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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1702 

To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled 

‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines’’ have no force or effect with respect 

to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for 

the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 13, 2011 

Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection 

Agency entitled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines’’ have no force or effect with respect 

to existing stationary compression and spark ignition 

reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by 

certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating 

electricity or operating a water pump. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. EXISTING STATIONARY COMPRESSION IGNI2 TION RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUS3 TION ENGINES. 

4 The final rule published by the Environmental Pro5 tection Agency on March 3, 2010, entitled ‘‘National 

6 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Re7 ciprocating Internal Combustion Engines’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 

8 9648), and any subsequent regulation that is substantially 

9 the same shall have no force or effect with respect to exist10 ing stationary compression ignition reciprocating internal 

11 combustion engines (as that term is used in the rule) oper12 ated for the purpose of generating electricity or operating 

13 a water pump by— 

14 (1) a State or local government, political sub15 division, or agency; 

16 (2) a public or cooperative utility; or 

17 (3) persons or entities engaged in the produc18 tion of agricultural commodities, including livestock. 

19 SEC. 2. EXISTING STATIONARY SPARK IGNITION RECIPRO20 CATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. 

21 The final rule published by the Environmental Pro22 tection Agency on August 20, 2010, entitled ‘‘National 

23 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Re24 ciprocating Internal Combustion Engines’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 

25 51570), the direct final action published by the Environ26 mental Protection Agency on March 9, 2011, entitled 


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1 ‘‘National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollut2 ants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines’’ (76 

3 Fed. Reg. 12863), and any subsequent regulation that is 

4 substantially the same shall have no force or effect with 

5 respect to existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating 

6 internal combustion engines (as that term is used in the 

7 rules) operated for the purpose of generating electricity 

8 or operating a water pump— 

9 (1) by a State or local government, political 

10 subdivision, or agency; 

11 (2) a public or cooperative utility; or 

12 (3) persons or entities engaged in the produc13 tion of agricultural commodities, including livestock. 

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