National Conference of State Legislatures

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National Conference of State Legislatures

• Doug FarquharProgram Director
• Environmental HealthThe National Conference of
  State Legislatures

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We Help You Advance Your Ideas

• Information Requests 25,000 a year
• Research issues from automobiles to zoning
• Personal Contact

Doug Farquhar [phone] Scott
Hendrick [phone]
Denver Office
DC Office
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NCSL Products

• Publications
• State Legislatures magazine, newsletters, books
• Web Site www.ncsl.org
• Access to all NCSL services
• Technical Assistance
• Individual state solutions

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We Promote the Exchange of Ideas

• NCSL Annual Meeting
• Fall Forum, Spring Forum
• Issue-Based Seminars
• Staff Section Meeting
• Leaders Training and
• Conferences
• Web-assisted
• Teleconferences
• NCSL's Toolkit
• Media Training

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We Take YourIdeas to Capitol Hill

• Current Lobbying Priorities
• Battling unfunded mandates
• Promoting the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
  agreement
• Working to enhance the No Child Left Behind Act
• Watching federal tax reform efforts
• Maintaining welfare reform TEA-21

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Environmental Health Project

• Provides state legislators and staff research and
  analysis on the wide-range of environmental
  health issues
• Gives state legislatures a voice in CDC, EPA, HUD
  and other federal agency policy on environmental
  health
• Offers assistance to state legislatures in their
  development of policy programs and legislation on
  environmental health issues

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Environmental Health

• Asthma
• Asbestos
• CFCs
• Mercury
• Radon

• PCBs
• International Trade in Products
• Biomonitoring
• Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Toxic Substances

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Environmental Health

• Technical Assistance to State Legislatures
• Research and Analysis on legislative proposals
• Tracking bills, identifying and responding to
  critical issues and current trends
• Sponsoring roundtable discussions on
  environmental health issues
• Informing state legislators on environmental
  health

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Strong States. Strong Nation.
Doug Farquhar, J.D. Scott Hendrick, J.D. National
Conference of State Legislatures Doug.farquhar_at_ncs
l.org Scott.hendrick_at_ncsl.org !