To provide that the authorized climate change legislation decrease greenhouse gas emissions without regulating carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions from biological processes associated with livestock production.

1. Inserts “(without regulating carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions fro…” after “emissions”

   InsertsPage 33, lines 19–20Printed page

   In S.Con.Res. 13 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (a) Investing in Clean Energy and Preserving the Environment.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would reduce our Nation's dependence on imported energy, produce green jobs, promote renewable energy development, create a clean energy investment fund, improve electricity transmission, encourage conservation and efficiency, make improvements to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, implement water settlements, or preserve or protect public lands, oceans or coastal areas, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. The legislation may include tax provisions.

   (b) Climate Change Legislation.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would invest in clean energy technology initiatives, decrease greenhouse gas emissions[struck: , ][inserted: (without regulating carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, ]or [inserted: methane emissions from biological processes associated with livestock production), or ]help families, workers, communities, and businesses make the transition to a clean energy economy, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.

   SEC. 203. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

   Original wording

   On page 33, lines 19 and 20, after “emissions” insert the following: “(without regulating carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions from biological processes associated with livestock production)”.

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