ISSUE 15 - April 20, 2012

United Nations Rio declaration

SB 1507 (NOW: United Nations Rio declaration; prohibition) was calendared for consideration by the House Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, April 17. The purpose of the bill is to prohibit the state or its political subdivisions from adopting or implementing "the creed, doctrine, principles or any tenet" of the 1992 United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.

The League urged all representatives to reject this ill-conceived legislation, based on its ambiguous language, high potential for unintended negative consequences and prospective impacts on municipal initiatives. The bill was subsequently retained on the calendar but could resurface in the House at any time.



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ISSUE 15 - April 20, 2012
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ISSUE 15 - April 20, 2012
ISSUE 15 - April 20, 2012