Bill Text: AZ SB1507 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Unemployment insurance; technical correction
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-17 - House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar [SB1507 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2012-SB1507-Engrossed.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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SENATE BILL 1507 |
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AN ACT
Prohibiting the state and its political subdivisions from adopting or implementing the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and development.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Rio declaration on environment and development; prohibition; definition
A. The state of Arizona and all political subdivisions of this state shall not adopt or implement the creed, doctrine, principles or any tenet of the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the Statement of Principles for Sustainable Development adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June, 1992 or any other international law that contravenes the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Arizona.
B. Since the United Nations has enlisted the support of numerous independent, non-governmental organizations to implement this agenda around the world, the state of Arizona and all political subdivisions are prohibited from implementing programs of, expending any sum of money for, being a member of, receiving funding from, contracting services from, or giving financial or other forms of aid to the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives or any of its related or affiliated organizations including Countdown 2010, Local Action for Biodiversity, European Center for Nature Conservation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the President's Council on Sustainable Development, enacted on July 19, 1993 by Executive Order 12852 and the White House Rural Council, enacted on June 9, 2011 by Executive Order 13575.
C. For the purposes of this section, "political subdivision" includes this state, or a county, city or town in this state, or a public partnership or any other public entity in this state.
