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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3083
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2007
Mr. Inslee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under that Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Tailpipe Pollution Standards
Act
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Waivers of preemption
Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Waivers of preemption
Pending requests
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, but in no case later than September 30, 2007, the Administrator shall issue to the Governor of each applicable State a decision on each request for a waiver of preemption under subsection (b) that—
has been submitted by the State; and
is pending as of the date of enactment of this subsection.
Subsequent requests
With respect to a request for a waiver of preemption under subsection (b) (including such a request submitted by a State that has adopted and enforced certain standards as described in section 177) that is submitted by a State after the date of enactment of this subsection, not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator receives the request, the Administrator shall issue to the Governor of the State a decision on whether to grant the waiver.
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