3.0.0 730 2018-02-03T20:18:01Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2005-04-06 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-06T22:26:50Z 2005-04-06 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-04-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3312-3314) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-04-06 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Animals Armed Forces and National Security Building materials Canada Carbon dioxide Chemicals Chesapeake Bay Child health Coal Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Drugs Electric appliances Electric batteries Electric power production Electric utilities Emissions trading Energy Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental monitoring Environmental research Environmental technology Estuaries Families Federal advisory bodies Fetus Fishes Fishing Florida Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Great Lakes Groundwater Hazardous wastes Health Health surveys Health warnings Incineration Industrial pollution International Affairs International environmental cooperation Labeling Lakes Latin America Law Licenses Lighting Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maternal health services Medical supplies Medical wastes Mercury Mexico Military bases Municipal solid waste New York State Nitrogen oxides North America Packaging Petroleum Pregnant women Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling of waste products Rivers Science, Technology, Communications Scientific instruments and apparatus Sedimentation Soil pollution Sports and Recreation Standards Sulphur dioxide Transboundary pollution Vermont Water Resources Development Water pollution control Watersheds Women Women's health Environmental Protection 00 2005-04-06 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-19T15:04:35Z Mercury Emission Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations establishing emission limitations for mercury emissions by coal-fired electricity generating facilities.

Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing standards for mercury and mercury compound emissions applicable to: (1) coal- and oil-fired boiler units of a specified capacity; (2) chlor-alkali plants that use the mercury cell production process; and (3) Portland cement plants. Sets forth permit requirements.

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator to publish a list of mercury-containing items to be separated and removed from waste streams feeding solid waste facilities. Requires mercury-content labeling by manufacturers of listed items. Requires persons who transfer solid waste that may contain a listed mercury-containing item to submit separation and removal plans.

Amends the CAA to direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations concerning measurement of mercury emissions from solid waste combustion flue gases. Sets forth permit requirements.

Prohibits, three years after this Act's enactment, the sale of mercury-containing products unless the manufacturer has been granted an exemption.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator to establish an advisory committee to report on the progress made in complying with this Act's amendments to the CAA.

Increases funding for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program Mercury Deposition Network.

Requires various mercury-related studies and reports.]]>

Mercury Emission Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Mercury Emission Act of 2005 Display Title Mercury Emission Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units, commercial and industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s730is/xml/BILLS-109s730is.xml 2005-04-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.