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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3489 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

conduct a study on black carbon emissions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 

Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. CARPER, and Mr. KERRY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions. 

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

3 SECTION 1. STUDY BY ADMINISTRATOR OF BLACK CARBON 

4 EMISSIONS. 

5 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as 

7 the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall work with representatives of 

8 industry and environmental groups as appropriate to con9 duct a study of black carbon emissions, including— 


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1 (1) an identification of— 

2 (A) the major sources of black carbon 

3 emissions in the United States and throughout 

4 the world, an estimate of the quantity of cur5 rent and projected future emissions, and the 

6 net climate effects of the emissions from those 

7 sources; 

8 (B) the most recent scientific information 

9 and data relevant to the climate-related impacts 

10 of black carbon emissions from the sources de11 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

12 (C) the most effective and cost-effective 

13 control technologies, operations, or strategies 

14 for additional domestic and international reduc15 tions in black carbon reductions, including a 

16 lifecycle, cost-effectiveness, and net climate im17 pact analysis of control technologies, operations, 

18 or strategies that remove or reduce black car19 bon, such as installation of diesel particulate fil20 ters on existing diesel on- and off-road engines; 

21 (D) carbon dioxide equivalency factors or 

22 other metrics that compare the warming or 

23 other climate effects of black carbon with car24 bon dioxide and other greenhouse gases; and 


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1 (E) the health benefits associated with ad2 ditional black carbon reductions; and 

3 (2) recommendations of the Administrator re4 garding— 

5 (A) areas of focus for additional research 

6 for technologies, operations, and strategies with 

7 the highest potential to reduce black carbon 

8 emissions; 

9 (B) actions that the Federal Government 

10 could take to encourage or require additional 

11 black carbon emission reductions; and 

12 (C) the development of a climate-beneficial 

13 tropospheric ozone reduction strategy, and a de14 scription of the relationship of that strategy to 

15 the ozone reduction strategy in effect as of the 

16 date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

18 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

19 to Congress a report describing the results of the study. 

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec22 essary to carry out this section. 

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