3.0.0 6877 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z House H HR 2008-09-11 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-11T18:10:58Z Referred to 2008-09-11T15:01:00Z 2008-09-11 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 N I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-09-11 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2008-09-11 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-09-24 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Air pollution control Business records Carbon dioxide Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Commerce Electric utilities Electronic government information Energy Environmental law enforcement Environmental research Fines (Penalties) Fluorocarbons Gas industry Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Industrial pollution Law Manufacturing industries Methane Nitrogen oxides Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Pollution measurement Science, Technology, Communications Environmental Protection 00 2008-09-11 Introduced in House 2009-01-13T22:57:38Z Greenhouse Gas Registry Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) determine the quantity of each greenhouse gas that makes the same contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide; and (2) designate as a greenhouse gas any directly emitted anthropogenic gas that is included in the Inventory of the United States Greenhouse Gases and Sinks, one metric ton of which makes the same or greater contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Directs each covered entity to report to the Administrator its greenhouse gas emissions for the prior calendar year.

Directs the Administrator to issue regulations establishing a federal greenhouse gas registry. Specifies that such regulations shall: (1) ensure accuracy and reliability of data submitted; (2) take into account best practices for measuring greenhouse gas emissions and the latest scientific research; (3) require that submitted data are monitored using monitoring systems for fuel use, fuel flow, or emissions, wherever feasible; (4) require annual reporting on the emission of greenhouse gases; (5) establish consistent policies for calculating carbon content and greenhouse gas emissions for each type of fossil fuel reported; (6) provide for immediate public dissemination of data reported, with certain exceptions; and (7) take into account the work done by the Climate Registry and other mandatory state or multistate authorized programs and explain the major differences in approach between the system established under the regulations and the respective registries or programs. Provides that nothing in this Act preempts any state or regional greenhouse gas registry efforts.

Authorizes the Administrator to bring a civil action against any entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act. Sets forth civil penalties for violations.

]]> Greenhouse Gas Registry Act Short Titles as Introduced Greenhouse Gas Registry Act Display Title Greenhouse Gas Registry Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the creation of a Federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6877ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6877ih.xml 2008-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. 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.