SENSE Act of 2013

Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act of 2013 or the SENSE Act of 2013 - Makes certain emission limits for hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide, in regulations entitled "Emission Limits for Existing EGUs," inapplicable to an electric utility steam generating unit in the subcategory "Coal-fired unit not low rank virgin coal" if the unit: (1) is in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act, (2) utilizes circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy, and (3) derives at least 75 percent of its heat input from coal refuse or is a qualifying small power production or cogeneration facility as defined by the Federal Power Act.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3138 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3138

   To provide that certain emission limits for hydrogen chloride and 
  sulfur dioxide shall not apply to certain existing electric utility 
steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to 
                    convert coal refuse into energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2013

 Mr. Rothfus (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Thompson of 
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that certain emission limits for hydrogen chloride and 
  sulfur dioxide shall not apply to certain existing electric utility 
steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to 
                    convert coal refuse into energy.

    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 ``Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving 
the Environment Act of 2013'' or the ``SENSE Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN EMISSION LIMITS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY 
              STEAM GENERATING UNITS THAT CONVERT COAL REFUSE INTO 
              ENERGY.

    (a) Inapplicability of Certain Emission Limits for Certain EGUs.--
The emission limits for hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide in table 2 
to subpart UUUUU of part 63 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, 
entitled ``Emission Limits for Existing EGUs'', shall not apply to an 
electric utility steam generating unit in the subcategory ``Coal-fired 
unit not low rank virgin coal'' if such electric utility steam 
generating unit--
            (1) is in operation as of the date of enactment of this 
        Act;
            (2) utilizes circulating fluidized bed technology to 
        convert coal refuse into energy; and
            (3)(A) derives at least 75 percent of its heat input from 
        coal refuse; or
            (B) is a qualifying facility.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Coal refuse.--The term ``coal refuse'' means any 
        byproduct of coal mining, physical coal cleaning, or coal 
        preparation operations, that contains coal, matrix material, 
        clay, and other organic and inorganic material.
            (2) Qualifying cogeneration facility.--The term 
        ``qualifying cogeneration facility'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
            (3) Qualifying facility.--The term ``qualifying facility'' 
        means--
                    (A) a qualifying small power production facility; 
                or
                    (B) a qualifying cogeneration facility.
            (4) Qualifying small power production facility.--The term 
        ``qualifying small power production facility'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 
        U.S.C. 796).
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