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<br />CU LAW SCHOOL PROJECT <br /> <br />Apathy, Agencies, Laws 81 <br /> <br />Conli"uod from pago 59. r ash of technological ad- under or parallel to It and prod -~lake ITl<lte efficient Its ad <br />\\ilh regulations. vances." Ihl"Se bodies into aclion. ministrative procedures ant <br />None of these prnposa15- The study ('(Includes that -Take the initiative 10 end decision-making p['\}C'(':5S. <br />brought bt-rl'lTe the legislalUre while the Variance Board was the state's "d()'-no1hing" ilUi.IHO.\RIl CH.\"GF.s <br />by &ucb ?rganizalions as Co!n-I('c]n('('ivcd by the Icgislature laltude toward contaminated air. The study also recommf'nc <br />r..do Cltlz~n~ for ~1(,lln ,~lt.lmiljntajn We !o1atus quo, it canl -Use the grace pt'riod madc,alterauon of the board, prob. <br />Inc.. the NalJO.na~ AIr. p~ll~tlOnIStill be a po5ilive force dcspitepnssible by the varian('l'"s i'ib1y by legislation, to make <br />Con(rpl Cpmmlsslo~, IndJ\'Jdual ! Its limitalioos, grants to regulate and CQntrol'function more effectively. <br />m('mbe~ of Ihe lcnl~lature, and i The study recommcnd~ that ex t c n s i vel y the violator's A primary suggestion is 11 <br />lhe Vawlnce Board Itself-were the Variance Board should: progress l<Jward abutemcnt. addition of more engineers, $I <br />enacted. -Vigorollsly confront pol- -~ot be so reluctant to den)' enlists and technicians trairo <br />The stud,v C'onclurl\'s that lhe Julees .....ith the df.'v:+Slating d. or terminate a variance. in aiq)(JUution control. Currer <br />Variance Board, with all Its fecls of their pollution and deal -Be willing 10 test its Iy the board Is chiefly cor <br />built-in wraknessNl, "is exactly wilh th('m accordingly_ dccisions ili court and cease posed of individuals f'mploy <br />what the legi!l].:lture Intended it -Take a more critical view being afraid of losing jurisdic- by business and industry w <br />10 be--encumb<>red with uosol- of the agendes which operate tion 10 the judiciary. do not have the training or f <br />,'able pr()bleml>." <br />The stud.. iorlil'atl's thllt Ihp. <br />ki!tislalUrf' .may have had litlle <br />choice in the mailer. <br />The' lawmllkin~ body had to <br />rNct 10 11 public out('ry for air <br />prJ1tuUl'n ('(Jnlrol~, but sen~di <br />Ihat indll~try lobbyists and' <br />~pokf',!;mf'n would brin~ powcr_ <br />ful prt'ssure to bf'ar to block <br />suchl('!1;iill;l!ion, <br />UlorUOl.t: \t:EDF;1) <br />Withmll !hI:' creation of a <br />va r I a n ce proccdure---..\vhichj <br />could acl as a sort of le~al, <br />I oop.h ole for Industrial in-I <br />tt'rests-pass:i;::e of any sub;;e- <br />qurllt air pollution laws would" <br />Pl'obahly havr 1x'C'n impossible, 'I <br />the Trport sU~;:rsts, <br />Significilnlly, the study ~ <br />shows, Ihr legislature ('rpated <br />t~ \'ari;mce Bo<lrd first-in. <br />l%6--and olher all:{'ndcs and, <br />la\\'s in later ~('~"inns. <br />With what the study CRJI... "in. <br />tranlii/itent slubborness" the Ie- <br />}:islalllre haS' mJ~C'qul'nl1)' re. <br />t:linro OJ.arly all the "unsatis- <br />f,lrtf,ry a~lkcls of th(' ori;:::inall <br />Variance Board and refused 10' <br />ado p t much-nrOOed mno\'a-I'\ <br />linn!!," <br /> <br />,~ <br />c> <br />.,po' <br />..:;; <br />