Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 - Nullifies the following proposed rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, (2) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (3) Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.

Prohibits the Administrator of the EPA from issuing or implementing for five years any rule that is substantially similar to the proposed rules unless a federal law is enacted specifically authorizing such a rule.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4813 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4813

    To nullify certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency 
 relating to greenhouse gas emissions from existing, new, and modified 
          or reconstructed electric utility generating units.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2014

 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
   Weber of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Hall, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Young of 
 Alaska, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Harper, Mr. Jones, 
Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Neugebauer, 
    Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Griffin of 
 Arkansas, Mr. Nugent, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Massie, 
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Carter, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
 Yoho, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Womack, 
 Mr. Fincher, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Bridenstine, 
  Mr. McClintock, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
  Crawford, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
Sessions, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Cook, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
   Crenshaw, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Woodall, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
   Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. DeSantis) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To nullify certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency 
 relating to greenhouse gas emissions from existing, new, and modified 
          or reconstructed electric utility generating units.

    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 ``Protection and Accountability 
Regulatory Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF EPA RULES FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM 
              EXISTING, NEW, AND MODIFIED OR RECONSTRUCTED POWER 
              PLANTS.

    (a) In General.--The following rules of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall have no force or effect:
            (1) The proposed rule entitled ``Emission Guidelines for 
        Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
        Units'' (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602) signed by the 
        Administrator of the Agency on June 2, 2014.
            (2) The proposed rule entitled ``Standards of Performance 
        for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: 
        Electric Utility Generating Units'' 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (Jan. 8, 
        2014).
            (3) The proposed rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Standards 
        for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric 
        Utility Generating Units'' (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0603) 
        signed by the Administrator of the Agency on June 2, 2014.
    (b) Subsequent Rules.--During the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall not issue or implement any rule that is 
substantially similar to a rule described in subsection (a) unless a 
Federal law is enacted (subsequent to the date of enactment of this 
Act) specifically authorizing such a rule.
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