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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4813 

To nullify certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency relating 

to greenhouse gas emissions from existing, new, and modified or reconstructed electric utility generating units. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2014 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, 

Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. HALL, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BARR, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. HARPER, Mr. JONES, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. SALMON, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. 

POMPEO, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. NUGENT, Mrs. LUMMIS, 

Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MASSIE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mr. CARTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. YOHO, Mr. CASSIDY, 

Mr. GOSAR, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. 

BRIDENSTINE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. GIBBS, 

Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. COLLINS of New 

York, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. COOK, 

Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 

PALAZZO, Mr. TERRY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 

Texas, and Mr. DESANTIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To nullify certain rules of the Environmental Protection 

Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from existing, new, and modified or reconstructed electric utility 

generating units. 


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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 ‘‘Protection and Ac5 countability Regulatory Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF EPA RULES FOR GREENHOUSE 

7 GAS EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING, NEW, AND 

8 MODIFIED OR RECONSTRUCTED POWER 

9 PLANTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following rules of the Envi11 ronmental Protection Agency shall have no force or effect: 

12 (1) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Emission 

13 Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric 

14 Utility Generating Units’’ (Docket No. EPA–HQ– 

15 OAR–2013–0602) signed by the Administrator of 

16 the Agency on June 2, 2014. 

17 (2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 

18 Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 

19 New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 

20 Units’’ 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (Jan. 8, 2014). 

21 (3) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu22 tion Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Sta23 tionary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’ 

24 (Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0603) signed by 

25 the Administrator of the Agency on June 2, 2014. 


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1 (b) SUBSEQUENT RULES.—During the 5-year period 

2 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad3 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 

4 not issue or implement any rule that is substantially simi5 lar to a rule described in subsection (a) unless a Federal 

6 law is enacted (subsequent to the date of enactment of 

7 this Act) specifically authorizing such a rule. 

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