Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013

Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013 - Delays, until a report is submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to this Act and enactment of a law setting such date, the effective date of a final rule: (1) requiring a reduction in sulfur content of gasoline, (2) establishing or revising a standard of performance for new stationary sources under the Clean Air Act applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from a petroleum refinery, or (3) concerning the emission of a greenhouse gas from a petroleum refinery.

Requires the report submitted upon finalizing any such rule to include: (1) estimates of impacts on competitiveness, prices, and employment; (2) estimates of cumulative costs and benefits; and (3) an assessment of the cumulative impacts on consumers and economic sectors, including oil refinery production.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3702 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3702

   To delay the effective date of certain rules of the Environmental 
  Protection Agency until a report is submitted and a law is enacted 
                   setting the rule's effective date.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2013

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To delay the effective date of certain rules of the Environmental 
  Protection Agency until a report is submitted and a law is enacted 
                   setting the rule's effective date.

    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 ``Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN EPA RULES.

    (a) In General.--A rule described in subsection (b) shall not take 
effect until--
            (1) a report on the rule is submitted in accordance with 
        subsection (c); and
            (2) a law is enacted setting the rule's effective date.
    (b) Covered Rules.--Subsection (a) applies to a rule of the 
Environmental Protection Agency that is finalized on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act and--
            (1) requires a reduction in the sulfur content of gasoline;
            (2) establishes or revises a standard of performance under 
        section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) that is 
        applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from a 
        petroleum refinery; or
            (3) concerns, takes action relating to, or takes into 
        consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas from a petroleum 
        refinery.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Submission.--Upon finalizing any rule described in 
        subsection (b), the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
        Energy, the Administrator of the Office of Information and 
        Regulatory Affairs, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor 
        Statistics, shall submit a report on the rule to the Congress.
            (2) Contents.--A report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include each of the following:
                    (A) Estimates of the impacts of the rule on--
                            (i) the global economic competitiveness of 
                        businesses and industries in the United States 
                        in international markets, particularly focusing 
                        on energy-intensive and trade-sensitive 
                        industries;
                            (ii) national, State, and regional energy 
                        prices;
                            (iii) national, State, and regional fuel 
                        prices;
                            (iv) agricultural and food prices; and
                            (v) national, State, and regional 
                        employment, including secondary impacts 
                        associated with increased energy and fuel 
                        prices or facility closures.
                    (B) Estimates of the cumulative costs and benefits 
                of the rule.
                    (C) An assessment of the cumulative impacts of the 
                rule on--
                            (i) consumers;
                            (ii) small businesses;
                            (iii) regional economies, including local 
                        and industry-specific labor markets;
                            (iv) agriculture; and
                            (v) oil refinery production.
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