ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 156
BY REPRESENTATIVES HOFFMANN, BROWN, BURFORD, CARMODY, CHANEY,
GEYMANN, HARRIS, LORUSSO, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, PYLANT,
SEABAUGH, AND ST. GERMAIN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To recognize that any development and implementation of environmental policies shall be
cognizant of the constitutional rights of our citizens and the sovereignty of the
United States of America and the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, at the dawn of the environmental protection movement, the dilemma
arose of determining the divide between environmental policy and private property rights;
and
WHEREAS, this question is of no greater importance than in this country as its
founding was centered on protecting the life, liberty, and property of the people of the
thirteen original colonies and where those principals have been the driving force in
establishing the greatest nation in history; and
WHEREAS, the expansion of the development and implementation of environmental
policies that embrace sustainable development has international origins created without
regard to American concepts of private property ownership and the sovereignty of the
federal and state governments, both embodied in the United States Constitution and the
Louisiana Constitution of 1974; and
WHEREAS, nongovernmental organizations, such as the International Council of
Environmental Initiatives, Local Governments for Sustainability, and International League
of Cities, promote these environmental policies directly to local governments and local and
regional planning commissions by providing grants for implementation; and
WHEREAS, the environmental polices of sustainable development, such as smart
growth, wildlands project, resilient cities, regional visioning projects, and other "green" or
"alternative" projects, have indeed been mirrored in local communities throughout the
United States.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize that any development and implementation of environmental policies shall be
cognizant of the constitutional rights of our citizens and the sovereignty of the United States
of America and the state of Louisiana.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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