Louisiana — HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 145
2019 Regular Session |BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON |
Bill Title: Requests the Department of Environmental Quality in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health to study the effects of evolving 5G technology
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Environmental Quality in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health to study the environmental and health effects of evolving fifth generation cellular network technology (5G) and report its findings to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.
WHEREAS, 5G technology is intended to greatly increase device capability and connectivity but also may pose risks to the environment due to increased radio-frequency radiation exposure; and
WHEREAS, a study is necessary to examine the advantages and risks associated with 5G technology, with a focus on the environmental impact and potential related effects; and WHEREAS, peer-reviewed studies on this topic show the potential for wide-range
effects; and
WHEREAS, 5G technology requires small cellular towers to be placed a short
distance apart, closer than existing towers, at telephone pole height, and will operate in conjunction with the 3G and 4G technology infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the insurance industry may have placed exclusions in policies to exempt damage caused by this technology; and
WHEREAS, certain manufacturers provide warnings to consumers regarding the reception of devices using this technology; and
WHEREAS, input is needed from the technological and other communities as well as persons involved with developing 5G technology.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Environmental Quality in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health to study the environmental and health effects of evolving 5G technology and report its findings to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the House Committee on Health and Welfare no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the 2020 Regular Session of the
Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality and the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
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