IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 59 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency 
should hold public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon 
dioxide emissions from existing power plants in those States most directly 
impacted by the potential regulations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2013 
Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. MCKIN-
LEY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ROGERS 
of Kentucky, Mr. TERRY, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mrs. WALORSKI, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. LONG, Mr. LUETKE-
MEYER, Mr. DAINES, and Mr. BARR) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental 
Protection Agency should hold public listening sessions 
on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from 
existing power plants in those States most directly im-
pacted by the potential regulations. 
Whereas coal provides affordable, reliable energy that pro-
vides low-cost electricity to individuals and businesses 
across the country; 
Whereas nearly 40 percent of all electricity generated in the 
United States comes from coal; 
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Whereas the 15 States with the highest percentage of elec-
tricity generated from coal in 2012 were West Virginia, 
Kentucky, Wyoming, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, 
Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Colorado, Kansas, 
Iowa, Montana, and Wisconsin; 
Whereas President Obama announced on June 25, 2013, that 
the Environmental Protection Agency would promulgate 
regulations targeting greenhouse gas emissions from ex-
isting coal-fired power plants with a proposed rule to be 
released in June 2014 and a final rule adopted in June 
2015; 
Whereas, on September 30, 2013, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency announced the public listening sessions on 
rulemaking targeting greenhouse gas emissions from ex-
isting coal-fired power plants would be held in Boston, 
Massachusetts; New York City, New York; Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania; 
Atlanta, 
Georgia; 
Denver, 
Colorado; 
Lenexa, Kansas; San Francisco, California; Washington, 
DC; Dallas, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Chicago, Il-
linois; 
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency’s announce-
ment of the listening sessions states that ‘‘[t]he feedback 
from these 11 public listening sessions will play an im-
portant role in helping EPA develop smart, cost-effective 
guidelines that reflect the latest and best information 
available’’; 
Whereas none of the 11 public listening sessions announced 
by the Environmental Protection Agency will be held in 
one of the 10 States with the highest percentage of elec-
tricity generated from coal; 
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Whereas none of the 11 public listening sessions announced 
by the Environmental Protection Agency will be held in 
one of the top 3 coal-producing States; 
Whereas the 10 States and the District of Columbia where 
public listening sessions will be held generate an average 
of 26 percent of their electricity from coal; 
Whereas regulatory efforts that could lead to the retirement 
of additional coal-fired power plants would have a dis-
proportionate impact on jobs, utility rates, and the over-
all economy in States that rely on coal for a higher per-
centage of electricity generation; 
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency should use its 
public listening sessions to hear the potential impact of 
its regulatory actions in those States where the regu-
latory impact would be the greatest; and 
Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency’s stated goal 
of using the listening sessions to help EPA ‘‘develop 
smart, cost-effective guidelines’’ cannot be achieved by 
excluding the views of residents in those States that rely 
most heavily on coal for electricity generation: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) public listening sessions on rulemaking tar-
geting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power 
plants should be held in each of the fifteen States 
with the highest percentage of electricity generated 
by coal in 2012 (West Virginia, Kentucky, Wyoming, 
Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, 
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New Mexico, Ohio, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Mon-
tana, and Wisconsin); and 
(2) such listening sessions should be held at a 
time and place that would maximize the ability of in-
dividuals to participate. 
Æ 
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