First Responders’ Equipment Access Act

Bill: 117-s-4711
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-08-02
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-02
text: Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>First Responders' Equipment Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to exempt from emission standards engines and equipment of certain marine vessels that are owned by emergency response or public safety agencies with responsibility for domestic response or homeland security activities.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4711 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders’ Equipment Access Act . 2. Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national security Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section without a request described in that section if the engine or equipment— (1) is for a marine vessel; (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency response or public safety agency responsible for domestic response or homeland security activities.