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H.C.R. 10
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RESOLUTION URGING HEALTH STUDY AND
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INFORMATION ABOUT NEVADA TEST SITE
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Lawanna Shurtliff
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR URGING
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THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
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ESTABLISH AND FUND A NEVADA TEST SITE FALLOUT HEALTH EFFECTS
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SUBCOMMITTEE AND A NEVADA TEST SITE FALLOUT HEALTH INFORMATION
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NETWORK TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF FALLOUT FROM THE NEVADA TEST SITE.
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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
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WHEREAS, beginning in 1951, the residents of Utah were involuntarily exposed to
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radiation released from the Nevada Test Site and were the most heavily exposed population in the
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United States;
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WHEREAS, since fallout from the Nevada Test Site began, many citizens of the state of
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Utah have developed cancers and other related health effects which may be due to radiation
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exposure;
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WHEREAS, the federal government has authorized the creation and funding of six
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radiation exposure health effects subcommittees;
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WHEREAS, five radiation exposure health subcommittees have already been established
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for sites producing far less radiation exposure than that created by the Nevada Test Site;
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WHEREAS, the fifth committee was recently established, leaving only one remaining slot
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for a radiation exposure health effects subcommittee; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the people of Utah that the remaining radiation
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exposure health effects subcommittee be allocated to the Nevada Test Site:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
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Governor concurring therein, urge the United States Department of Health and Human Services
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to establish and fund a Nevada Test Site Fallout Health Effects Subcommittee and a Nevada Test
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Site Fallout Health Information Network, with the regional headquarters to be located in the state
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of Utah.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the United States
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Secretary of Health and Human Services; the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science Policy; the
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director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and the administrator of the Agency for
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Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-22-00 2:47 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.