HR 1705 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1705CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 4, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. TERRY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. COMMITTEE FOR THE CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Establishment- The President shall establish a committee to be known as the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States (in this Act referred to as the ‘Committee’) to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, in accordance with sections 3 and 4.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Members- The Committee shall be composed of the following officials (or their designees):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief Economist.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for International Trade.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy of the Department of the Treasury.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) The Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) The Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, acting through the Office of Economics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Chair- The Secretary of Commerce shall serve as Chair of the Committee. In carrying out the functions of the Chair, the Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the members serving on the Committee pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (11) of subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Consultation- In conducting analyses under section 3 and preparing reports under section 4, the Committee shall consult with, and consider pertinent reports issued by, the Electric Reliability Organization certified under section 215(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(c)).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Termination- The Committee shall terminate 90 days after submitting its final report pursuant to section 4(c).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. ANALYSES.

(a) Scope- The Committee shall conduct analyses, for each of the calendar years 2016, 2020, and 2030, of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The cumulative impact of covered rules that are promulgated as final regulations on or before January 1, 2012, in combination with covered actions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The cumulative impact of all covered rules (including covered rules that have not been promulgated as final regulations on or before January 1, 2012), in combination with covered actions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The incremental impact of each covered rule not promulgated as a final regulation on or before January 1, 2012, relative to an analytic baseline representing the results of the analysis conducted under paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Contents- The Committee shall include in each analysis conducted under this section the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Estimates of the impacts of the covered rules and covered actions with regard to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) the global economic competitiveness of the United States, particularly with respect to energy intensive and trade sensitive industries;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) other cumulative costs and cumulative benefits, including evaluation through a general equilibrium model approach;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) any resulting change in national, State, and regional electricity prices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) any resulting change in national, State, and regional fuel prices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) the impact on national, State, and regional employment during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and also in the long term, including secondary impacts associated with increased energy prices and facility closures; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Discussion of key uncertainties and assumptions associated with each estimate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) A sensitivity analysis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) Discussion, and where feasible an assessment, of the cumulative impact of the covered rules and covered actions on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) consumers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) small businesses;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) regional economies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) State, local, and tribal governments;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) local and industry-specific labor markets; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) agriculture,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





as well as key uncertainties associated with each topic.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Methods- In conducting analyses under this section, the Committee shall use the best available methods, consistent with guidance from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Data- In conducting analyses under this section, the Committee shall use the best available data, including the most recent data representing air and water quality, facility emissions and discharges, and installed controls.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Covered Rules- In this section, the term ‘covered rule’ means the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) The following published rules (including any successor or substantially similar rule):CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) ‘Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone’, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 45210 (August 2, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) ‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 2938 (January 19, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) ‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters’, published at 76 Fed. Reg. 15608 (March 21, 2011).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) ‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers’, published at 76 Fed. Reg. 15554 (March 21, 2011).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) ‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units’, signed by Administrator Lisa P. Jackson on March 16, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) ‘Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities’, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 35127 (June 21, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(G) ‘Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category’, published at 74 Fed. Reg. 62995 (December 1, 2009).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(H) ‘National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--Proposed Regulations to Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities and Amend Requirements at Phase I Facilities’, signed by Administrator Lisa P. Jackson on March 28, 2011.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) ‘Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide’, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 35520 (June 22, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(J) ‘Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide’, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 6474 (February 9, 2010).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The following additional rules or guidelines promulgated on or after January 1, 2009:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Any rule or guideline promulgated under sections 111(b) or 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(b), 7411(d)) to address climate change.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) Any rule or guideline promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a State, a local government, or a permitting agency under or as the result of section 169A or 169B of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7491, 7492).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) Any rule establishing or modifying a national ambient air quality standard under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Covered Actions- In this section, the term ‘covered action’ means any action on or after January 1, 2009, by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a State, a local government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of part C of title I (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality) or title V (relating to permitting) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), if such application occurs with respect to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas in ‘Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act’, published at 74 Fed. Reg. 66496 (December 15, 2009).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. REPORTS; PUBLIC COMMENT.

(a) Preliminary Report- Not later than January 31, 2012, the Committee shall make public and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a preliminary report containing the results of the analyses conducted under section 3.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Public Comment Period- The Committee shall accept public comments regarding the preliminary report submitted under subsection (a) for a period of 90 days after such submission.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Final Report- Not later than August 1, 2012, the Committee shall submit to Congress a final report containing the analyses conducted under section 3, including any revisions to such analyses made as a result of public comments, and a response to such comments.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act a total of $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink