HM 1187 Summary

• Endorses Florida's rejection of the United Nations' Agenda 21, an action plan developed in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro focused on redefining future development and growth

• Urges Congress to reject any effort to implement Agenda 21 or related sustainable development policies such as Smart Growth, the Wildlands Project, and Resilient Cities in the United States

• Asserts that Agenda 21's tenets threaten Florida's state sovereignty and protection of private property rights under the Tenth Amendment and the Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act

• Notes that Agenda 21 is not a treaty and the United States, states, or local governments are not legally bound to adhere to it

• Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the President of the United States, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and all Florida members of Congress