3.0.0 1201 2023-01-11T19:40:48Z 2023-01-11T19:40:48Z Senate S S 2007-04-24 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-24T22:42:58Z 2007-04-24 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 S4969-4978) IntroReferral 2007-04-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4969) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-04-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-04-24 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-04-24 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-07-28 False Environmental Protection Acid rain Administrative procedure Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Electric power production Emissions trading Energy Energy consumption Energy demand Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Agency Environmental law enforcement Environmental research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Law Mercury Nitrogen oxides Science, Technology, Communications Standards Sulphur dioxide Environmental Protection 00 2007-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-24T15:12:53Z Clean Power Act of 2007 - 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, global warming pollutants, and mercury from certain electric generation facilities; and (2) establish an emission allowance tracking and transfer system for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon dioxide.

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

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 for such pollutants by January 1, 2009.

Directs the Administrator to require units designed to provide electricity at a unit capacity factor of at least 60% that begin operation after December 31, 2011, to meet a global warming pollution emission standard that is not higher than the emission rate of a new combined cycle natural gas generating unit.

Requires a covered generator to provide a minimum percentage of the base quantity of electricity it produces for sale for a year from low-carbon generation. Directs the Administrator to establish: (1) a low-carbon generation trading program; and (2) a competitive grant program for projects to geologically dispose of carbon dioxide.

Requires: (1) each retail electricity supplier to implement programs to achieve improvements in energy efficiency and peak load reduction; and (2) the Administrator to establish targets to reduce peak demand and electricity use.

Requires the Administrator to define the types and sources of renewable energy generation that may be carried out under this Act, which shall include all types of renewable energy other than energy generated from municipal solid waste, wood contaminated with plastics or metals, or tires. Sets forth the minimum quantity of electricity that shall be generated by renewable energy sources. Requires the Administrator to establish a renewable energy credit program.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards for accrediting certified reductions in the emission of carbon dioxide through biological sequestration activities.

Makes noncompliance with requirements or regulations under this Act unlawful. Authorizes the President to temporarily adjust, suspend, or waive any such regulation to minimize the effects of a national security emergency.

Modifies reporting requirements for the acid precipitation research program.

]]> Clean Power Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Clean Power Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Clean Power Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1201is/xml/BILLS-110s1201is.xml 2007-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4969-4978) 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.