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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the America's Energy Independence Act, prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which addresses interstate transport of fine particulate matter and ozone, or any similar future rules, until the end of 2021. Instead, the EPA Administrator must continue to implement the older Clean Air Interstate Rule and its related federal implementation plans through the end of 2021 and is forbidden from making any changes to these existing rules during that period.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (on 09/20/2011)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2891/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2891ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2891ih.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2891ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2891ih.pdf.pdf |
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