voting 39 privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or proposed legislation. 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec- 41 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular Session of 42 the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08188
This resolution authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a
committee to undertake and complete a study of issues surrounding the
separation of environmental matters into a Department of Environmental
Quality.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
CONTACT: Representative Dolores Crow
Phone: 332-1149
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL Note
HCR50