A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze".

Bill: 115-sjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-03-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Congressional oversight

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Utah
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1781)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on July 5, 2016, relating to a revised state implementation plan for regional haze that was submitted by Utah under the Clean Air Act.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 38 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Approval, Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans and Federal Implementation Plan; Utah; Revisions to Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Federal Implementation Plan for Regional Haze (81 Fed. Reg. 43894 (July 5, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.