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MO SCR2

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/5/2011

Primary Sponsor

Rob Schaaf

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Natural Resources to provide public education on light pollution and develop guidelines to address light pollution in new and existing state facilities

  • National Park Service research indicates light pollution is increasing at a rate that will leave almost no dark skies in the contiguous United States by 2025

  • Many Missouri state parks have impaired views of the night sky due to light pollution

  • Directs the Secretary of the Missouri Senate to prepare and distribute inscribed copies of the resolution to the director of each state department

Legislative Description

Urges the Department of Natural Resources to educate the public about light pollution

Last Action

Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

2/15/2011

Committee Referrals

Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics1/10/2011

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