3.0.0 4572 2023-01-11T13:16:39Z 2023-01-11T13:16:39Z House H HR 2010-02-02 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2010-02-03T16:37:23Z Referred to 2010-02-02T17:33:47Z A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. 111 636 S 2009-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain definitions of the term "renewable biomass", and for other purposes. 111 3381 S 2010-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2010-02-03 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2010-02-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E144-145) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000465 Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] IKE SKELTON D MO 4 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2010-02-02 True E000172 Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] JO EMERSON R MO ANN 8 2010-02-02 True H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2010-02-22 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2010-02-22 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2010-02-22 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2010-02-22 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2010-02-22 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2010-02-22 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2010-02-22 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2010-03-02 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2010-03-09 False S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2010-03-09 False B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2010-03-09 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 9 2010-03-16 False A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2010-04-20 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2010-04-20 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2010-04-22 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Solid waste and recycling Environmental Protection 00 2010-02-02 Introduced in House 2010-05-14T17:37:10Z Amends the Clean Air Act to exclude from the definition of "air pollutant" any of the following solely on the basis of its effect on global climate change: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing activities relating to the inclusion of international indirect land use change in the implementation of the renewable fuel program.

Excludes indirect emissions from international land use changes from the definition of lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture (currently, the Administrator) to determine the aggregate quantity of GHG emissions in liefecycyle GHG emissions related to the full fuel lifecycle.

Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "renewable biomass" as: (1) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from certain National Forest System land and public lands that are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed to reduce hazardous fuels, reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or restore ecosystem health, that would not otherwise be used for higher-value products, and that are harvested in accordance with specified requirements for old-growth forests and large tree retention; or (2) any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from nonfederal land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, including specified renewable plant material and waste material.

]]> To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2010-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4572ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4572ih.xml 2010-02-03 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.