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          Date of Hearing:   September 6, 2007

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Hector De La Torre, Chair
                  SCR 61 (Lowenthal) - As Introduced:  July 9, 2007

           SENATE VOTE  :   25-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares and recognizes the 2nd week of November as  
          Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and urges the State Fire Marshal,  
          local fire departments, public schools, and all other interested  
          persons or organizations to initiate awareness activities during  
          that week to alert the general public to the dangers of carbon  
          monoxide poisoning and ways to reduce the risk factors in their  
          homes.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless poison  
            gas that can be fatal when inhaled; and carbon monoxide is the  
            leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United  
            States claiming more than 2,000 lives each year.

          2)The Carbon Monoxide Health and Safety Association has  
            determined that the combined medical cost of carbon monoxide  
            accidents, lost productivity, and lost wages amounts to $8.8  
            billion per year.

          3)Carbon monoxide alarms have been determined to be the most  
            effective way to detect carbon; and public education and  
            awareness about carbon monoxide poisoning are critical to  
            protecting residents of California from the dangers of this  
            deadly gas and the risk factors in the home.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800