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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY REGULATION WHICH
PREVENTS THE PRODUCTIVITY OF UTAH BUSINESS UNLESS CLEAR
EVIDENCE EXISTS THAT BUSINESS PRACTICES ARE DAMAGING TO UTAH'S
ENVIRONMENT; AND ENCOURAGING REGULATORY AGENCIES TO DEVELOP
REGULATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERESTED PARTIES.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
WHEREAS responsible regulation is clearly needed to protect Utah's natural resources
from hazards that could otherwise spring from industry operating unchecked;
WHEREAS unfortunately, in some instances, the impact of government regulation
stretches beyond its necessary role as a check on industry and curtails its viability;
WHEREAS the productivity of Utah business is significantly impaired when
environmental impact data, at times vague and unsubstantiated, leads to the restriction of sound
business activity without corresponding environmental benefit;
WHEREAS before a government agency, through regulation, restricts the activity of
business based on environmental concerns, that agency should possess sound, scientific data and
reasoning upon which to base that regulation;
WHEREAS this approach to environmental regulation would foster a more productive and
equitable business environment throughout the state of Utah; and
WHEREAS involvement of interested stakeholders in the development of environmental
regulations has proven effective in Utah and would provide for better environmental protection
at a more reasonable cost:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
Governor concurring therein, express opposition to any government regulation which restricts the
activity or productivity of industry based on environmental concerns unless there is sound
scientific data, which can stand the test of peer review, to support the restrictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor encourage regulatory
agencies to develop regulations in partnership with interested parties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of the Interior, the Utah
Department of Environmental Quality, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, and to the
members of Utah's congressional delegation.
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