S.Amdt. 3061

SA 3061. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Compliance date.--
(A) In general.--The term ``compliance date'' means, with
respect to any requirement of a final rule, the date by which
any State, local, or tribal government or other person is
first required to comply with the requirement.
(B) Inclusion.--The term ``compliance date'' includes the
date by which State plans are required to be submitted to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under
any final rule.
(2) Final rule.--
(A) In general.--The term ``final rule'' means any proposed
or final rule to address carbon dioxide emissions from
existing sources that are fossil fuel-fired electric utility
generating units under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7411).
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``final rule'' includes--
(i) the rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission
Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units'' (80 Fed. Reg. 64662 (October 23, 2015));
or
(ii) any final rule that succeeds--

(I) the proposed rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission
Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility
Generating Units'' (79 Fed. Reg. 34830 (June 18, 2014)); or
(II) the supplemental proposed rule entitled ``Carbon
Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary
Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. Territories; Multi-
Jurisdictional Partnerships'' (79 Fed. Reg. 65482 (November
4, 2014)).

(b) Extensions.--Each compliance date of any final rule is
deemed to be extended by the time period equal to the time
period described in subsection (c).
(c) Period Described.--The time period described in this
subsection is the period of days that--
(1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the day on
which notice of promulgation of a final rule appears in the
Federal Register; and
(2) ends on the date on which judgement becomes final, and
no longer subject to further appeal or review, in all actions
(including any action filed pursuant to section 307 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7607)) that--
(A) are filed during the 60 days described in paragraph
(1); and
(B) seek review of any aspect of the final rule.
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