S.Amdt. 4837
What it does: 2 changes: adds a section, inserts text
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)What it changes
2 changes to S. 3036
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Change 1: Adds SEC. 553. EXCLUSION OF NEW FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED ELECTRLCITY GENERATORS at the end of subtitle F of title V
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 553. EXCLUSION OF NEW FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED ELECTRLCITY GENERATORS.
Inserted: Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle shall not apply to fossil fuel-fired electricity generators (including fossil fuel-fired electricity generators owned or operated by a rural electric cooperative) for 2 which construction began after January 19, 2007.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
Change 2: Inserts new text at the end of section 614(d)
InsertsOriginal wording
At the end of section 614(d), add the following:
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(2) Exclusion of Fossil Fuel-fired Electricity Generators.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State shall not use any emission allowance (or proceeds of sale of an emission allowance) to mitigate obstacles to investment by fossil fuel-fired electricity generators (including fossil fuel-fired electricity generators owned or operated by a rural electric cooperative) or fossil fuel-fired electricity generation markets.
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SA 4837. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3036, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:
SEC. 553. EXCLUSION OF NEW FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED ELECTRLCITY GENERATORS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle shall not apply to fossil fuel-fired electricity generators (including fossil fuel-fired electricity generators owned or operated by a rural electric cooperative) for 2 which construction began after January 19, 2007.
At the end of section 614(d), add the following: (2) Exclusion of Fossil Fuel-fired Electricity Generators.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State shall not use any emission allowance (or proceeds of sale of an emission allowance) to mitigate obstacles to investment by fossil fuel-fired electricity generators (including fossil fuel-fired electricity generators owned or operated by a rural electric cooperative) or fossil fuel-fired electricity generation markets.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 4, 2008