S-840 _______________________________________________
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8002
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Passed Legislature - 1989 Reg.
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Senators Metcalf, Sutherland and Benitz
Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on Environment & Natural Resources.
TO THE HONORABLE STEVE COWPER, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, AND TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND TO THE HONORABLE CECIL ANDRUS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AND TO THE HONORABLE NEIL GOLDSCHMIDT, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OREGON, AND TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES OF THE STATES OF ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, AND OREGON:
We, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, The national report "The Solid Waste Dilemma: An Agenda for Action" places the responsibility for solving the nation's solid waste management problems on state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, There must be fundamental changes in production, packaging, and disposal; and
WHEREAS, The packaging and containerization of many goods do not facilitate recycling and reuse and thereby create a disposal problem of monumental proportions; and
WHEREAS, The Western states of Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington share a common goal of increased recycling to protect our great natural resources of land and water; and
WHEREAS, A coalition of these western states will hasten manufacturers' use of containers and packages that are reusable or recyclable; and
WHEREAS, Preliminary and exploratory discussions were held at the annual conference of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 1988;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that delegates from the Legislatures of Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and California attend the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting convening on August 6th in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the express purpose of drafting an interstate compact to establish a Western States Recycling Coalition.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Steve Cowper, Governor of the State of Alaska, and to the Honorable George Deukmejian, Governor of the State of California, and to the Honorable Cecil Andrus, Governor of the state of Idaho, and to the Honorable Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of the state of Oregon, and to the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Alaska, California, Idaho, and Oregon.