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SCR132...............................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
KYOTO PROTOCOL - Stating findings of the Legislature and charging the
Director of the Department of Health and Welfare and the Administrator of
the Division of Environmental Quality to refrain from commitments pursuant
to the Kyoto Protocol.
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/02 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/03 10th ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Title apvd - to House
03/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to Env Aff
03/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - ADOPTED, voice vote
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/18 Sp signed
03/19 To Secretary of State
SCR132|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 132 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND CHARGING THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPART- 3 MENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE AND THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF ENVI- 4 RONMENTAL QUALITY TO REFRAIN FROM COMMITMENTS PURSUANT TO THE KYOTO PROTO- 5 COL. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the Legislature express the intent of the 8 state of Idaho concerning new regulatory programs intended to reduce 9 greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the terms of the Kyoto Protocol; and 10 WHEREAS, the Protocol has not yet received Senate ratification nor imple- 11 menting legislation from the Congress of the United States; and 12 WHEREAS, we conclude that action by the state of Idaho at this time would 13 be premature. 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 15 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa- 16 tives concurring therein, that we charge the Director of the Department of 17 Health and Welfare and the Administrator of the Division of Environmental 18 Quality to refrain from proposing or promulgating any new rules intended, in 19 whole or in part, to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, as such gases are 20 defined by the Kyoto Protocol, from the residential, commercial, industrial, 21 utility or transportation sectors. 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the absence of legislative authorization to 23 do so, the Director of the Department of Health and Welfare and the Adminis- 24 trator of the Division of Environmental Quality shall not submit to the United 25 States Environmental Protection Agency or to any other agency of the Federal 26 Government any legally enforceable commitments related to the reduction of 27 greenhouse gases, as such gases are defined by the Kyoto Protocol. 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing in this resolution shall be construed 29 to limit or to impede state or private participation in any ongoing voluntary 30 initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases including, but not limited 31 to, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Lights program, 32 the United States Department of Energy's Climate Challenge program, and simi- 33 lar state and federal initiatives relying on voluntary participation, provided 34 however, that such participation does not involve any allocation or other dis- 35 tribution of greenhouse gas emission entitlements pursuant to or under color 36 of the Kyoto Protocol.