Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2706

[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

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Background

Title

Description: Environmental Quality; prohibit DEQ rule based on Kyoto Protocol until ratified by U.S. Senate.

History of Actions:

101/15/99(S)Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
202/02/99(S)Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
302/09/99(S)Committee Substitute Adopted
402/09/99(S)Amended
502/09/99(S)Passed As Amended
602/11/99(S)Transmitted To House
702/12/99(H)Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
803/02/99(H)Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Burton

Additional Authors: Hawks, Kirby

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM ADOPTING OR PROMULGATING ANY RULE RELATED TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS DEFINED BY THE KYOTO PROTOCOL UNTIL RATIFIED BY THE U.S. SENATE; TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THAT PROHIBITION; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM SUBMITTING LEGALLY BINDING COMMITMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/02/99 at 15:35.



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