<enum>VII</enum><header>Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Program</header><part id="HB6012765ED954439975C0DD40E211B9C" commented="no"><enum>A</enum><header>Global Warming Pollution Reduction Targets</header><section id="HA56B496C45D14B7CB75A21B4D4E0963C" commented="no"><enum>701.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="H7E06A3CAD7BB4FF6B50F858F09A6CB3E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities</term> means the number that equals the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted from qualified electric facilities in a calendar year as reported under section 714 divided by the total quantity of megawatt hours of electricity produced by qualified electric facilities in such calendar year as reported under section 714.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H413C0A5F4237470EA5825999CC9B7872" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities</term> means the number that equals the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emitted from qualified thermal facilities in a calendar year as reported under section 713 divided by the total quantity of useful thermal energy output from qualified thermal facilities in such calendar year as reported under section 713.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BC065E764AA49C9A7F46FBF3E4A7A49" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bottoming cycle cogeneration generator</header><text>The term <term>bottoming cycle cogeneration generator</term> means any generator that produces electricity from otherwise-wasted heat, pressure, or both, using any of the following technologies:</text><subparagraph id="H19F945AA043842C1A74BC315AE3BAA0A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An organic Rankine cycle.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B47E205BF944EC6859502B3C4E61AA1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A waste-heat recovery steam generator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3A3F7AA242E4EA3B17E41B04EABD219" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A back pressure steam turbine.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4567681B7A73481F9E237462B7DF521C" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A Stirling engine. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA358FC66617B4E5C9CD280E8698566B9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Carbon dioxide equivalent</header><text>The term <term>carbon dioxide equivalent</term> means the unit of measure, expressed in metric tons, of greenhouse gases, as provided under section 712.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2DF85AAD3FE4863837C9D0EBACF88A8" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HB1EE0B89164A4A4AA3CE2042C52BAB6E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A qualified cogeneration facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EA33C8F18C346C795F210A8B77A411F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A qualified electric facility.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H533DD9519DE6467E90179B362C19E7F0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A qualified thermal facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87FB893F9AFA49D3A3B92E1BCB828DA1" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Designated representative</header><text>The term <term>designated representative</term> means, with respect to a covered entity, a thermal reporting entity, or any other entity receiving or holding emission allowances under this title, an individual authorized, through a certificate of representation submitted to the Administrator by the owners and operators, to represent the owners and operators in all matters pertaining to this title (including the holding, transfer, or disposition of emission allowances), and to make all submissions to the Administrator under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71B2ECEC0E7A4CECAB2CF71730FF9C36" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Emission allowance</header><text>The term <term>emission allowance</term> means a limited authorization to emit, in an amount of, 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent of a greenhouse gas in accordance with this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H747052CCE1604F7092DC481C2E86352F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Fuel-based capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fuel-based capacity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H64BF1E43B5AD42BB9EB3F75751B41EED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for generators that produce useful thermal energy output with the combustion of fuel, the peak fuel combustion rate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C3630426BB8469CAAD2A61226199AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for generators that produce useful thermal energy output without the combustion of fuel, the peak useful thermal energy output rate divided by 0.7.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6DE756C1355496DA2304B1118ED94FC" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>greenhouse gas</term> means any gas listed in section 711.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H480F523E551C4FE59CC699CDA030427E" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Greenhouse gas emission</header><text>The term <term>greenhouse gas emission</term> means the release of a greenhouse gas into the ambient air.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D735399D1474165B0B325C82A33B55A" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Hold</header><text>The term <term>hold</term> means, with respect to an emission allowance, to have in the appropriate account created pursuant to the process under section 726(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19D0DFFB4D3147EAA33BDBC0D4C10AD5" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Qualified cogeneration facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified cogeneration facility</term> means any generator that simultaneously produces useful thermal energy output and electricity and—</text><subparagraph id="H6B8B040ABDBA44CEA5ABC35066254AA0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a rated capacity of 2 megawatts or greater; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F65523910A34D5BAA9F75611CE4451C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is classified as a qualified cogeneration facility pursuant to section 724(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H321CD3366EC340DB8B9CBF1AF9687427" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Qualified electric facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified electric facility</term> means any generator that produces electricity, including a bottoming cycle cogeneration generator—</text><subparagraph id="HD68F3E14BF614A3D8F238F4358005FA3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a rated capacity of 2 megawatts or greater; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8597669A16044AB9353CCA46FC81708" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts that is classified as a qualified electric facility pursuant to section 724(a). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4466390E30684699AF234FFAC79E6CC0" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Qualified thermal facility</header><text>The term <term>qualified thermal facility</term> means any generator that produces thermal energy—</text><subparagraph id="HB4213C0817244A45B7DDAA994B00583D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a rated fuel-based capacity of at least 50,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour or greater, excluding any generator producing useful thermal energy output that the Administrator determines is used to wholly or partially provide carbon as a chemical ingredient for a process to manufacture goods; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE97929F0EB14C5CB87B9A8326B84348" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a rated fuel-based capacity of less than 50,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour that is classified as a qualified thermal facility pursuant to section 724(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBF595AFFAB94B7586078DD76C2F61A2" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Thermal reporting entity</header><text>The term <term>thermal reporting entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H2412B82F3E644B68BF524C4463119FDF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a qualified thermal facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D97BE0392744E03B34DA3EDB769BB4A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a qualified cogeneration facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE49AC0E0E864DB4A8AB3F1744733A74" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any generator that produces useful thermal energy output with a rated fuel-based capacity of at least 30,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour, but less than 50,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56D41F8CD2A44F3486796441D6147E89" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other entity that produces or delivers useful thermal energy output the production or delivery of which results or may result in greenhouse gas emissions if the Administrator determines that reporting under section 713 by such entity will help achieve the targets specified in section 702.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21E08413438A4FAB8F2EA10400755B46" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Useful thermal energy output</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>useful thermal energy output</term> means thermal energy as measured in million British thermal units on a higher heating value basis produced by a generator that produces thermal energy net of the energy in inlet combustion air, feedwater, or any other fluids not used as fuels of combustion. </text></paragraph></section><section id="H9390AEB5DC2B47EA85F7456164EC1A3D" commented="no"><enum>702.</enum><header>Reduction targets for covered entities</header><subsection id="H11077CBFCC794643ACBD53119DA78FF8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The regulations issued under section 729 shall establish enforceable targets for the greenhouse gas emissions of covered entities, such that—</text><paragraph id="H1D896FA0524145D7815A06D99D09EA2A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in 2030, the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities does not exceed 60 percent of the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities in 2019; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B0A26738365452E91D52F7CEC29BD62" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in 2040, the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities does not exceed zero.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6863FD965CD4E9FB5A743412E1018A1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities in 2019</term> means greenhouse gas emissions to which section 721 would have applied if the requirements of this title for the specified year had been in effect for 2019.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="H0300B80A04694D33974BB0D7FBABBA74" commented="no"><enum>B</enum><header>Designation of Greenhouse Gases and Thermal Energy Reporting Program</header><section id="HD60C37B3BBF44B768182839B42725767" commented="no"><enum>711.</enum><header>Greenhouse gases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title, the following are greenhouse gases:</text><paragraph id="H603A3AB7B48849ECA82204EC6650F2D9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Carbon dioxide.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H80DEC31125B94AC9A9739C6978C4EA0E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Methane.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D60FD1834244E04ABC42F0829000638" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Nitrous oxide.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H74EB524BDB1E4524A85F8F808F6595ED" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Sulfur hexafluoride.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC72AFD7C0BC7456F985AE32075BFA7C5" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any perfluorocarbon.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE80C076A7D754ADC9F72F2E5D39BFF41" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Nitrogen trifluoride.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H0EAFB0698A024219B93DE94DC171C3C8" commented="no"><enum>712.</enum><header>Carbon dioxide equivalent value of greenhouse gases</header><subsection id="HB870117872004DE58A914AFE8AB95300" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any provision of this title that refers to a quantity or percentage of a quantity of a greenhouse gas shall be treated as a reference to the quantity or percentage of the greenhouse gas expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5AEE91E286F24230AB4D0ED7B529881D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Values</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided by the Administrator under subsection (c), for the purposes of this title, the carbon dioxide equivalent value of a greenhouse gas shall be equal to the 100-year global warming potential for such greenhouse gas that is provided in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8E61B37E499A485D95D343902348F59C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of 20-Year global warming potential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that it is more appropriate for a greenhouse gas and the 20-year global warming potential for such greenhouse gas that is provided in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change exceeds the 100-year global warming potential for such greenhouse gas that is provided in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Administrator may publish a determination in the Federal Register that such greenhouse gas has a carbon dioxide equivalent value equal to the 20-year global warming potential for such greenhouse gas that is provided in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.</text></subsection></section><section id="H84C340E3767C474BACF2751463BDB545" commented="no"><enum>713.</enum><header>Thermal energy reporting program</header><subsection id="H5208DCAC11DC4066BFFA6E68C549097D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall issue regulations establishing a program, to be known as the Federal thermal energy reporting program. Such regulations shall—</text><paragraph id="H5676F52CF38D42498153B2DD3CCF163E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require each thermal reporting entity to submit to the Administrator data on—</text><subparagraph id="H7EDC481EB970416E9CCB1565205ED234" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type, quality, and quantity of fuel used for onsite useful thermal energy output production by such thermal reporting entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F622AAE22F940EF84D15171DCF942C0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of useful thermal energy output produced by such thermal reporting entity as calculated pursuant to subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B014313C6B544D68C072F36305F94A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions associated with such useful thermal energy output production;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6949C5BD45264281B7B4CD04A13E49B6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require thermal reporting entities to submit to the Administrator data sufficient to ensure compliance with or implementation of the requirements of this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F3E85C5AC904097903BF9C2F0BE8C83" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the completeness, consistency, transparency, accuracy, precision, and reliability of data gathered under the Federal thermal energy reporting program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B744F6E806E49FCBF2D908D83338E5B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include methods for avoiding double reporting to the maximum extent possible;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H79B82B316B3C4379AD49A46613E4C24E" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>require that thermal reporting entities provide the data required in this section in reports submitted electronically to the Administrator, in such form and containing such information as may be required by the Administrator;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34AFC2341D0B4235BE342A91EEFBAE0E" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include requirements for keeping records supporting or related to, and protocols for auditing, data submitted under the Federal thermal energy reporting program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4E316A41184463AB51F83E25F655A0A" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>establish consistent policies for calculating carbon content and greenhouse gas emissions for any type of fuel for which data is submitted under the Federal thermal energy reporting program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71C0440754D847AC8642797B292C963A" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>provide for immediate dissemination, to States and Indian Tribes, of all data reported under the Federal thermal energy reporting program as soon as practicable after electronic audit by the Administrator and any resulting correction of data, except that data shall not be disseminated under this paragraph if—</text><subparagraph id="H91AB073C846249DAA18ED055975339D3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nondissemination of the data is vital to the national security of the United States, as determined by the President; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H272A5187587D493CADF90B0AA5E38CCF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the data is confidential business information that cannot be derived from information that is otherwise publicly available and that would cause significant calculable competitive harm if published, except that data that is confidential business information shall be provided to a State or Indian Tribe within whose jurisdiction the thermal reporting entity is located if the Administrator determines that such State or Indian Tribe has in effect protections for confidential business information that are at least as protective as protections applicable to the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE8F47C54E984074AF5F218E96D8E9CC" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provide that the Administrator publish an aggregate summary of all data reported under the Federal thermal energy reporting program publicly on the internet as soon as practicable after electronic audit by the Administrator and any resulting correction of data, including publication of—</text><subparagraph id="HF172B4E9E48845F0B983D990BCC1D528" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any confidential business data under paragraph (8)(B); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EBB175919254F988581927167A22281" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the discretion of the President, data the nondissemination of which was determined to be vital to the national security of the United States under paragraph (8)(A);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9BFDC1C7D7249CE8C5780BA6798F811" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prescribe methods by which the Administrator shall, in cases in which satisfactory data are not submitted by a thermal reporting entity under the Federal thermal energy reporting program to the Administrator for any period of time, estimate the data for such thermal reporting entity required under paragraph (1) with—</text><subparagraph id="HE2F83A23D73748C99D4423DB0D43D931" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a thermal reporting entity that is a qualified thermal facility or a qualified cogeneration facility, an estimate of the highest greenhouse gas emission levels that may have occurred during the period for which data are missing; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FB3365398BB491FB2E464E7C669A024" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of any other thermal reporting entity, a reasonable estimate of the greenhouse gas emission levels that may have occurred during the period for which data are missing;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36F1E2D8007E4C2F9CFF32EAEC59EC0F" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>require the designation of a designated representative for each thermal reporting entity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC584A5F98D0F4F12BE26C420CF11A447" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require an appropriate certification, by the designated representative for the thermal reporting entity, of accurate and complete accounting of the data required under paragraph (1), as determined by the Administrator; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H377614A43ABB44A2AB759F222D857416" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include requirements for the submission of other data necessary for accurate and complete accounting of the quantity of useful thermal energy output, and the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions associated with such useful thermal energy output production, as determined by the Administrator, including data for quality assurance of monitoring systems and other measurement devices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF58C8A497C4748C491E311D91447D3A4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing</header><paragraph id="H3436A045C84544A9949649D8AE485D57" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calendar years 2019 through 2022</header><subparagraph id="H1EFF213BF12D41A888066061335C696E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than March 21, 2023, each thermal reporting entity shall submit to the Administrator data required under the Federal thermal energy reporting program with respect to each of calendar years 2019 through 2022.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD19CE8DF85C44D2BB2C9F70C2326090A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver or modification</header><text>The Administrator may waive or modify reporting requirements for calendar years 2019 through 2022 for thermal reporting entities to the extent that the Administrator determines that the thermal reporting entities did not keep data or records necessary to meet such reporting requirements. The Administrator may, in addition to or in lieu of such reporting requirements, collect additional information on energy consumption and production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H582F93608EC648CDA4A276E23F7976C7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent calendar years</header><text>With respect to calendar year 2023 and each subsequent calendar year, each thermal reporting entity shall submit quarterly data required under the Federal thermal energy reporting program to the Administrator not later than 60 days after the end of the applicable quarter, except when the data is already being reported to the Administrator on an earlier timeframe for another program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7601D8389614D0EA56E5E08189261C7" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver of reporting requirements for specific entities</header><text>The Administrator may waive reporting requirements under this section for specific entities to the extent that the Administrator determines that sufficient and equally or more reliable verified and timely data are available to the Administrator and the public under other statutory requirements. </text></subsection><subsection id="HEF202537B4844530804BAE0F250C86C3" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interrelationship with other systems</header><paragraph id="HF48633FEBCB44E45BC2DEB8092261A1D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In developing the regulations issued under subsection (a), the Administrator shall take into account the work done by the Energy Information Administration and other mandatory Federal, State, or multistate programs to collect information that is similar to the information to be collected under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5DD8F87D31D48CFB490C73E01EE1F38" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Explanation</header><text>Regulations issued under subsection (a) shall include an explanation of any major differences in information collected between the Federal thermal energy reporting program and information available from the Energy Information Administration and other mandatory Federal, State, or multistate programs to collect similar information.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA20BCE80BB294F1DBB7ADCE59DF903FA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Calculation of useful thermal energy output</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator and thermal reporting entities shall—</text><paragraph id="HCF91A972F1704F39B20A41C0A88A7BDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of thermal reporting entities that have revenue-grade send out meters, calculate useful thermal energy output by using the data provided by those meters; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H734C8B4060CD41A38DB16B2FA40A736E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of thermal reporting entities that do not have such meters, or that have such meters but for which the Administrator determines that the values obtained by calculating useful thermal energy output under paragraph (1) are unreasonable, calculate useful thermal energy output based on the metered fuel use for a given quarter multiplied by the average conversion efficiency of fuel to useful thermal energy output in all other similarly situated facilities using the same fuel.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB6D4F4EAB58C4E1BB1729BE2A9CEC156" commented="no"><enum>714.</enum><header>EIA and EPA reporting</header><subsection id="HEDEBE676FBD34725AA35D86F45ACEC09" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with calendar year 2023, by the end of each month, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall provide to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency information on the total amount of electricity produced from qualified electric facilities during the previous month.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE0590EB8249842988D8338D5A61E12A2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New qualified electric facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall notify the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration whenever an electric facility with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts elects to be classified as a qualified electric facility or a qualified cogeneration facility under section 724.</text></subsection></section></part><part id="H6B5CAF47ABC3476F878EA9E0CE07FFAF" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Program Rules</header><section id="H54A0DAFE116E4A0489BCFCE935609476" commented="no"><enum>721.</enum><header>Requirements</header><subsection id="H6AC36A06494D45D2A542E26F9EBA64E5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By 12:01 a.m. on April 1 of a calendar year, a covered entity shall surrender to the Administrator one emission allowance for each metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent of a greenhouse gas emitted by the covered entity during the preceding calendar year.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5EFDE87174614639894EB27FFDAC8E9B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of emission allowances</header><text>A covered entity shall acquire emission allowances as follows:</text><paragraph id="HE0071B0DE7EA413FA52E85ED54928D73" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By receiving emission allowances as provided in section 722.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC3E3007A9214C3AA5E4CB83B6D21E90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By purchase, exchange, or transfer under section 723. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7688463B45FC4D0D83A065582BB52207" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The requirement of this part applies with respect to calendar year 2024 and subsequent calendar years.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBA04AEB62B284CF9A311F56D3BDD736E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Period of use</header><text>An emission allowance may be used by a covered entity to comply with subsection (a) only for—</text><paragraph id="HF286C5D8198E403BBCC294895D4E47D1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the calendar year in connection with which it is distributed under section 722; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EF974F0B36041188128667F829C8F77" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the following calendar year. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H216262CEA303411CA234953A485AE912" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjustment of deadline</header><text>The Administrator may, by rule, establish a deadline for compliance with subsection (a) with respect to a calendar year that is later than 12:01 a.m. on April 1 of the following calendar year, as necessary to ensure the availability of greenhouse gas emissions data, but in no event shall the adjusted deadline be later than June 1.</text></subsection></section><section id="H89DE56009C2844D9AAD64E77FA03D87F" commented="no"><enum>722.</enum><header>Distribution of emission allowances</header><subsection id="H6E56D393869F4A3A9AE77D95A5EA6BE9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Qualified electric facilities</header><text>During a calendar year, the Administrator shall distribute, on a continual basis, to a qualified electric facility for each megawatt hour of electricity produced by the qualified electric facility a number of emission allowances (or fractions thereof) equal to the product of one multiplied by the greater of—</text><paragraph id="HF61120AD3A7547DCAD84A1667157E83B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>zero; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D0A43F6E19643B9AC131F2665ED9795" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the lesser of—</text><subparagraph id="H823F1A65CD274239A9853D69A0173C8B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the value equal to the product of 0.93 and the preceding calendar year’s average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B401C7330D6441A8C3B1C4C04681666" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the value equal to the difference of—</text><clause id="H11D429ABE2A5405CBF2B66D49D3C1545" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the preceding calendar year’s average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities; minus</text></clause><clause id="HD1B600C19B3540589F4C92C58D0BFC39" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the product of 0.06 multiplied by calendar year 2023’s average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities; or </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A3F4710637D467BA93F7A2DAB9A5ADE" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text> a value set by the Administrator for purposes of this subsection to ensure that the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities does not exceed the targets specified in section 702(a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E125F4EF959475BBF9D8D5CD8094AAF" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified thermal facilities</header><text>During a calendar year, the Administrator shall distribute, on a continual basis, to a qualified thermal facility for each million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output produced by the qualified thermal facility a number of emission allowances (or fractions thereof) equal to the product of one multiplied by the greater of—</text><paragraph id="HA2FD277840B04121B602B07BE0227F25" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>zero; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H15EC1A39527A4B609BAB01955963E473" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the lesser of—</text><subparagraph id="H880B3C8F34E34DF9BAEE0E9C7CAD7143" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the value equal to the product of 0.93 and the preceding calendar year’s average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF03B3D8FE2BB44C7BE7D29E37F3FE625" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the value equal to the difference of—</text><clause id="H1554D0D0CABE403EA99E2E65A1EA2FE4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the preceding calendar year’s average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities; minus</text></clause><clause id="H2FE2B65B9768432FAF33950676C8FC10" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the product of 0.06 multiplied by calendar year 2023’s average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21DE3B361867407FB6F873C13BD6EF07" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a value set by the Administrator for purposes of this subsection to ensure that the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities does not exceed the targets specified in section 702(a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCFC7A395B0E54DB18E7361E1BE9828A0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualified cogeneration facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During a calendar year, the Administrator shall distribute, on a continual basis, to a qualified cogeneration facility—</text><paragraph id="H5F70A9616DD64E7386B4E2EE3911B8B9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each megawatt hour of electricity produced by the qualified cogeneration facility, a number of emission allowances (or fractions thereof) calculated in accordance with subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5C94652F618457699FEB44BD1ADBFCE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output produced by the qualified cogeneration facility, a number of emission allowances (or fractions thereof) calculated in accordance with subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC91D14413B2F40D199E631FA66749977" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjusted distribution for entering into certain agreements</header><paragraph id="H9FF0DEDE4E0D4091960CE63BF138E6DD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an existing facility or a newly constructed low-emission facility enters into an agreement described in paragraph (2), then over the period of the agreement the Administrator shall distribute emission allowances to such facility in accordance with this subsection in lieu of subsection (a), (b), or (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E483ED515FE441B86C3CE0E97C8306F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agreement described in this paragraph is a 10-year or longer bilateral agreement signed after the date of enactment of this title between an existing qualified electric facility, an existing qualified thermal facility, or an existing qualified cogeneration facility, and a newly constructed low-emission facility for the annual purchase of a specified amount of emission allowances.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E327AFA7FA64605989849B5BDA82A83" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="HC426E28466674CC2A58849AACC430330" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>existing</term> means, with respect to a facility, in operation as of the date of entry into an agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F04FCDF47134AA28C6EB9F766AD159D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>existing facility</term> means an existing qualified electric facility, an existing qualified thermal facility, or an existing qualified cogeneration facility that is a party to an agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4C49890549644B0A4753774E9606B47" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>newly constructed</term> means that the facility involved did not produce electricity or useful thermal energy output prior to the date of entry into an agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ABF7A0999F24DEF944DD960E2A448C8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>newly constructed low-emission facility</term> means a newly constructed qualified electric facility, a newly constructed qualified thermal facility, or a newly constructed qualified cogeneration facility that would emit a lesser quantity of greenhouse gases per megawatt hour of electricity or per million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, than the Administrator distributes to covered entities under subsection (a), (b), or (c), as applicable, in the first full calendar year during which the newly constructed facility operates and is a party to an agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0C23338C830459E8C1F52ECCFAEB392" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of allowances to an existing facility</header><subparagraph id="HFDA7B2BAA1E94D3A93D435333292A7A2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For calendar years that are covered by an agreement described in paragraph (2), beginning with the first full calendar year during which the newly constructed low-emission facility operates, the Administrator shall distribute, on a continual basis, to the existing facility—</text><clause id="H9F8DF7FD599B485C94626A412090D289" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the existing facility that are covered by the agreement, a number of emission allowances that is equal to—</text><subclause id="HBE34DB01D754415EA4542421A259F4CF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such number of megawatt hours or million British thermal units, as applicable; multiplied by</text></subclause><subclause id="H7FA91EC64C1940B59CAA1AFF0EC8019A" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities or the average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities, as applicable, for such first full calendar year; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBC51DA0E57204A32969753073DC5D4B2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the existing facility exceeding those that are covered by the agreement, the number of emission allowances calculated under subsection (a), (b), or (c), as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE26732C6A84F46AA965B9C7A5A774999" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation of megawatt hours or million British thermal units covered by agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the number of megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by an existing facility that are covered by the agreement described in paragraph (2) shall be equal to—</text><clause id="HCA7B18D14EB344369D287617B6E10C02" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of emission allowances sold to the existing facility pursuant to the agreement for the first full calendar year described in subparagraph (A), divided by the difference of—</text><subclause id="HE13BC621F72148CEB1EF164A94172CC1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances surrendered by the existing facility to the Administrator for such first full calendar year; minus</text></subclause><subclause id="H038A013A061B439B9EE5C9C894E73994" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed to the existing facility by the Administrator for such first full calendar year; multiplied by</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H78AA458316BE4BD38347A688294B754E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the existing facility in such first full calendar year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0CCC75CB2464E6CA0EFEB9DC338C829" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Distribution of allowances to a newly constructed low-emission facility</header><subparagraph id="H83E619DDD9314C66A83D8FEB4BC9C797" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For calendar years that are covered by an agreement described in paragraph (2), beginning with the first full calendar year during which the newly constructed low-emission facility operates, the Administrator shall distribute, on a continual basis, to the newly constructed low-emission facility—</text><clause id="HE670F234D8CC45B089835F29D68C2E6B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the newly constructed low-emission facility that are covered by the agreement, a number of emission allowances that is equal to—</text><subclause id="H513D933DE92D48FB9537383308F8A6F5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such number of megawatt hours or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output; multiplied by</text></subclause><subclause id="HE00417CFD8BC43448AA568894AA18805" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average carbon intensity for qualified electric facilities or the average carbon intensity for qualified thermal facilities, as applicable, in such first full calendar year; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H91481499748C46C49C4ED8962E40D3CF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the newly constructed low-emission facility exceeding those that are covered by the agreement, the number of emission allowances calculated under subsection (a), (b), or (c), as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0969CA4A1774391BE4685CFDFEEB054" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation of megawatt hours or million British thermal units covered by agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the number of megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by a newly constructed low-emission facility that are covered by the agreement described in paragraph (2) shall be equal to—</text><clause id="HD6823DCAD2FF439A8ABEB97D7D651F10" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances sold to the existing facility pursuant to the agreement for the first full calendar year described in subparagraph (A), divided by the difference of—</text><subclause id="H03D5DCB5D24E45838B6688789E83F28A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of emission allowances surrendered by the newly constructed low-emission facility to the Administrator for such first full calendar year; minus</text></subclause><subclause id="HF877111772B64014AA7952016011B798"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed to the newly constructed low-emission facility by the Administrator for such first full calendar year; multiplied by </text></subclause></clause><clause id="H23A2BBB1D8EB49D880508069556928D6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of megawatt hours of electricity or million British thermal units of useful thermal energy output, as applicable, produced by the existing facility in such first full calendar year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABC48B46CD2049CC96E296E1732BE441" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An existing facility or newly constructed low-emission facility may receive emission allowances under this subsection only if—</text><subparagraph id="H9D3E442F22054528A3CF76A781B0557D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text> such facility provides the Administrator a copy of—</text><clause id="HC3BFD0A28DB94B3F9510359DAFB9F8A6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the applicable bilateral agreement; and</text></clause><clause id="H686315A36C78430DA6B7EF98616EE8E2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any amendment to such bilateral agreement within 30 days of the amendment being made; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB600D27DE71D411D999B863C729C3E9A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator certifies that allowing the facility to maintain the bilateral agreement is not impacting the ability to achieve the targets specified in section 702(a)—</text><clause id="HD850A6C6767347E89CD517496DA436A4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>upon receiving the applicable bilateral agreement, and at least once every 5 years thereafter; and</text></clause><clause id="HC41AB1D12CCE452E86BD65DAC7086435" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>upon receiving any amendment thereto. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H10560B547FD343EF878435252EDC87AB" commented="no"><enum>723.</enum><header>Trading</header><subsection id="H2D819B3D2789441CA47E0050BFDF21A0" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permitted transactions</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the lawful holder of an emission allowance may, without restriction, sell, exchange, transfer, hold, or surrender to the Administrator, the emission allowance.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDF0F5AB6CC6F4B8CBFCF40FBDEBD249B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification numbers</header><text>The Administrator shall assign to each emission allowance a unique identification number.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB3E3E935DF2B4DFBBB862896128EDCBD" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Legal status of emission allowances</header><paragraph id="H7C70406CD1714A57BD93258990A5C571" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An emission allowance distributed by the Administrator under this title does not constitute a property right.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F4DF513AE334D41A32D18E4AB8F0813" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination or limitation</header><text>Nothing in this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed to limit or alter the authority of the United States to terminate or limit emission allowances. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA93E9CBF681748F3B75EBCEE4FF0802D" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other provisions</header><text>Except as otherwise specified in this Act, nothing in this Act relating to emission allowances distributed under this title shall affect the application of any other provision of law to a covered entity, or the responsibility for a covered entity to comply with any such provision of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABDF740B52C64C1EAC12EE49655091D9" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effectiveness of emission allowance transfers</header><text>No transfer of an emission allowance shall be effective for purposes of this title until a certification of the transfer, signed by the designated representative of the transferor, is received and recorded by the Administrator in accordance with regulations promulgated under section 729.</text></subsection></section><section id="H113B3E4AABE7455A81F99058BE1E2D9A" commented="no"><enum>724.</enum><header>Voluntary program participation</header><subsection id="HFE59DE5CFA5C42A19C18B4B3F4DFBE3B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voluntary program participation as qualified electric facility</header><paragraph id="HDA83D8F0D414483382940989154B3D86" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A generator that produces electricity with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts may, in accordance with this subsection, elect to be classified as a qualified electric facility for purposes of this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H78548AA40B3B4878B8F02C0B26BAADEB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>In order for a generator with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts to be classified as a qualified electric facility, the generator shall—</text><subparagraph id="H4D4E5FD841DB41E8B2D8FF58F04F5021" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a notification to the Administrator of the intention of the generator to elect to be classified as a qualified electric facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC9626FA6BF241C289E169AF261EA1DB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive approval of such classification from the Administrator; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB20D3B693E3D45C0B2D7881AC6BEC1CC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>designate a representative as required under section 727(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F9731AD7B994F9090F8D8D8A68270B1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 after receipt of a notification under paragraph (2)(A), the Administrator shall notify the applicable generator whether the Administrator approves or disapproves the classification of such generator as a qualified electric facility.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B65105AE6104D18963B8F6871B1BB21" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a generator elects to be classified as a qualified electric facility pursuant to this subsection, such classification shall remain in effect unless the facility produces no electricity over the previous calendar year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1DB05CEC1994D6493A4811159286AAF" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voluntary program participation as a qualified thermal facility</header><paragraph id="H3463CA99AF984317AE96772632CA367A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A generator that produces thermal energy with a rated fuel-based capacity of less than 50,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour may, in accordance with this subsection, elect to be classified as a qualified thermal facility for purposes of this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EB1B910CF6149ADBE27E32E607E828A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order for a generator that produces thermal energy with a rated fuel-based capacity of less than 50,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour to be classified as a qualified thermal facility, the facility shall—</text><subparagraph id="H9C43BFA4B10C454F944CB4C444D80395" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have a rated fuel-based capacity of no less than 2,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H002B596993984D22AD2EF2A379BF87F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a notification to the Administrator of the intention of the generator to elect to be classified as a qualified thermal facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17CFE6ED654E4E25A1A6631B266C5611"><enum>(C)</enum><text>receive approval of such classification from the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B5963A2C08D43328805CA4EC38DEA08" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report annually to the Administrator relevant information collected on type, quality, and quantity of fuel used for onsite useful thermal energy output production, the quantity of useful thermal energy output, and the quantity of associated greenhouse gas emissions under section 713; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H715C4691DCF54656B114269EA9A6C758" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>designate a representative as required under section 727(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC89CF554C2AB4C8BA70526B24C4F3727" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Classification</header><text>If a generator that produces useful thermal energy output elects to be classified as a qualified thermal facility pursuant to this subsection, such classification shall remain in effect unless the facility—</text><subparagraph id="HA168BB73B7B8473E9922A00E50FB458A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>falls below a rated fuel-based capacity of 2,000,000 British thermal units on a higher heating value basis per hour; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ADEF99487664ECEAA2BB7E6AFFFBD85" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produces no useful thermal energy output over the previous calendar year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC456C9ABE81D47138468757E8FCBC585" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Voluntary program participation as qualified cogeneration facility</header><paragraph id="H7DE7E15F786748658DA253D7B9B47A64" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A generator that simultaneously produces useful thermal energy output and electricity with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts may, in accordance with this subsection, elect to be classified as a qualified cogeneration facility for purposes of this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A5BEC38C9354C6E91B6F62E617FB43C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>In order for a generator that simultaneously produces useful thermal energy output and electricity with a rated capacity of less than 2 megawatts to be classified as a qualified cogeneration facility, the facility shall—</text><subparagraph id="HAEB502BA11B94D65BA5D250E8A00C4D7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a notification to the Administrator of the intention of the generator to elect to be classified as a qualified cogeneration facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B0CB7339CD044D1B7983A7916B79057"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive approval of the classification from the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F6E94EFD37140A28BA2D8187CF1CEC7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>report annually to the Administrator relevant information collected on type, quality, and quantity of fuel used for onsite useful thermal energy output production, the quantity of useful thermal energy output, and the quantity of associated greenhouse gas emissions under section 713; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA74A094DB3A4AFD923C10D2D8211101" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>designate a representative as required under section 727(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCBC2C44B76A4D45A0FBBF2D1A20E894"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a generator elects to be classified as a qualified cogeneration facility pursuant to this subsection, such classification shall remain in effect unless the facility produces no electricity over the previous calendar year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBA410D3B1A244FB4BB0D922EC2C35D58" commented="no"><enum>725.</enum><header>Penalty for noncompliance</header><subsection id="HD4A5820AF7B54B50B69E8776AEF1360D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><paragraph id="HFD0014AFED9B4AC8A9C0FA6E55C4ABB9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The owner or operator of a covered entity that fails to surrender an emission allowance as required by section 721(a) shall be liable for payment to the Administrator of a penalty in the amount described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B234D11FAD64EBA94CCACD830B38E06" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of a penalty under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the product of—</text><subparagraph id="HA0227FF9A07643AFADD55F1A9356A1E9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">twice the highest monetary value (as indicated by the emission allowance tracking system established pursuant to section 726 over the previous calendar year) for the sale or transfer of an emission allowance; multiplied by</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDE41014CBC9497F84BD116506F135CB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances which the owner or operator of the covered entity failed to surrender as described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C50629242234A0BA58312BC754A8BC5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>A penalty required under this subsection shall be immediately due and payable to the Administrator, without demand, in accordance with regulations promulgated under section 729.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CE8725D8A10480890D084F1F71E09BD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No effect on liability</header><text>A penalty due and payable by the owners or operators of a covered entity under this subsection shall not diminish the liability of the owners or operators for any fine, penalty, or assessment against the owners or operators for the same violation under any other provision of this Act or any other law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E5E43B5CAFF421899651008C8CB93A8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Replacement emission allowances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The owner or operator of a covered entity that fails to surrender one or more emission allowances as required by section 721(a) for a calendar year shall surrender a quantity of emission allowances that is equal to the quantity the covered entity failed to surrender (in addition to the emission allowances otherwise required to be surrendered) by the April 1st deadline of the second succeeding calendar year.</text></subsection></section><section id="H6B8E6EED7E574E34878428580C869A5E"><enum>726.</enum><header>Emission allowance tracking system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The regulations promulgated under section 729 shall provide for—</text><paragraph id="H9ECD2E928A5E494C82E47D90B3FF8ABD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the establishment of a system to distribute emission allowances to covered entities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B0BFF2478F4935AC1656E7C18A3C56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a process to create accounts in which covered entities and any other entities that buy or sell emission allowances may hold emission allowances;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DB1A49AC4F5493BB8099B0AEC212E0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment of an emission allowance tracking system to track—</text><subparagraph id="HB47E361CD2404BE1A3156C5378DC40EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances transferred;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71B75865B47E4073BC73AFD2F38EB791"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the price or monetary value for which emission allowances are transferred;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDD166EC940B4AEA90283622A1D82EF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date of each such transfer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC56A19B80F64FFA916235683D3400EE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the parties involved in the transfer; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11220D9CFB79470BB860378E27D1C9C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any additional information the Administrator determines necessary for each such transfer; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B8198077BDE424490F861AE9C94EA96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the publication by the Administrator on the internet of—</text><subparagraph id="H5C27FD4B3BC44C73BDB81B2A00539988"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a weekly summary of average prices of emission allowances weighted by transaction size, the total number of emission allowances traded, and any other additional information determined by the Administrator as necessary for the orderly and competitive functioning of any emission allowance market;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63DF45B0B0D94D1796067184680B2DD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 each month to qualified electric facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D7934DB8467477C90F03E04A3B9F707"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 each month to qualified thermal facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H738AE77D292C4046BD975624CE0D427C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 each month to qualified cogeneration facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1A0A7F9EFA64D5EAA1D0B358D470083"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 during a calendar year that are held by qualified electric facilities at the end of each month;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C0F11351E234709933E7BEBD268EAE9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 during a calendar year that are held by qualified thermal facilities at the end of each month;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBD04D5723C343919023BA8B8C4FE04B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 during a calendar year that are held by qualified cogeneration facilities at the end of each month;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3D3F366C7B84150BC7C341C8C566251"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances distributed by the Administrator under section 722 during a calendar year that are held by entities other than covered entities at the end of each month;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E4037229B7A4AE4B16AD35E1D0A0B55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances surrendered to the Administrator each year by qualified electric facilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B024946B28E4C5C9B7B5C8330AA3D28"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances surrendered to the Administrator each year by qualified thermal facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB39C04889F34D608348285DB567E1A6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>the number of emission allowances surrendered to the Administrator each year by qualified cogeneration facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H43FC949ADA9B44F6875D86896F759DC1" commented="no"><enum>727.</enum><header>Other program rules</header><subsection id="HB585914845A749F1BD14386225A34F0E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Threshold review</header><text>For each category of covered entities listed in section 701(5), the Administrator—</text><paragraph id="H131C2F25D4F64026A21D47B9B3108FAC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in 2025, and once every 5 years thereafter, shall review the threshold for electricity or useful thermal energy output production that is used to define covered entities in such category; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H654ADBDFCE8343FAAB66EE5E946AA6D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may by rule lower such threshold after consideration of—</text><subparagraph id="H5876AC793D0748ADADABFBCD4B932638" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities in such category, and from other entities of the same type that produce less electricity or useful thermal energy output (including greenhouse gas emission sources that commence operation after the date of enactment of this title that are not covered entities); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E199242B81E4F699DF595D81994F0F3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether greater greenhouse gas emission reductions can be cost-effectively achieved by lowering the applicable threshold.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H279EE21B96A644A9A464C634836DE3B3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designated representatives</header><text>The regulations promulgated under section 729 shall require that each covered entity, and each entity holding an emission allowance or receiving an emission allowance from the Administrator under this title, submit to the Administrator a certificate of representation designating a designated representative.</text></subsection><subsection id="H118ABA36B2714DFD9C3CD9E3480FCFFB" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed—</text><paragraph id="HABD1001AD2184E87B0B3A1EFF952A6E6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as requiring a change of any kind in any State law regulating electric utility rates and charges, or as affecting any State law regarding such State regulation, or as limiting State regulation (including any prudency review) under such a State law;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2BFCD40673144A191B922B37F524EAD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as modifying the Federal Power Act or as affecting the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under that Act; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51908F4E8DB64C89BA0B29E07A8400CD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>as interfering with or impairing any program for competitive bidding for power supply in a State in which such a program is established.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8929C6A366384315A46A80E83465A296" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Position limits</header><paragraph id="H68B73DC9D9954DDA9687B3A214A38406" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The regulations promulgated under section 729 shall limit the number of emission allowances that an entity may hold at any time in a calendar year. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC0A03E541304142A7AA056A07177776" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shall set limits under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="H98A4FAA7A3254375A17EED233C7E8A51" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the number of emission allowances distributed in a calendar year that an entity may hold in such calendar year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF2D9CFDE9BC4D51A8423777DDE4C7A3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the total number of emission allowances that an entity may hold in a calendar year; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD23D8B46174940F28AB2A1C717439BC2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>so that no entity may at any time hold a number of emission allowances that may influence the price of emission allowances; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A51932AE7404AB8B864235B1F84500B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in a manner that will ensure adequate liquidity for buyers and sellers of emission allowances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07D779AF728C426D8434A0E282C8F0DC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Status of surrendered emission allowances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Once an emission allowance is surrendered to the Administrator under this title, the emission allowance shall be disqualified from subsequent use under this title, including subsequent sale, exchange, or submission.</text></subsection><subsection id="H37889FE6EFCC4245A0D61DF5B9B1EE12"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Orderly and competitive market</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated under section 729 shall specify all procedures and requirements necessary for the orderly and competitive functioning of any emission allowance market.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2876341A4D354421AF5C52079AB38828" commented="no"><enum>728.</enum><header>Oversight</header><subsection id="HCA55005E2214482E97D0855F90CA6934" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on—</text><paragraph id="H294BB6C196954FB89E30F22C7AD33DC5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of implementation of this title; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC63C3540258842E1B544FF3C85F46BB2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the progress in meeting the targets specified in section 702(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEAF271480F8847BE89B08BA0E7FD824A" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="H2138454990774715B43C59DD69A5D93A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a comprehensive evaluation of—</text><subparagraph id="H2825201D0AAB4294822939CDB6FEB963" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficiency, transparency, and soundness of the distribution of emission allowances under this title, and the Federal thermal energy reporting program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D216CA82ADD4F09837FD8ACF36407AA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost-effectiveness of this title in achieving the targets specified in section 702(a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H568416717DE446BAAB10A8FF4F9575E4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness of this title in facilitating the deployment of additional zero-carbon electricity capacity and useful thermal energy output capacity; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EB8818A35654C6989C7223A4850702B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations, if any, for legislative, regulatory, or administrative changes with respect to this title to improve its effectiveness and to reduce or eliminate any identified waste, fraud, or abuse.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE90F00F529E9423F81BC29264940C8B0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional contents</header><text>Each report under subsection (a) shall address the effectiveness of this title in—</text><paragraph id="HFE9979AAF4624F8D9559BDE672BC63BC" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>creating and preserving jobs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HECCEB940558048B1BA948077FD74D032" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring a manageable transition to a zero-emission economy for working families and workers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H842D76483D0F498BA67A14E840481066" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reducing, or enhancing sequestration of, greenhouse gases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D5EC4BCD701459D901E991EC6911705" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing clean technologies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCB64F30AA094653BFAB9DDABDCF379C" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>maintaining a liquid market for emission allowances. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2584952159564BC69470ECE3D200EE7D" commented="no"><enum>729.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified in this title, the Administrator shall promulgate final regulations to carry out this title not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this title.</text></section><section id="H496E05C0C9624D53B57B90996A52AFD1"><enum>730.</enum><header>Savings provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to relieve any person from complying with any requirement of another title of this Act.</text></section></part>

Combating the climate crisis

The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding after title VI the following new title: