Section 22-28A-1 – Short Title.

Section 22-28A-1 Short title. This chapter may be referred to as the Kyoto Protocol Response Act. (Act 98-668, p. 1468, §1.)

Section 22-28A-2 – Legislative Findings.

Section 22-28A-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds as follows: (1) The United States is a signatory to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Global Climate Change (FCCC). (2) The Kyoto Protocol to expand the scope of the FCCC was negotiated in December 1997, in Kyoto, Japan, requiring the United States to […]

Section 22-28A-3 – Regulations, Commitments Relating to Reduction of Greenhouse Gases.

Section 22-28A-3 Regulations, commitments relating to reduction of greenhouse gases. (a) Effective immediately, the Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management shall refrain from proposing or promulgating any new regulations intended in whole or in part to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, as such gases are defined by the Kyoto Protocol, from the residential, […]

Section 22-28A-4 – Voluntary Initiatives.

Section 22-28A-4 Voluntary initiatives. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or to impede state or private participation in any on-going voluntary initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Lights program, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Climate Challenge program, and similar state […]

Section 22-28A-5 – Effectiveness of Chapter.

Section 22-28A-5 Effectiveness of chapter. This chapter shall remain in effect until repealed by an act of the Legislature of Alabama, or until ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the United States Senate and enactment of federal legislation implementing the Kyoto Protocol. (Act 98-668, p. 1468, §5.)