America's Energy Independence Act

America's Energy Independence Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing the final rule entitled "Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals" (commonly referred to as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule) or any successor or substantially similar rule before the end of 2021.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) continue to implement the Clean Air Interstate Rule and the rule establishing federal implementation plans for such Rule through the end of 2021, and (2) not promulgate any modification to either such rule.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2891 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2891

 To delay implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule of the 
                    Environmental Protection Agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2011

 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To delay implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule of the 
                    Environmental Protection Agency.

    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 ``America's Energy Independence Act''.

SEC. 2. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CROSS-STATE AIR POLLUTION RULE.

    (a) Delay.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not 
implement the final rule entitled ``Federal Implementation Plans: 
Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and 
Correction of SIP Approvals'' (76 Fed Reg. 48208 (August 8, 2011); 
commonly referred to as the ``Cross-State Air Pollution Rule'') or any 
successor or substantially similar rule (other than the rules described 
in subsection (b)) before the end of calendar year 2021.
    (b) Applicability of Clean Air Interstate Rule in Interim.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) continue to implement the Clean Air Interstate Rule and 
        the rule establishing Federal Implementation Plans for the 
        Clean Air Interstate Rule as promulgated and modified by the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (70 Fed. 
        Reg. 25162 (May 12, 2005), 71 Fed. Reg. 25288 (April 28, 2006), 
        71 Fed. Reg. 25328 (April 28, 2006), 72 Fed. Reg. 59190 (Oct. 
        19, 2007), 72 Fed. Reg. 62338 (Nov. 2, 2007), 74 Fed. Reg. 
        56721 (Nov. 3, 2009)) through the end of calendar year 2021; 
        and
            (2) not promulgate any modification to any rule described 
        in paragraph (1).
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