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HR 2891 IH
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2891
To delay implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule of the Environmental Protection Agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2011
Mr. FINCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To delay implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CROSS-STATE AIR POLLUTION RULE.
(a) Delay- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not implement the final rule entitled ‘Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals’ (76 Fed Reg. 48208 (August 8, 2011); commonly referred to as the ‘Cross-State Air Pollution Rule’) or any successor or substantially similar rule (other than the rules described in subsection (b)) before the end of calendar year 2021.
(b) Applicability of Clean Air Interstate Rule in Interim- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
(1) continue to implement the Clean Air Interstate Rule and the rule establishing Federal Implementation Plans for the Clean Air Interstate Rule as promulgated and modified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (70 Fed. Reg. 25162 (May 12, 2005), 71 Fed. Reg. 25288 (April 28, 2006), 71 Fed. Reg. 25328 (April 28, 2006), 72 Fed. Reg. 59190 (Oct. 19, 2007), 72 Fed. Reg. 62338 (Nov. 2, 2007), 74 Fed. Reg. 56721 (Nov. 3, 2009)) through the end of calendar year 2021; and
(2) not promulgate any modification to any rule described in paragraph (1).
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2891 as Introduced in House America's Energy Independence Act
