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Calendar No. 576 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1934 

To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines 

due to emission control devices, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 5, 2017 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following 

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

and Public Works 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 

Reported by Mr. BARRASSO, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel 

power engines due to emission control devices, and for 

other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Remote Gener5 ator Reliability and Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

4 Environmental Protection Agency shall revise section 

5 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 

6 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking 

7 ‘‘, except that for 2014 model year’’ and all that follows 

8 through ‘‘compared to engine-out emissions’’. 

9 (b) ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY.—A re10 vision of section 60.4216 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg11 ulations, may require the installation of emission control 

12 devices only if, after consultation with the Secretary of 

13 Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec14 tion Agency determines that such a requirement will not 

15 negatively affect electricity or energy reliability in any re16 mote area of the State of Alaska. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Remote Gener19 ator Reliability and Protection Act’’. 

20 SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Environ22 mental Protection Agency shall revise section 60.4216(c) of 

23 title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 

24 date of enactment of this Act), by striking ‘‘that was not 

25 certified’’ and all that follows through ‘‘compared to engineVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Sep 18, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S1934.RS S1934

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1 out emissions’’ and inserting ‘‘must have that engine cer2 tified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM standards’’. 

3 (b) EMISSIONS AND ENERGY RELIABILITY STUDY.— 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

5 Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

6 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 

7 submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

8 of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

9 of the House of Representatives a report assessing options 

10 for the Federal Government to assist remote areas in the 

11 State of Alaska in meeting the energy needs of those areas 

12 in an affordable and reliable manner using— 

13 (1) existing emissions control technology; or 

14 (2) other technology that achieves emissions re15 ductions similar to the technology described in para16 graph (1). 


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Calendar No. 576 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1934 

A BILL 

To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of redevices, and for other purposes. mote diesel power engines due to emission control 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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