3.0.0 131 2018-02-03T19:10:11Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2005-03-09T22:35:03Z Hearings by 2005-02-02T20:55:53Z Referred to 2005-01-24T23:42:35Z 2005-03-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Committee 2005-02-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-867. Committee 2005-01-24 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 S319-348) IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2005-01-24 True Environmental Protection Acid rain Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Animals Aquatic ecology Auctions Bioaccumulation Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Coal Cogeneration of electric power and heat Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Ecological research Electric power production Emissions trading Energy Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental monitoring Environmental research Environmental technology Eutrophication Finance and Financial Sector Fishes Food safety Forest ecology Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health Industrial pollution International Affairs International environmental cooperation Law Licenses Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Mercury Nitrogen Nitrogen oxides Ozone Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Smog Soil pollution Standards Sulphur Sulphur dioxide Technological innovations Technology assessment Water Resources Development Water quality Watersheds Environmental Protection 00 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-01T19:24:50Z Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) promulgate performance standards (limiting emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and mercury) for new boilers, integrated gasification combined cycle plants, and combustion turbines; and (2) conduct a comprehensive research and environmental assessment program to enhance understanding of health and environmental effects of particulate matter and mercury and to demonstrate the efficacy of emission reductions under this Act.

Excludes the following units from consideration as major emitting facilities or major stationary sources (or parts thereof) for purposes of compliance with provisions concerning prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and plan requirements for nonattainment areas: those that achieve a specified limit on particulate matter emissions or certain national emissions standards for hazardous pollutants or those with properly operated and maintained equipment to limit particulate matter emissions and that use good combustion practices to minimize carbon monoxide emissions.

Establishes procedures by which owners or operators may petition the Secretary of Energy for a determination that electricity reliability will likely be threatened by the need to install pollution control technology. Allows a compliance delay in the case of a successful petition.

Requires States to ensure in implementation plans that: (1) in an attainment or unclassifiable area, any emissions increase from the construction or modification of an affected unit will not result in exceeding a national ambient air quality standard; and (2) in a nonattainment area, the emissions increase will not interfere with a program to assure the achievement of such a standard. Provides for designation of transitional areas under implementation plans and states requirements for emissions inventories, the attainment of standards by the end of 2015, and penalties for not meeting the eight-hour ozone or fine particles standard.]]>

Clear Skies Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Clear Skies Act of 2005 Popular Titles Clean Skies bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title Clear Skies Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-24T05:00:00Z 2005-03-09 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. 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.