3.0.0 5674 2019-11-15T21:20:22Z 2019-11-15T21:20:23Z House H HR 2010-07-01 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-01T14:05:49Z 2010-07-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Air quality Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Public utilities and utility rates Environmental Protection 00 2010-07-01 Introduced in House 2010-11-22T21:55:22Z Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require affected units (coal-fired electric steam generating units that have nameplate capacities greater than 25 megawatts and generate electricity for sale) to reduce mercury emissions by the less stringent limitation of: (1) 80% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 1.6 pounds of mercury per trillion British thermal units (Btu) of input coal for the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014; and (2) 90% capture of inlet mercury or an emission rate of 0.8 pounds of mercury per trillion Btu of input coal by 2015 and each year thereafter.

Specifies methods that owners or operators of affected units are required to use as reference methods in calibrating the instruments used to measure the mercury concentrations in emissions from affected units.

Establishes excess emissions penalties for mercury. Sets forth compliance provisions.

Authorizes: (1) owners or operators of affected units that fail to achieve such limitations to request an alternate emission limitation; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish alternate limitations if the Administrator determines that the owner or operator has properly installed and operated continuous emissions monitoring system and control technology designed to achieve such limitations and is unable to achieve such limitations; and (3) the Administrator, after granting alternate limitations, to impose more stringent emissions limitations in subsequent years. Makes such alternate limitations effective January 1, 2015.

Provides that this Act supersedes any other requirement in such Act with regard to the emission of mercury from electric utility steam generating units.

]]> Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 Short Titles as Introduced Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 Display Title Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Clean Air Act to require reductions in mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2010-07-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5674ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5674ih.xml 2010-07-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.