Agency PAYGO Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1536
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2013-09-23
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Agency PAYGO Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include in a proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other agencies. </p> <p> Prohibits the Administrator from finalizing such a proposed rule unless such an offset is provided.<BR> <BR> </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2013 Mr. Flake (for himself, Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Heller , and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other Federal agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency PAYGO Act of 2013 . 2. Offsets for increased costs to Federal agencies for regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions (a) In general If the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency proposes a rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on one or more other Federal agencies, the Administrator shall include in the proposed rule an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies. (b) No offsets If the Administrator proposes a rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on one or more other Federal agencies but does not provide an offset in accordance with paragraph (1), the Administrator may not finalize the rule until the promulgation of the final rule is approved by law.