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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3702 

To delay the effective date of certain rules of the Environmental Protection 

Agency until a report is submitted and a law is enacted setting the 

rule’s effective date. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Mr. KINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To delay the effective date of certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency until a report is submitted 

and a law is enacted setting the rule’s effective date. 

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 ‘‘Refinery Regulatory 

5 Reduction Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN EPA 

7 RULES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—A rule described in subsection (b) 

9 shall not take effect until— 


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1 (1) a report on the rule is submitted in accord2 ance with subsection (c); and 

3 (2) a law is enacted setting the rule’s effective 

4 date. 

5 (b) COVERED RULES.—Subsection (a) applies to a 

6 rule of the Environmental Protection Agency that is final7 ized on or after the date of enactment of this Act and— 

8 (1) requires a reduction in the sulfur content of 

9 gasoline; 

10 (2) establishes or revises a standard of perform11 ance under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 7411) that is applicable to the emission of 

13 any air pollutant from a petroleum refinery; or 

14 (3) concerns, takes action relating to, or takes 

15 into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas 

16 from a petroleum refinery. 

17 (c) REPORT.— 

18 (1) SUBMISSION.—Upon finalizing any rule de19 scribed in subsection (b), the Administrator of the 

20 Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation 

21 with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

22 Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Adminis23 trator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 

24 Affairs, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of 


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1 Labor Statistics, shall submit a report on the rule 

2 to the Congress. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—A report required by para4 graph (1) shall include each of the following: 

5 (A) Estimates of the impacts of the rule 

6 on— 

7 (i) the global economic competitive8 ness of businesses and industries in the 

9 United States in international markets, 

10 particularly focusing on energy-intensive 

11 and trade-sensitive industries; 

12 (ii) national, State, and regional en13 ergy prices; 

14 (iii) national, State, and regional fuel 

15 prices; 

16 (iv) agricultural and food prices; and 

17 (v) national, State, and regional em18 ployment, including secondary impacts as19 sociated with increased energy and fuel 

20 prices or facility closures. 

21 (B) Estimates of the cumulative costs and 

22 benefits of the rule. 

23 (C) An assessment of the cumulative im24 pacts of the rule on— 

25 (i) consumers; 


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1 (ii) small businesses; 

2 (iii) regional economies, including 

3 local and industry-specific labor markets; 

4 (iv) agriculture; and 

5 (v) oil refinery production. 

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