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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 231
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2011
Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Conrad) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To suspend, until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
EPA Stationary Source Regulations
Suspension Act
.
Suspension of certain EPA action
In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not take any action under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any stationary source permitting requirement or any requirement under section 111 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) relating to carbon dioxide or methane.
Exceptions
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to—
any action under part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) relating to the vehicle emissions standards;
any action relating to the preparation of a report or the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or
any action relating to the provision of technical support at the request of a State.
Treatment
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action taken by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the end of the 2-year period described in subsection (a) (including any action taken before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be considered to make carbon dioxide or methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for any source other than a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, as described in section 202(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).