Resolution 396-1991
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Monroe County Commission
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RESOLUTION NO. 396-1991
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,. ,., 'I :~fA RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
:I.\:\~, "il<' ,i ,_ MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, THE
MONROE :~OUH; (rL~EPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE TO IMPOSE A FIVE (5) YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE
BURNING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, Florida's environment is valuable, fragile and
precious; and
WHEREAS, the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of
Florida is dependent upon the life-sustaining qualities of our
environment; and
WHEREAS, industrial and commercial activities within the
State of Florida create threats to Florida's environment, includ-
ing Florida's air quality and water quality; and
WHEREAS, the burning of hazardous waste wi thin Florida,
whether in boilers, industrial furnaces, cement kilns, or
incinerators creates a hazard of an unknown, but potentially
dangerous magnitude; and
WHEREAS, Florida's future and the health of its citizens,
are entirely too precious to be at risk by their placement on the
brink of an unknown environment abyss; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has currently imposed a
moratorium of the burning of hazardous waste; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Senate presently has under consideration
by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works a bill
creating a moratorium on the burning of hazardous waste in cement
kilns; and
w~EREAS, the dangers associated with the burning of
hazardous waste have not been adequately identified; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1.
The Governor of the State of Florida, the
State of Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, and the
Legislature of the State of Florida are hereby officially urged
to impose a five (5) year moratorium on the burning of hazardous
waste in boilers, industrial furnaces, cement kilns, incinera-
tors, or otherwise within the State of Florida.
Section 2.
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The Clerk of the Board shall forward a
certified copy of this Resolution by mail to the Governor of the
State of Florida,
the Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Regulation, the President of the Florida Senate,
and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and the
Monroe County Legislative Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the 9th day of October, 1991.
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Mayor Harvey Yes Mayor Pro Tem London
Commissioner Cheal --~es~ Commissioner Jones
CommissionerM~ormont Yes
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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