S.Amdt. 4967

SA 4967. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Ms. Stabenow) 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:

Strike the table that appears on page 217, after line 21, and insert the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------Percent for allocation among States relying Calendar year heavily on manufacturing and coal

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2012................................................. 6

2013................................................. 6

2014................................................. 6

2015................................................. 6

2016................................................. 6.25

2017................................................. 6.25

2018................................................. 6.25

2019................................................. 6.25

2020................................................. 6.25

2021................................................. 7.25

2022................................................. 7.25

2023................................................. 7.5

2024................................................. 7.5

2025................................................. 7.5

2026................................................. 7.5

2027................................................. 7.5

2028................................................. 7.5

2029................................................. 7.5

2030................................................. 7.5

2031................................................. 8

2032................................................. 8

2033................................................. 8

2034................................................. 8

2035................................................. 8

2036................................................. 8

2037................................................. 8

2038................................................. 8

2039................................................. 8

2040................................................. 8

2041................................................. 8

2042................................................. 8

2043................................................. 8

2044................................................. 8

2045................................................. 8

2046................................................. 8

2047................................................. 8

2048................................................. 8

2049................................................. 8

2050................................................. 8.

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Beginning on page 218, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 219, line 9, and insert the following:

(1) Manufacturing.--

(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each calendar year \1/2\ of the quantity of emission allowances shall be distributed among the States based on the proportion that--

(i) the average annual per-capita employment in manufacturing in a State during the period beginning on January 1, 1988, and ending on December 31, 1992, as determined by the Secretary of Labor; bears to

(ii) the average annual per-capita employment in manufacturing in all States during the period beginning on January 1, 1988, and ending on December 31, 1992, as determined by the Secretary of Labor.

(B) Exception.--

(i) Definition of qualifying state.--In this subparagraph, the term “qualifying State” means a State in which the ratio that the manufacturing-related gross State product bears to the total gross State product exceeds 0.15.

(ii) Allocation to qualifying states.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the emission allowances available for allocation to a qualifying State under subsection (a) for a calendar year shall be a quantity equal to the product obtained by multiplying--

(I) the annual per-capital employment in manufacturing in the qualifying State during the period beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 1992, as determined by the Secretary of Labor; and

(II) 2.

(2) Coal.--For each calendar year, \1/2\ of the quantity

Strike the table that appears on page 241, after line 21, and insert the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------Percentage for State leaders in reducing Calendar Year greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency

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2012................................................. 1

2013................................................. 1

2014................................................. 1

2015................................................. 1

2016................................................. 1.25

2017................................................. 1.25

2018................................................. 1.55

2019................................................. 1.75

2020................................................. 2

2021................................................. 1

2022................................................. 2

2023................................................. 2.25

2024................................................. 2.5

2025................................................. 2.75

2026................................................. 3

2027................................................. 3.25

2028................................................. 3.5

2029................................................. 3.75

2030................................................. 4

2031................................................. 5

2032................................................. 6

2033................................................. 6

2034................................................. 6

2035................................................. 6

2036................................................. 6

2037................................................. 6

2038................................................. 6

2039................................................. 6

2040................................................. 6

2041................................................. 6

2042................................................. 6

2043................................................. 6

2044................................................. 6

2045................................................. 6

2046................................................. 6

2047................................................. 6

2048................................................. 6

2049................................................. 6

2050................................................. 6.

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