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Environment on the ballot

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Environment on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the environment, environmental protection, and the use natural resources. Subtopics include: energy, forests and parks, natural resources, Nuclear issues and water

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Ballot measures lists

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Alabama

  1. Alabama Colbert County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  2. Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
  3. Alabama Franklin County Sewage Amendment(2010)
  4. Alabama Lawrence County Landfill Amendment (2010)
  5. Alabama Lawrence County Sewage Amendment (2010)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Bottle Deposit Initiative (1978)
  2. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban (2014)
  3. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)
  4. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)
  5. Alaska Fisheries Conservation Act (2008)
  6. Alaska Pollution Zone Act (2008)
  7. Alaska Prohibition of Billboards, Measure 5 (1998)
  8. Protect Alaska's Clean Water Act v.3 (2008)
  9. Renewable Resources Coalition

Arizona

  1. Arizona Declaration of State Sovereignty Amendment, Proposition 120 (2012)
  2. Arizona Exchange of Trust Lands, Proposition 101 (2002)
  3. Arizona Funds for Open Space Land, Proposition 303 (1998)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Water, Waste, and Pollution Facilities Financing, Question 1 (1998)
  2. Arkansas Water Bond, Referred Question 1 (2008)

California

  1. California Proposition 1, Tax Implications of Repairing Environmentally Contaminated Property (1998)
  2. California Proposition 10, Alternative Fuels Initiative (2008)
  3. California Proposition 128, Environmental Protection Act (1990)
  4. California Proposition 135, Regulation of Pesticides (1990)
  5. California Proposition 141, No Carcinogens Released Into Water Act (1990)
  6. California Proposition 18, Gas Tax and License Fee Revenues Used for Pollution Control (1970)
  7. California Proposition 19, Bonds for Fish and Wildlife Habitat (1984)
  8. California Proposition 23, the Suspension of AB 32 (2010)
  9. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Pollution Control Facilities (1972)
  10. California Proposition 37, Defining Fees as Taxes (2000)
  11. California Proposition 65, Restriction on Toxic Discharges Into Drinking Water (1986)
  12. California Proposition 7, Standards for Renewable Resource Portfolios (2008)
  13. California Proposition 7, Tax Credits for Emission Reductions (1998)
  14. California Proposition 8, Property Tax Exemptions for Pollution Control Upgrades (1972)
  15. Kern County Sludge Initiative Measure E (2006)
  16. Text of California Assembly Bill 32 (2006)

Colorado

  1. Colorado "The Great Outdoors Colorado" Act (1992)
  2. Colorado Beverage Containers Refund Act (1982)
  3. Colorado Issue 2 (1940)
  4. Colorado Recycling Issue, Initiative 8 (1976)
  5. Colorado Renewable Energy Act, Amendment 37 (2004)
  6. Colorado Wildlife Management, Issue 3 (1960)

Florida

  1. Florida Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Bonds, Amendment 2 (1972)
  2. Florida Endangered Lands and Parks Bonds, Referendum 1 (1972)
  3. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Amendment 3 (1942)
  4. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Amendment 4 (1974)
  5. Florida Pollution Control Bonds, Amendment 4 (1970)
  6. Florida Referendum for Land Use (2008)
  7. Florida Sale of Submerged Lands, Amendment 5 (1970)
  8. Florida Salt Water Fish and Products Conservation, Amendment 5 (1942)
  9. Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment (2014)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Dredge Mining Initiative (1954)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Anti-Pollution Amendment (1970)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Coastal Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 2 (Oct 2003)
  2. Louisiana Programs to Assist Farmers, Amendment 10 (2002)
  3. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2006)
  4. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 1 (Oct 2003)

Maine

  1. An Act to Promote Automobile Energy Efficiency
  2. Maine Against both the Citizen Initiative and the Legislative Proposal, Question 2C (1996)
  3. Maine Auto Excise Tax Repeal, Question 2 (2009)
  4. Maine Bigelow Mountain Initiative (1976)
  5. Maine Bottle Bill Act (1979)
  6. Maine Compact for Maine's Forest, Question 1 (1997)
  7. Maine Eliminate Clearcutting Initiative, Question 2A (1996)
  8. Maine Environmental Bonds Act, Question 2 (2002)
  9. Maine Four Bond Questions (1995)
  10. Maine Nuclear Waste Question (1987)
  11. Maine Proposal for a Compact for Maine's Forests, Question 2B (1996)
  12. Maine Radioactive Waste Referendum, Question 6 (1993)
  13. Maine Referenda on Nuclear Waste (1985)
  14. Maine Solid Waste Management Act (1976)
  15. Maine Tire Stockpile Bond Act, Question 5 (1996)
  16. Maine Water Pollution Control Bond Act, Question 4 (1999)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Beverage Container Question (1976)
  2. Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Sites Question (1986)
  3. Massachusetts Initiative to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2010)
  4. Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Materials Tax Initiative, Question 4 (1992)
  5. Massachusetts Question 8 (1986)
  6. Massachusetts Recyclable Packaging Initiative, Question 3 (1992)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Fracking Ban Initiative (2014)
  2. Michigan Renewable Energy Amendment, Proposal 3 (2012)
  3. Michigan State Parks Fund Amendment, Proposal P (1994)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Sales Tax Increase, Constitutional Amendment (2008)
  2. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1990)
  3. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Amendment A (2000)
  2. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 1 (August 2006)
  3. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 8 (1996)
  4. Missouri DNR Park Property Tax, Amendment 2 (1994)
  5. Missouri Issue 5, Repeal of the Wildlife and Forestry Code (1940)
  6. Missouri Measure 1 (1982)
  7. Missouri Natural Streams System Act, Proposition A (1990)
  8. Missouri Outdoor Advertising Restriction, Proposition A (2000)
  9. Missouri Proposition C, Clean Energy Initiative (2008)

Montana

  1. Montana Cyanide Process Open Pit Mining Prohibition, Initiative I-137 (1998)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Parks and Wildlife Bonds, Question 5 (1990)

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funds, Question 1 (1998)
  2. New Jersey Open Space Bond Issue (2009)
  3. New Jersey Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment (2013)
  4. New Jersey Part of Corporate Business Tax Dedicated to Environmental Spending, Question 2 (1996)
  5. New Jersey Question 2, Tax Revenue Dedicated to Air Pollution Control (2005)

New York

  1. New York Forest Preserve Power Line Proposal, Proposal 1 (2009)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Coal Act (1994)
  2. North Dakota Environmental Protection Fund Issue (1992)
  3. North Dakota Initiated Waste Disposal Measure (1996)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Clean Energy Projects Amendment (2013)
  2. Ohio Issue 1, Bottle Deposit Initiative (1979)
  3. Ohio Issue 1, Environmental Bonds Act (2000)
  4. Ohio Referred Issue 3, Bonds for Energy Conservation Projects (June 1976)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State Question 170 (1932)
  2. Oklahoma State Question 230 (1936)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Ballot Measure 64, Timber Harvest Practices (1998)
  2. Oregon Ballot Measure 66, Lottery Revenues for Parks, Habitat and Watershed Protection (1998)
  3. Oregon Chemical Process Mining Laws, Ballot Measure 14 (1994)
  4. Oregon Lottery Funds for Natural Resources Amendment, Measure 76 (2010)
  5. Oregon Prohibits Livestock In Certain Polluted Waters, Ballot Measure 38 (1996)
  6. Oregon Repeal 1994 Bear/Cougar Initiative, Ballot Measure 34 (1996)
  7. Oregon Timber Restriction Measure 34 (2004)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency - Water Quality Management Bonds, Question 2 (2000)
  2. Rhode Island Environmental Management Bonds, Question 1 (2000)
  3. Rhode Island Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds, Question 5 (2000)
  4. Rhode Island Newport Environmental Management Bonds Question, Question 6 (2012)
  5. Rhode Island Question 3, Environmental Management Bonds (1998)
  6. Rhode Island Question 8, Environmental Management Bonds (2006)
  7. Rhode Island Question 8, Watershed Protection Bonds (2004)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Lonetree Waste Faciliy Referral (1992)
  2. South Dakota Measure to Regulate Gold and Silver Mining (1992)
  3. South Dakota Permit Large Scale Mining Measure (1990)
  4. South Dakota Surface Mining Reclamation Measure (1988)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 2 (1993)
  2. Texas Proposition 6 (1999)

Utah

  1. Utah Radioactive Waste, Initiative 1 (2002)

Washington

  1. Washington Ban on Non-Refundable Beverage Containers, Initiative 256 (1970)
  2. Washington Ban on Transportation and Storage of Radioactive Waste, Initiative 383 (1980)
  3. Washington Beverage Container Deposit, Initiative 414 (1982)
  4. Washington Conditions on Building Nuclear Power Facilities, Initiative 325 (1976)
  5. Washington Energy Conservation, Initiative 937 (2006)
  6. Washington Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Tax, Initiatives 97 and 97B (1988)
  7. Washington Land Use Planning, Initiative 547 (1990)
  8. Washington License Plate Fee Usage, Referred Bill 33 (1973)
  9. Washington Litter Control Act, Initiatives 40 and 40B (1972)
  10. Washington Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation, Initiative 59 (1977)
  11. Washington Nuclear Waste Disposal, Referred Bill 40 (1986)
  12. Washington Pollution Control Bonds, Referred Bill 23 (1970)
  13. Washington Public Waste Disposal Fund, Referred Bill 39 (1980)
  14. Washington Radioactive Waste, Initiative 297 (2004)
  15. Washington Shoreline Use and Development, Initiatives 43 and 43B (1972)
  16. Washington Water Pollution Control, Referred Bill 17 (1968)

West Virginia

  1. West Virginia Amendment 2, License Plate Revenues Earmarked for Wildlife (1996)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Water Pollution Control Bonds, Question 4 (April 1969)

Wyoming

  1. Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust, Amendment A (2006)

2014

  1. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban (2014)
  2. Florida Water and Land Conservation Amendment (2014)
  3. Michigan Fracking Ban Initiative (2014)

2013

  1. New Jersey Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment (2013)
  2. Ohio Clean Energy Projects Amendment (2013)

2012

  1. Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
  2. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)
  3. Arizona Declaration of State Sovereignty Amendment, Proposition 120 (2012)
  4. Michigan Renewable Energy Amendment, Proposal 3 (2012)
  5. Rhode Island Newport Environmental Management Bonds Question, Question 6 (2012)

2010

  1. Alabama Colbert County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  2. Alabama Franklin County Sewage Amendment(2010)
  3. Alabama Lawrence County Landfill Amendment (2010)
  4. Alabama Lawrence County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  5. California Proposition 23, the Suspension of AB 32 (2010)
  6. Massachusetts Initiative to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2010)
  7. Oregon Lottery Funds for Natural Resources Amendment, Measure 76 (2010)

2009

  1. Maine Auto Excise Tax Repeal, Question 2 (2009)
  2. New Jersey Open Space Bond Issue (2009)
  3. New York Forest Preserve Power Line Proposal, Proposal 1 (2009)

2008

  1. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)
  2. Arkansas Water Bond, Referred Question 1 (2008)
  3. California Proposition 10, Alternative Fuels Initiative (2008)
  4. California Proposition 7, Standards for Renewable Resource Portfolios (2008)
  5. Minnesota Sales Tax Increase, Constitutional Amendment (2008)
  6. Missouri Proposition C, Clean Energy Initiative (2008)

2006

  1. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2006)
  2. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 1 (August 2006)
  3. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 8 (1996)
  4. Rhode Island Question 8, Environmental Management Bonds (2006)
  5. Washington Energy Conservation, Initiative 937 (2006)
  6. Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust, Amendment A (2006)

2005

  1. New Jersey Question 2, Tax Revenue Dedicated to Air Pollution Control (2005)

2004

  1. Colorado Renewable Energy Act, Amendment 37 (2004)
  2. Oregon Timber Restriction Measure 34 (2004)
  3. Rhode Island Question 8, Watershed Protection Bonds (2004)
  4. Washington Radioactive Waste, Initiative 297 (2004)

2003

  1. Louisiana Coastal Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 2 (Oct 2003)
  2. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 1 (Oct 2003)

2002

  1. Arizona Exchange of Trust Lands, Proposition 101 (2002)
  2. Louisiana Programs to Assist Farmers, Amendment 10 (2002)
  3. Maine Environmental Bonds Act, Question 2 (2002)
  4. Utah Radioactive Waste, Initiative 1 (2002)

2000

  1. California Proposition 37, Defining Fees as Taxes (2000)
  2. Missouri Outdoor Advertising Restriction, Proposition A (2000)
  3. Ohio Issue 1, Environmental Bonds Act (2000)
  4. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency - Water Quality Management Bonds, Question 2 (2000)
  5. Rhode Island Environmental Management Bonds, Question 1 (2000)
  6. Rhode Island Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds, Question 5 (2000)

1999

  1. Maine Water Pollution Control Bond Act, Question 4 (1999)
  2. Texas Proposition 6 (1999)

1998

  1. Alaska Prohibition of Billboards, Measure 5 (1998)
  2. Arizona Funds for Open Space Land, Proposition 303 (1998)
  3. Arkansas Water, Waste, and Pollution Facilities Financing, Question 1 (1998)
  4. California Proposition 1, Tax Implications of Repairing Environmentally Contaminated Property (1998)
  5. California Proposition 7, Tax Credits for Emission Reductions (1998)
  6. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)
  7. Montana Cyanide Process Open Pit Mining Prohibition, Initiative I-137 (1998)
  8. New Jersey Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funds, Question 1 (1998)
  9. Oregon Ballot Measure 64, Timber Harvest Practices (1998)
  10. Oregon Ballot Measure 66, Lottery Revenues for Parks, Habitat and Watershed Protection (1998)
  11. Rhode Island Question 3, Environmental Management Bonds (1998)

1997

  1. Maine Compact for Maine's Forest, Question 1 (1997)

1996

  1. Maine Against both the Citizen Initiative and the Legislative Proposal, Question 2C (1996)
  2. Maine Eliminate Clearcutting Initiative, Question 2A (1996)
  3. Maine Proposal for a Compact for Maine's Forests, Question 2B (1996)
  4. Maine Tire Stockpile Bond Act, Question 5 (1996)
  5. New Jersey Part of Corporate Business Tax Dedicated to Environmental Spending, Question 2 (1996)
  6. North Dakota Initiated Waste Disposal Measure (1996)
  7. Oregon Prohibits Livestock In Certain Polluted Waters, Ballot Measure 38 (1996)
  8. Oregon Repeal 1994 Bear/Cougar Initiative, Ballot Measure 34 (1996)
  9. West Virginia Amendment 2, License Plate Revenues Earmarked for Wildlife (1996)

1995

  1. Maine Four Bond Questions (1995)

1994

  1. Michigan State Parks Fund Amendment, Proposal P (1994)
  2. Missouri DNR Park Property Tax, Amendment 2 (1994)
  3. North Dakota Coal Act (1994)
  4. Oregon Chemical Process Mining Laws, Ballot Measure 14 (1994)

1993

  1. Maine Radioactive Waste Referendum, Question 6 (1993)
  2. Texas Proposition 2 (1993)

1992

  1. Colorado "The Great Outdoors Colorado" Act (1992)
  2. Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Materials Tax Initiative, Question 4 (1992)
  3. Massachusetts Recyclable Packaging Initiative, Question 3 (1992)
  4. North Dakota Environmental Protection Fund Issue (1992)
  5. South Dakota Lonetree Waste Faciliy Referral (1992)
  6. South Dakota Measure to Regulate Gold and Silver Mining (1992)

1990

  1. California Proposition 128, Environmental Protection Act (1990)
  2. California Proposition 135, Regulation of Pesticides (1990)
  3. California Proposition 141, No Carcinogens Released Into Water Act (1990)
  4. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1990)
  5. Missouri Natural Streams System Act, Proposition A (1990)
  6. Nevada Parks and Wildlife Bonds, Question 5 (1990)
  7. South Dakota Permit Large Scale Mining Measure (1990)
  8. Washington Land Use Planning, Initiative 547 (1990)

1988

  1. Washington Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Tax, Initiatives 97 and 97B (1988)

1986

  1. California Proposition 65, Restriction on Toxic Discharges Into Drinking Water (1986)
  2. Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Sites Question (1986)
  3. Massachusetts Question 8 (1986)
  4. Washington Nuclear Waste Disposal, Referred Bill 40 (1986)

1984

  1. California Proposition 19, Bonds for Fish and Wildlife Habitat (1984)

1982

  1. Colorado Beverage Containers Refund Act (1982)
  2. Washington Beverage Container Deposit, Initiative 414 (1982)

1980

  1. Washington Ban on Transportation and Storage of Radioactive Waste, Initiative 383 (1980)
  2. Washington Public Waste Disposal Fund, Referred Bill 39 (1980)

1979

  1. Maine Bottle Bill Act (1979)
  2. Ohio Issue 1, Bottle Deposit Initiative (1979)

1978

  1. Alaska Bottle Deposit Initiative (1978)

1977

  1. Washington Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation, Initiative 59 (1977)

1976

  1. Colorado Recycling Issue, Initiative 8 (1976)
  2. Massachusetts Beverage Container Question (1976)
  3. Ohio Referred Issue 3, Bonds for Energy Conservation Projects (June 1976)
  4. Washington Conditions on Building Nuclear Power Facilities, Initiative 325 (1976)

1974

  1. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Amendment 4 (1974)

1973

  1. Washington License Plate Fee Usage, Referred Bill 33 (1973)

1972

  1. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Pollution Control Facilities (1972)
  2. California Proposition 8, Property Tax Exemptions for Pollution Control Upgrades (1972)
  3. Florida Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Bonds, Amendment 2 (1972)
  4. Florida Endangered Lands and Parks Bonds, Referendum 1 (1972)
  5. Washington Litter Control Act, Initiatives 40 and 40B (1972)
  6. Washington Shoreline Use and Development, Initiatives 43 and 43B (1972)

1970

  1. California Proposition 18, Gas Tax and License Fee Revenues Used for Pollution Control (1970)
  2. Florida Pollution Control Bonds, Amendment 4 (1970)
  3. Florida Sale of Submerged Lands, Amendment 5 (1970)
  4. Illinois Anti-Pollution Amendment (1970)
  5. Washington Ban on Non-Refundable Beverage Containers, Initiative 256 (1970)
  6. Washington Pollution Control Bonds, Referred Bill 23 (1970)

1969

  1. Wisconsin Water Pollution Control Bonds, Question 4 (April 1969)

1968

  1. Washington Water Pollution Control, Referred Bill 17 (1968)

1954

  1. Idaho Dredge Mining Initiative (1954)

1942

  1. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Amendment 3 (1942)
  2. Florida Salt Water Fish and Products Conservation, Amendment 5 (1942)

1940

  1. Missouri Issue 5, Repeal of the Wildlife and Forestry Code (1940)

1936

  1. Oklahoma State Question 230 (1936)

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