A JOINT RESOLUTION to direct the environmental review commission to study the impact of environmental toxins on human health.
Whereas, the United States Senate and House of Representatives have introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 to ensure that health risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed; and
Whereas, awareness and understanding of the complexity of the environmental impacts on human health are still growing; and
Whereas, environmental factors have been implicated in the onset and exacerbation of numerous chronic and acute health problems such as diabetes, infertility, and kidney disease; and
Whereas, there are growing suspicions in the scientific community that one of the causes of the growing epidemic of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may be toxins in the environment; and
Whereas, a growing number of studies indicate a strong link between environmental exposures and cancer; and
Whereas, these diseases and disorders occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups; and
Whereas, the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases and disorders place a huge financial burden on families, health insurers, and public assistance programs; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1.  The Environmental Review Commission shall study the impact of environmental toxins on human health and report its findings and recommendations, including any proposals for legislation or administrative action, to the General Assembly no later than the convening of the 2012 Session of the 2011 General Assembly. The findings and recommendations shall include all of the following:
(1)	A survey of legislation in other states that ban toxins and chemicals, along with an assessment of the effectiveness of the legislation.
(2)	A survey of how other states have set up entities within state government to review and regulate toxins and chemicals that have or will be introduced into the stream of commerce.
(3)	A review of incentives proposed or enacted in other states to promote the growth of the green chemistry sector, including a special analysis of documented environmental, public health, and economic benefits, including job creation, within the states.
SECTION 2.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.