| Resolve, Relating to the Consideration of the Cumulative |
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| | Sec. 1. Department to convene working group of interested parties. Resolved: That, | within existing resources, the Department of Environmental | Protection shall convene a working group of interested parties to | design a method for considering the cumulative effects of | activities on protected natural resources when the activities are | permitted; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 2. Proposal. Resolved: That the Department of Environmental | Protection shall submit a proposal for considering the cumulative | effects of activities on protected natural resources, including | any draft legislation necessary to implement the proposal, to the | Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources by January 5, 2004; | and be it further |
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| | Sec. 3. Authority to report out legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing | Committee on Natural Resources may report out legislation during the | Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature relating to the | Department of Environmental Protection's proposal for the consideration | of cumulative effects on protected natural resources. |
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