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2007 SESSION

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HJ 681 Changing climate; joint subcommittee too study risks, etc. created in State as a result thereof.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; climate change; report.  Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the risks and opportunities created in the Commonwealth as a result of the changing climate. Specifically, the joint subcommittee will report on steps the public sector can take to minimize harmful impacts on the environment, such as green building practices and forest preservation; identify business opportunities for Virginia industry arising in various economic sectors that benefit from the efforts to mitigate the harm from climate change, such as alternative fuel technology and feedstocks; review the costs and benefits of possible regulatory schemes, such as market-based and command control initiatives; and suggest ways that the Commonwealth can act now to reduce the future cost of such regulation and explore the value of participating in a nonnational regulatory scheme.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070969300  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070969300
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/06/07  House: Left in Rules