PRINTER'S NO. 18
No. 7 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY M. O'BRIEN, KENNEY, GRUCELA, BENNINGTON, VITALI,
CALTAGIRONE, GEORGE, GOODMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS, MANDERINO,
MARSHALL, ROEBUCK, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI,
YUDICHAK, YOUNGBLOOD, FRANKEL, RUBLEY, FREEMAN AND MELIO,
JANUARY 30, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
JANUARY 30, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to participate in the Regional Greenhouse
2 Gas Initiative and sign the Memorandum of Understanding which
3 will allow the Commonwealth to join its neighbors in
4 addressing the challenge of climate change while increasing
5 energy efficiency investments and stimulating emerging clean
6 energy technology markets.
7 WHEREAS, On December 20, 2005, seven states announced an
8 agreement to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, This initiative was outlined in a Memorandum of
11 Understanding signed by the Governors of the participating
12 states; and
13 WHEREAS, The states which agreed to sign the Memorandum of
14 Understanding are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire,
15 New Jersey, New York and Vermont; and
16 WHEREAS, The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the program
17 in detail, including the framework for a Model Rule; and
18 WHEREAS, The Model Rule will better address the challenge of
1 climate change while increasing energy efficiency investments
2 and stimulating emerging clean energy technology markets in this
3 Commonwealth; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor
5 to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and
6 sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
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