Bill Text: MS HR51 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Climate; acknowledge and express the need for fair and effective approach to.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-04-28 - Died In Committee [HR51 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-HR51-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representative Aldridge
House Resolution 51
A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AND EXPRESSING THE NEED FOR A FAIR AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SUPPLY ISSUES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, the Mississippi House of Representatives recognizes the need for a fair and effective approach for climate and energy supply issues facing the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, in recognizing this need, we are requesting that the United States Congress provides a fair and effective approach for climate and energy supply issues that safeguards American jobs, ensures affordable energy for America, and maintains America's global competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan to regulate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from new cars and light trucks will trigger the same regulation of GHG emissions from stationary sources, such as manufacturing facilities, power plants, hospitals and commercial establishments; and
WHEREAS, regulating greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act, 42 USCS 7401, would be a great anchor on manufacturing and the economy in general; and
WHEREAS, this pending EPA effort would burden progress on two of the nation's top priorities, environmental improvement and economic recovery, by imposing onerous permitting requirements that will significantly delay or even eliminate investments in new energy efficient technologies; and
WHEREAS, over four million jobs were lost in 2009 in the United States, and these proposed EPA regulations have the potential to cause even more job losses in 2010 and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the regulatory requirements of the Clean Air Act, 42 USCS 7401, will overwhelm state agencies, which are not equipped to handle the estimated six million permitting requests anticipated; and
WHEREAS, only the United States Congress can act to avoid the significant costs and burdens imposed by the regulations on stationary sources, which even the EPA admits may lead to absurd results; and
WHEREAS, we encourage the Congress to adopt legislation that would postpone EPA's effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources using existing authority under the Clean Air Act, 42 USCS 7401, until the United States Congress adopts a balanced approach to address climate and energy supply issues without crippling the economy; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to request that the United States Congress take actions that would benefit this nation, including a fair and effective approach for climate and energy supply issues:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby acknowledge the need for a fair and effective approach for climate and energy supply issues within the United States of America.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to the members of Mississippi's Congressional delegation and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
