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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
]]]] 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-
2
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
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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