The resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that ___ supports the Legislature of the State of Minnesota to acknowledge the unprecedented challenges of Peak Oil; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that ____ joins the Legislature to support the adoption of a global Oil Depletion Protocol to provide transparency in oil markets, control price swings, address issues of equity in access to remaining oil resources, and provide a framework of predictability within which governments can adjust to increasing oil scarcity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that _____ joins the Legislature to support the undertaking of a statewide assessment study in order to inventory state activities and their corollary resource requirements, evaluating the impact in each area to a decline in petroleum availability and to higher prices, with the aim of developing a comprehensive state plan of action and response to Peak Oil; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the governor should recommend funding and should give direction to state departments for the development of a response plan as soon as possible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chair of the State ____ Party of Minnesota is directed to transmit this resolution to members of the Minnesota Legislature.
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