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Senate declines ongoing funding for Rocky Mountain Center website; bill fails after concerns about duplication and scope
Summary
Senate debate over SB 118, which would have funded a Rocky Mountain Center website and clearinghouse for occupational and environmental health information, centered on duplication with existing state resources and selection criteria for content. After extended floor discussion the bill failed 14–11 and was filed.
Senator Maine presented SB 118, a proposal to provide ongoing state funding to the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health to host a public clearinghouse of environmental and occupational health information. The sponsor said the center would offer an independent, "untainted" source for data and public inquiry and cited past federal grants and a requested amount in the fiscal narrative.
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