REITZ-BOST-WOOLARD-JONES,JOHN-PHELPS, TENHOUSE AND BERGMAN. New Act Creates the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pollution Control Board shall not propose or adopt any new rule intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Provides that in the absence of an Act of the General Assembly, the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not submit any legally enforceable commitments related to the reduction of greenhouse gases to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or to any other agency of the federal government. Provides that the Act shall not limit or impede State or private participation in any on-going voluntary initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Provides that the Act shall become inoperative upon ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Environmental Protection Agency) No fiscal impact on EPA. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 2940 fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that EPA and the Pollution Control Board shall not propose or adopt any new rule for the purpose of addressing adverse effects of climate change which reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Provides that certain provisions concerning restrictions on State rules related to greenhouse gas emissions shall not be construed to limit or impede State or private participation in on-going voluntary initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases only if that participation does not involve an allocation or other distribution of greenhouse gas emission entitlements pursuant to the Kyoto Protocol. Provides that the Act shall become inoperative upon Congress authorizing reduction of emissions of gases for the same purpose. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Environmental Protection Agency) No change from previous fiscal note. 98-02-04 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-04 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOST 98-02-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD 98-02-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 98-02-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHELPS 98-02-04 H FIRST READING 98-02-04 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-18 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY 98-02-25 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 020-003-000 HENE 98-02-25 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-02-26 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 98-02-26 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 98-02-26 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-02-26 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TENHOUSE 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-REITZ 98-03-24 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-03-24 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-03-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-REITZ 98-03-25 H ADOPTED 98-03-25 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 98-03-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-26 H THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 98-03-26 H PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BERGMAN 98-04-02 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary