3.0.0 1795 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z House H HR 2009-03-30 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-31T18:20:57Z Referred to 2009-03-30T16:32:49Z 2009-03-31 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2009-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 N Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental Protection 00 2009-03-30 Introduced in House 2009-08-11T18:20:00Z Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an independent Offsets Integrity Advisory Board to make recommendations for promulgating regulations on offsets of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and for ensuring the overall environmental integrity of the offset program (a program that recognizes the act of reducing or avoiding GHG emissions in one place in order to offset emissions occurring somewhere else).

Requires the Board to provide recommendations to the Administrator periodically regarding offset project types that should be considered eligible under the program.

Requires the Board, by January 1, 2017, and at five-year intervals thereafter, to submit to the Administer and make available to the public an analysis of relevant scientific and technical information related to the offsets program.

Requires the Board to: (1) review offset methodologies, scientific studies, offset project monitoring, offset project verification reports, and audits and evaluate the net emissions effects of implemented offset projects; and (2) recommend changes to offset methodologies, protocols, or project types or to the overall offset program to ensure that offset credits do not compromise the integrity of the emissions cap and to avoid or minimize any adverse effects to human health or the environment.

Requires the Administrator, at least every five years, to review and revise: (1) the methodologies established; (2) the reversal policies and mechanisms established; (3) measures to improve the accountability of the offsets program; and (4) any other requirements established to ensure the environmental integrity and effective operation of the offsets program.

]]> To provide for the establishment of an Offsets Integrity Advisory Board, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide for the establishment of an Offsets Integrity Advisory Board, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of an Offsets Integrity Advisory Board, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1795ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1795ih.xml 2009-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. 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.