SALT LAKE CITY -
Sixth graders from Morningside Elementary School in Salt Lake City were on Utah's Capitol Hill Wednesday with a presentation encouraging legislation aimed at reducing vehicular idling and, by extension, air pollution.
House Joint Resolution 5 would require the Utah Legislature to employ a variety of means to encourage Utah drivers to shut off their engines while idling for more than 10 seconds. According to the resolution, the elimination of unnecessary idling will serve to "protect public health and the environment, reduce air pollution, conserve fuel and protect motor vehicle performance."
The Morningside Elementary presentation included an anti-idling video created by Alec Miller, one of the students. H.J.R. 5 is sponsored by Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, who says the sixth graders' involvement gives them a valuable lesson about the democratic process.
"They are learning that they can make a difference, that their voice counts, their opinion matters. And they can really have a positive effect, in this case, on our environment - on the very air we breathe," Moss told FOX 13 News.
H.J.R. 5 passed the House Health and Human Services Committee, and will be passed to the House and the Senate for further approval.
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House Joint Resolution 5 would require the Utah Legislature to employ a variety of means to encourage Utah drivers to shut off their engines while idling for more than 10 seconds. According to the resolution, the elimination of unnecessary idling will serve to "protect public health and the environment, reduce air pollution, conserve fuel and protect motor vehicle performance."
The Morningside Elementary presentation included an anti-idling video created by Alec Miller, one of the students. H.J.R. 5 is sponsored by Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, who says the sixth graders' involvement gives them a valuable lesson about the democratic process.
"They are learning that they can make a difference, that their voice counts, their opinion matters. And they can really have a positive effect, in this case, on our environment - on the very air we breathe," Moss told FOX 13 News.
H.J.R. 5 passed the House Health and Human Services Committee, and will be passed to the House and the Senate for further approval.
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