SLS 15RS-3042 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 188
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
MUNICIPALITIES. Requests the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to
study the effects pollution has on local municipalities.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to study the
3 effects pollution has on local municipalities.
4 WHEREAS, it is well recognized that Louisiana has municipalities where hazardous
5 pollutants are emitted that can cause asthma and other health problems; and
6 WHEREAS, local municipalities may be aware of monitoring systems that can detect
7 hazardous air pollutants and give real-time notification to first responders and residents
8 when emissions pose a threat to the public health; and
9 WHEREAS, research shows that many companies are themselves adopting
10 technology to manage their operations to help them quickly identify and fix problems, saving
11 money, and reducing pollution; and
12 WHEREAS, the police juries and other local municipal governing authorities have
13 the right to promote and protect health, safety and air pollution to improve economic growth.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
15 does hereby request that the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs study the
16 effects pollution has on local municipalities; that the committee invite the AFL-CIO and the
17 Louisiana Chemical Association and other parties they deem appropriate to participate in the
18 study; and that the committee deliver a written report of its findings to the Senate prior to
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1 the 2016 Regular Session, together with any proposals for legislation.
2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
3 to the AFL-CIO and the Louisiana Chemical Association.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SR 188 Original 2015 Regular Session Dorsey-Colomb
Requests the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to study the effects pollution
has on local municipalities.
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