Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-422
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-09
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Alaska

Congressional oversight

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Environmental technology

Government studies and investigations

Motor fuels
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise certain regulations regarding particulate matter emissions standards for nonemergency stationary diesel engines in remote areas of Alaska. The EPA must report on methods for assisting remote areas of Alaska in meeting specified energy needs.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2019 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act ”. 2. Revision of regulations required (a) In General The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise section 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking that was not certified and all that follows through compared to engine-out emissions and inserting must have that engine certified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM standards . (b) Emissions and Energy Reliability Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing options for the Federal Government to assist remote areas in the State of Alaska in meeting the energy needs of those areas in an affordable and reliable manner using— (1) existing emissions control technology; or (2) other technology that achieves emissions reductions similar to the technology described in paragraph (1).