3.0.0 843 2023-01-15T23:33:11Z 2023-01-15T23:33:11Z Senate S S 2003-04-09 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-09T21:01:32Z 2003-04-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5077-5083) IntroReferral 2003-04-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5076-5077) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2003-04-09 True G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2003-04-09 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2003-07-14 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Air pollution control Biomass energy Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Electric power production Electric utilities Emissions trading Environmental Protection Agency Environmental monitoring Environmental technology Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Fines (Penalties) Fossil fuels Fuel cells Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hydroelectric power International Affairs International environmental cooperation Law Licenses Mercury Nitrogen oxides Public Lands and Natural Resources Renewable natural resources Science, Technology, Communications Solar energy Standards Sulphur dioxide Water Resources Development West (U.S.) Wind power Environmental Protection 00 2003-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-16T21:26:48Z Establishes national pollutant tonnage limitations for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and carbon dioxide.

Provides for review and revision of annual tonnage limitations.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish trading programs for nitrogen oxide and mercury allowances.

Directs the Administrator to establish reserves of nitrogen oxide and mercury allowances as set asides for new units.

Establishes a nitrogen oxide and mercury allowance transfer system.

Directs the Administrator to establish a carbon dioxide allowance trading program.

Makes allowances available to projects certified by a newly established independent review board. Permits the trading of allowances under any U.S. or internationally recognized carbon dioxide reduction program.

Establishes a carbon dioxide allowance transfer system.

Revises the new source review program to cover unit changes after 2008 and to permit the lowest achievable emission rate standard to take cost into account.

Revises the sulfur dioxide allowance program to establish an allowance reserve for new units and to establish maximum emissions for states in the Western Regional Air Partnership.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a program to provide region-oriented forecasts and warnings regarding air quality for certain regions of the United States, using existing Federal programs to the degree possible.]]>

Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 Display Title Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-09T04:00:00Z 2003-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5077-5083) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.