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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 958 

To eliminate certain programs of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2017 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, 

Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To eliminate certain programs of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, 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 ‘‘Wasteful EPA Pro5 grams Elimination Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EPA GRANT PROGRAMS. 

7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 


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1 (1) all grant programs of the Environmental 

2 Protection Agency that are in effect as of the date 

3 of enactment of this Act are hereby terminated; and 

4 (2) the Administrator of the Environmental 

5 Protection Agency may not establish or implement 

6 any grant program. 

7 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NEW OZONE 

8 STANDARDS. 

9 No funds made available under any Act may be used 

10 by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement any 

11 ozone standard promulgated after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, including any national primary or secondary 

13 ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated (or 

14 revised) under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 7409). 

16 SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FUNDING FOR CERTAIN REGULA17 TIONS AND PROGRAMS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used 

19 by the Environmental Protection Agency— 

20 (1) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from 

21 mobile sources (including cars, trains, airplanes, and 

22 non-road equipment); 

23 (2) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from 

24 fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under 

25 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 


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1 (3) for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 

2 or any similar or successor program; 

3 (4) for the Global Methane Initiative or any 

4 similar or successor initiative; 

5 (5) for the Climate Resilience Fund or any 

6 similar or successor fund; 

7 (6) for the Climate Resilience Evaluation 

8 Awareness Tool or any similar or successor tool; 

9 (7) for the Green Infrastructure Program or 

10 any similar or successor program; 

11 (8) for the Climate Ready Water Utilities Ini12 tiative or any similar or successor initiative; or 

13 (9) for climate research at the Office of Re14 search and Development of the Environmental Pro15 tection Agency. 

16 (b) DEFINITION OF GREENHOUSE GAS.—In this Act, 

17 the term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means any of carbon dioxide, 

18 methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, 

19 hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons. 

20 SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EPA PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) NATIONAL CLEAN DIESEL CAMPAIGN.—The En22 vironmental Protection Agency’s National Clean Diesel 

23 Campaign is hereby terminated. 


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1 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—The En2 vironmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice 

3 programs are hereby terminated. 

4 SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF EPA REGIONAL OFFICES. 

5 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

6 Agency shall discontinue operation and maintenance of the 

7 Environmental Protection Agency’s State, regional, dis8 trict, local, and other field offices, and activities carried 

9 out through those offices. 

10 SEC. 7. DISPOSAL OR LEASING OF UNDERUTILIZED PROP11 ERTY REQUIRED. 

12 (a) DISPOSAL OR LEASING REQUIRED.—The Admin13 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall dis14 pose of or lease any property determined by the Office of 

15 Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agen16 cy to be underutilized in the report entitled ‘‘EPA Can 

17 Further Reduce Space in Under-Utilized Facilities’’ dated 

18 February 20, 2013. 

19 (b) FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIREMENT.—Real 

20 property sold pursuant to this section shall be sold at not 

21 less than the fair market value as determined by the Ad22 ministrator. Costs associated with disposal may not exceed 

23 the fair market value of the property unless the Adminis24 trator approves incurring such costs. 


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1 (c) MONETARY PROCEEDS REQUIREMENT.—Real 

2 property may be sold pursuant to this section only if the 

3 property will generate monetary proceeds to the Federal 

4 Government, as provided in subsection (b). Disposal of 

5 real property pursuant to this section may not include any 

6 exchange, trade, transfer, acquisition of like-kind prop7 erty, or other non-cash transaction as part of the disposal. 

8 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed as terminating or in any way lim10 iting authorities that are otherwise available to agencies 

11 under other provisions of law to dispose of Federal real 

12 property, except as provided in subsection (e). 

13 (e) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 Any expedited disposal of a real property conducted pursu15 ant to this section shall not be subject to— 

16 (1) subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40, 

17 United States Code; 

18 (2) sections 550 and 553 of title 40, United 

19 States Code; 

20 (3) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Home21 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411); 

22 (4) any other provision of law authorizing the 

23 no-cost conveyance of real property owned by the 

24 Federal Government; or 


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1 (5) any congressional notification requirement 

2 other than that in section 545 of title 40, United 

3 States Code. 

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