PRINTER'S NO. 1261
No. 92 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY GEORGE, HASAY, YANDRISEVITS, GRUPPO, FREEMAN,
RYBAK, HAYDEN, MICHLOVIC, LEVDANSKY, BELARDI, JAROLIN AND
BROUJOS, APRIL 27, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 27, 1987
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the House Committee on Conservation to hold hearings
2 on the environmental impact of mass burn incineration plants.
3 WHEREAS, The problem of solid waste disposal has reached new
4 heights; and
5 WHEREAS, Many counties have reached or are about to reach
6 maximum disposal limitations; and
7 WHEREAS, Many local governments are considering mass burn
8 incineration as a viable alternative to burying trash; and
9 WHEREAS, Environmental concerns have been raised concerning
10 mass burn incinerators; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
12 direct the Committee on Conservation to hold hearings to
13 determine the safety and environmental impacts of mass burn
14 incinerators and the possible need for further regulation of
15 such incinerators; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings within one
17 year to the House of Representatives.
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