S.Amdt. 3181

SA 3181. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mrs. Capito) 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. ___. NEW SOURCE REVIEW.

Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) New Source Review Not Required.--
``(1) In general.--Any physical change in an existing
source, or in the method of operation of an existing source,
that increases the efficiency of the existing source or
reduces mass emissions of the existing source that are
subject to the provisions of this Act (as compared to the
average annual emissions of the existing source in any 1 of
the preceding 10 calendar years), for purposes of compliance
with a regulation promulgated under this Act, by lowering the
rate or mass

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of carbon dioxide emissions from the existing source shall
not require, cause, or otherwise trigger a new source review
under this Act.''.
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