I 
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 Com-
mittees 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wasteful EPA Pro-
grams Elimination Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EPA GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
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(1) all grant programs of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that are in effect as of the date 
of enactment of this Act are hereby terminated; and 
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may not establish or implement 
any grant program. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NEW OZONE 
STANDARDS. 
No funds made available under any Act may be used 
by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement any 
ozone standard promulgated after the date of enactment 
of this Act, including any national primary or secondary 
ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated (or 
revised) under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7409). 
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FUNDING FOR CERTAIN REGULA-
TIONS AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used 
by the Environmental Protection Agency— 
(1) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from 
mobile sources (including cars, trains, airplanes, and 
non-road equipment); 
(2) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from 
fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
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(3) for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 
or any similar or successor program; 
(4) for the Global Methane Initiative or any 
similar or successor initiative; 
(5) for the Climate Resilience Fund or any 
similar or successor fund; 
(6) for the Climate Resilience Evaluation 
Awareness Tool or any similar or successor tool; 
(7) for the Green Infrastructure Program or 
any similar or successor program; 
(8) for the Climate Ready Water Utilities Ini-
tiative or any similar or successor initiative; or 
(9) for climate research at the Office of Re-
search and Development of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(b) DEFINITION OF GREENHOUSE GAS.—In this Act, 
the term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means any of carbon dioxide, 
methane, 
nitrous 
oxide, 
sulfur 
hexafluoride, 
hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EPA PROGRAMS. 
(a) NATIONAL CLEAN DIESEL CAMPAIGN.—The En-
vironmental Protection Agency’s National Clean Diesel 
Campaign is hereby terminated. 
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(b) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—The En-
vironmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice 
programs are hereby terminated. 
SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF EPA REGIONAL OFFICES. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall discontinue operation and maintenance of the 
Environmental Protection Agency’s State, regional, dis-
trict, local, and other field offices, and activities carried 
out through those offices. 
SEC. 7. DISPOSAL OR LEASING OF UNDERUTILIZED PROP-
ERTY REQUIRED. 
(a) DISPOSAL OR LEASING REQUIRED.—The Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall dis-
pose of or lease any property determined by the Office of 
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy to be underutilized in the report entitled ‘‘EPA Can 
Further Reduce Space in Under-Utilized Facilities’’ dated 
February 20, 2013. 
(b) FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIREMENT.—Real 
property sold pursuant to this section shall be sold at not 
less than the fair market value as determined by the Ad-
ministrator. Costs associated with disposal may not exceed 
the fair market value of the property unless the Adminis-
trator approves incurring such costs. 
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(c) MONETARY
PROCEEDS
REQUIREMENT.—Real 
property may be sold pursuant to this section only if the 
property will generate monetary proceeds to the Federal 
Government, as provided in subsection (b). Disposal of 
real property pursuant to this section may not include any 
exchange, trade, transfer, acquisition of like-kind prop-
erty, or other non-cash transaction as part of the disposal. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as terminating or in any way lim-
iting authorities that are otherwise available to agencies 
under other provisions of law to dispose of Federal real 
property, except as provided in subsection (e). 
(e) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
Any expedited disposal of a real property conducted pursu-
ant to this section shall not be subject to— 
(1) subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40, 
United States Code; 
(2) sections 550 and 553 of title 40, United 
States Code; 
(3) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411); 
(4) any other provision of law authorizing the 
no-cost conveyance of real property owned by the 
Federal Government; or 
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(5) any congressional notification requirement 
other than that in section 545 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
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