EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8395
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2022-07-15
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill provides that in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard performance under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources. Additionally, the bill provides that each determination in the Clean Power Plan (i.e., the final rule titled <em>Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units</em> published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015) with respect to a best system of emission reduction is deemed as authorized.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2022 Ms. Ocasio-Cortez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to allow the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in identifying the best system of emission reduction for purposes of a standard of performance, to include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EPA Regulatory Authority Act of 2022 . 2. Inclusion of control measures beyond an individual source or category of sources in identifying the best system of emission reduction (a) In general Section 111(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of identifying the best system of emission reduction, a system of emission reduction may include measures that apply beyond an individual stationary source or category of stationary sources, including measures that would reduce emissions by altering the relative market share of such sources or categories. . (b) Determinations authorized by section 111 (1) Deemed authorization Each determination of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clean Power Plan with respect to a best system of emission reduction for purposes of section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 ) is deemed to be authorized by such section 111, as amended by subsection (a). (2) Clean Power Plan defined In this subsection, the term Clean Power Plan means the final rule titled Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on October 23, 2015 (80 Fed. Pub. 64662 et seq.).