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S 527 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 527
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2009
Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PERMITTING CERTAIN EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
Section 502(f) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661a(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately;
(2) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through ‘No partial’ and inserting the following:
‘(f) Prohibitions-
‘(1) PARTIAL PERMIT PROGRAMS- No partial’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘(2) CERTAIN EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION- No permit shall be issued under a permit program under this title for any carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.’.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.527 as Introduced in Senate A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of ...
