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...... (Original Signature of Member)
108TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. TAUZIN)(both by request) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade program, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 5 ‘‘Clear Skies Act of 2003’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 2 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents. Sec. 2. Emission Reduction Programs.
‘‘TITLE IV—EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAMS
‘‘PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS ‘‘Sec. 401. (Reserved) ‘‘Sec. 402. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 403. Allowance system. ‘‘Sec. 404. Permits and compliance plans. ‘‘Sec. 405. Monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. ‘‘Sec. 406. Excess emissions penalty; general compliance with other provi- sions; enforcement. ‘‘Sec. 407. Election of additional units. ‘‘Sec. 408. Clean coal technology regulatory incentives. ‘‘Sec. 409. Auctions. ‘‘Sec. 410. Evaluation of limitations on total sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury emissions that start in 2018.
‘‘PART B—SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION REDUCTIONS
‘‘Subpart 1—Acid Rain Program ‘‘Sec. 410. Evaluation of limitations on total sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury emissions that start in 2018. ‘‘Sec. 411. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 412. Allowance allocations. ‘‘Sec. 413. Phase I sulfur dioxide requirements. ‘‘Sec. 414. Phase II sulfur dioxide requirements. ‘‘Sec. 415. Allowances for States with emission rates at or below .8 lbs/ mmBtu. ‘‘Sec. 416. Election for additional sources. ‘‘Sec. 417. Auctions, Reserve. ‘‘Sec. 418. Industrial sulfur dioxide emissions. ‘‘Sec. 419. Termination.
‘‘Subpart 2—Clear Skies Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Program ‘‘Sec. 421. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 422. Applicability. ‘‘Sec. 423. Limitations on total emissions. ‘‘Sec. 424. Allocations. ‘‘Sec. 425. Disposition of sulfur dioxide allowances allocated under subpart 1. ‘‘Sec. 426. Incentives for sulfur dioxide emission control technology.
‘‘Subpart 3—Western Regional Air Partnership ‘‘Sec. 431. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 432. Applicability. ‘‘Sec. 433. Limitations on total emissions. ‘‘Sec. 434. Allocations.
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‘‘PART C—NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
‘‘Subpart 1—Acid Rain Program ‘‘Sec. 441. Nitrogen Oxides Emission Reduction Program. ‘‘Sec. 442. Termination.
‘‘Subpart 2—Clear Skies Nitrogen Oxides Allowance Program ‘‘Sec. 451. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 452. Applicability. ‘‘Sec. 453. Limitations on total emissions. ‘‘Sec. 454. Allocations.
‘‘Subpart 3—Ozone Season NOX Budget Program ‘‘Sec. 461. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 462. General Provisions. ‘‘Sec. 463. Applicable Implementation Plan. ‘‘Sec. 464. Termination of Federal Administration of NOX Trading Pro- gram. ‘‘Sec. 465. Carryforward of Pre-2008 Nitrogen Oxides Allowances.
‘‘PART D—MERCURY EMISSION REDUCTIONS ‘‘Sec. 471. Definitions. ‘‘Sec. 472. Applicability. ‘‘Sec. 473. Limitations on total emissions. ‘‘Sec. 474. Allocations.
‘‘PART E—NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS; RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY; MAJOR SOURCE PRECONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS ‘‘Sec. 481. National emission standards for affected units. ‘‘Sec. 482. Research, environmental monitoring, and assessment. ‘‘Sec. 483. Exemption from major source preconstruction review and best availability retrofit control technology requirements.’’ Sec. 3. Other amendments.
1 SEC. 2. EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAMS. 2 Title IV of the Clean Air Act (relating to acid deposi- 3 tion control) (42 U.S.C. 7651, et seq.) is amended to read