3.0.0 150 2018-02-03T19:12:34Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2005-01-25 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-25T20:03:12Z 2005-02-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1498) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-25 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 S465-471) IntroReferral 2005-01-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S465) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-01-25 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-01-25 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-01-25 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-01-25 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2005-01-25 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-01-25 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-01-25 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-01-25 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-01-25 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-01-25 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-01-25 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-01-25 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-01-25 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-01-25 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-01-25 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2005-01-25 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2005-01-25 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2006-01-18 False Environmental Protection Acid rain Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Animals Appalachia Biomass energy Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Chesapeake Bay Coal Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dislocated workers Ecological research Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Electric power production Emissions trading Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Agency Environmental monitoring Environmental research Environmental technology Fishery management Forest conservation Fuel cells Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Grassland ecology Great Lakes Habitat conservation Job hunting Labor and Employment Lakes Landfills Law Long Island Sound Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mercury Methane Mountain States Mountains Natural gas New York State Nitrogen oxides Open space lands Ozone Public Lands and Natural Resources Range management Refuse as fuel Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Smog Solar energy Standards Stream conservation Sulphur dioxide Vermont Water Resources Development Watersheds Wind power Environmental Protection 00 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-04T21:34:44Z Clean Power Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and mercury from certain electric generation facilities by January 1, 2010 (January 1, 2009, for mercury emissions); and (2) establish an emission allowance tracking and transfer system for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide.

Directs the Administrator to study the impact of emission allowance trading. Limits the trading of allowances with facilities other than electricity generating facilities to certain carbon dioxide emission control programs. Sets forth an allocation scheme for emission allowances.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and annually review emission limitations for mercury; and (2) promulgate regulations preventing captured or recovered emissions from being re-released into the environment.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) request information from owners/operators of coal-fired electric generation facilities about hazardous air pollutants other than mercury; and (2) propose and promulgate emission standards.

Requires facilities to achieve specified emission standards should emission limitation regulations not be promulgated.

Makes specified violations of this Act unlawful.

Modifies reporting requirements for the acid precipitation research program.

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