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1-1 Whereas, America’s farmers, whose livelihood and future security

1-2 depend on stable weather conditions, low energy costs and a healthy

1-3 national economy, share the concerns of other Americans about the

1-4 potential risks of global climate changes resulting from emissions of

1-5 "greenhouse gases" and urge governmental leaders to seek effective,

1-6 affordable ways of addressing climate risks; and

1-7 Whereas, The United States has signed the Kyoto Protocol to the

1-8 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which, if

1-9 ratified by the United States Senate, would commit this nation to

1-10 significant reductions of its "greenhouse gas" emissions, 7% below the

1-11 levels in 1990, between the years 2008 and 2012, yet would exempt 130

1-12 developing nations from similar requirements; and

1-13 Whereas, In July 1997, the United States Senate adopted Senate

1-14 Resolution 98, which directs the United States not to adopt any agreement

1-15 emerging from the Kyoto, Japan, summit on climate change that would

1-16 impose undue economic burdens on all Americans or that would commit

1-17 this nation to limits on or reductions in "greenhouse gas" emissions

1-18 without also requiring commitments from developing nations; and

2-1 Whereas, The currently available scientific evidence of imminent

2-2 global climate change is highly uncertain and still being debated by climate

2-3 scientists; and

2-4 Whereas, Achieving the emission reductions proposed by the Kyoto

2-5 Protocol would require a substantial reduction in projected carbon

2-6 emissions in the United States between the years 2008 and 2012; and

2-7 Whereas, Achieving the target contained in the Kyoto Protocol would

2-8 increase energy and electricity prices, raise gasoline prices, eliminate jobs

2-9 and significantly cost American households; and

2-10 Whereas, The exemption in the Kyoto Protocol of more than 130

2-11 developing nations, when combined with the increased costs to farmers of

2-12 gasoline for agricultural vehicles, electricity for other farming equipment

2-13 and facilities, pesticides, fertilizer and animal feed, would significantly

2-14 disadvantage the farmers of this state in international markets; and

2-15 Whereas, Developing nations excused from the requirements of the

2-16 Kyoto Protocol are expected to increase their production of "greenhouse

2-17 gases" during the next few decades as their economies grow, thereby

2-18 offsetting much of the environmental benefits gained from reductions in

2-19 "greenhouse gases" by developed nations; now, therefore, be it

2-20 Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada,

2-21 Jointly, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature

2-22 hereby urge the President of the United States not to present the Kyoto

2-23 Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

2-24 to the United States Senate for ratification; and be it further

2-25 Resolved, That the President of the United States, the Senate, the

2-26 House of Representatives, federal agencies, and the Senate, Assembly and

2-27 agencies of this state are hereby urged not to initiate strategies or authorize

2-28 money to implement provisions of the Kyoto Protocol unless the Protocol

2-29 is amended or otherwise revised to be consistent with Senate Resolution

2-30 98; and be it further

2-31 Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature hereby urges the President of

2-32 the United States, the Senate, the House of Representatives, federal

2-33 agencies and the Senate and Assembly of this state to consider alternative

2-34 and constructive national and international strategies to address climate

2-35 change that, when applied to all nations, are based on sound science, are

2-36 compatible with economic growth and opportunity and do not impose

2-37 undue economic harm to the citizens of the United States and residents of

2-38 this state, especially American farmers; and be it further

2-39 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a

2-40 copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice

2-41 President of

3-1 the United States as presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the

3-2 House of Representatives, each member of the Nevada Congressional

3-3 Delegation and the Governor of the State of Nevada; and be it further

3-4 Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage and

3-5 approval.