3.0.0 2011 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z Senate S S 2005-11-15 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-11-15T20:41:34Z Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 109 4333 HR 2005-12-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Identical bill CRS 2005-11-15 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 S12849-12850) IntroReferral 2005-11-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12849) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-11-15 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Air pollution control Autoimmune diseases Automobile tires Birth defects Child health Congress Congressional reporting requirements Energy Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental technology Environmentally induced diseases Epidemiology Families Government Operations and Politics Health Law Licenses Medical research Paper and paper products Pollution measurement Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse as fuel Respiratory diseases Science, Technology, Communications Standards Transportation and Public Works Environmental Protection 00 2005-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-09T19:42:30Z Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing a permit under the Clean Air Act authorizing the burning of tire-dervied fuel at any pulp or paper mill unless such mill meets specified performance standards promulgated by the Administrator or has agreed to install control equipment and operate at or below required emission performance standards. Allows the Administrator to issue interim permits under certain conditions.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish performance standards for fine particulates for new and existing mills; and (2) conduct studies of the health effects of increased emissions from the use of tire-derived fuel and report to Congress on such studies.

]]> Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 Display Title Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish performance standards for fine particulates for certain pulp and paper mills, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Tire-Derived Fuel Safety Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2011is/xml/BILLS-109s2011is.xml 2005-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12849-12850) 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.