Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during the two-year period beginning after this Act's enactment, from taking any action under the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to any stationary source permitting requirement or requirement concerning standards of performance for new stationary sources relating to carbon dioxide or methane. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) any action under the CAA relating to the vehicle emissions standards contained in Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171 or Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; (2) any action relating to the preparation of a report or the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or (3) any action relating to the provision of technical support at a state's request.
Provides that no action taken by the Administrator before the end of such period shall be considered to make carbon dioxide or methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the CAA for any source other than a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4753 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4753
To suspend, during 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2010
Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Boucher) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To suspend, during 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stationary Source Regulations Delay
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN EPA ACTION.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.), during 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.
(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
(1) 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 contained in Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171 or
Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472;
(2) any action relating to the preparation of a report or
the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or
(3) any action relating to the provision of technical
support at the request of a State.
(c) 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)
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)).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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