HR 199
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 199
To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air
Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings,
other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2011
Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air
Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings,
other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.
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 `Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN EPA ACTION.
(a) In General- Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any
provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), during the 2-year
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency may not take any action under the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any stationary source permitting
requirement or any requirement under section 111 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7411)
relating to carbon dioxide or methane.
(b) Exceptions- Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
(1) any action relating to the preparation of a report or the enforcement
of a reporting requirement; or
(2) any action relating to the provision of technical support at the request
of a State.
(c) Treatment- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action taken
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the end
of the 2-year period described in subsection (a) (including any such action
before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall be considered to make
carbon dioxide or methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for any source other than a new motor vehicle
or new motor vehicle engine, as described in section 202(a) of that Act (42
U.S.C. 7521(a)).
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