3.0.0 5381 2019-11-15T21:20:24Z 2019-11-15T21:20:24Z House H HR 2012-05-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLAKE:H.R. 5381.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress provided byArticle I, section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically clause 3 (relating to the power to regulateinterstate commerce).[Page H2323]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-11T18:43:59Z hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-11T18:43:59Z Referred to 2012-05-07T18:05:35Z 2012-05-11 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2012-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2012-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 N F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2012-05-31 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5] David Schweikert R AZ 5 2012-05-31 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 2012-05-31 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2012-05-31 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2012-06-05 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2012-06-05 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2012-06-05 False Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 2012-06-08 False L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 2012-06-20 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] John Campbell R CA 48 2012-06-20 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2012-07-09 False W000811 Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] Joe Walsh R IL 8 2012-07-11 False G000562 Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] Cory Gardner R CO 4 2012-07-11 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-18] Bob Gibbs R OH 18 2012-07-13 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2012-08-02 False C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2012-08-02 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2012-09-11 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Air quality Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Judicial review and appeals Environmental Protection 00 2012-05-07 Introduced in House 2012-08-15T12:46:28Z Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions concerning state petitions to exclude air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events from determinations of exceedences or violations of the national ambient air quality standards by requiring criteria used in determining if there has been a demonstration of an exceptional event to be stated with specificity in order to minimize the discretion of the Administrator in approving or disapproving such demonstration.

Requires: (1) the Administrator to develop such criteria in conjunction with input from states, and (2) such criteria to reflect the technical expertise and resources available in state and local agencies and the availability of meteorological and other monitoring data in rural areas. Authorizes such criteria to vary with respect to different regions. Requires the Administrator, in developing such criteria, to consider using an expedited or streamlined approval process and conditions under which such demonstrations may be suitable for such process.

Requires the Administrator: (1) to approve or disapprove an exceptional event demonstration within 90 days of such demonstration; or (2) if the Administrator requests additional information from a state regarding such demonstration, to approve or disapprove such demonstration within 90 days of submission of such information. Considers such demonstrations to be approved if the Administrator does not take action within such time frames. Requires: (1) such approval or disapproval to be based on a preponderance of the evidence, and (2) the Administrator to accord substantial deference to state findings on such demonstration. Authorizes the Administrator to develop and use analyses and consider evidence not provided by such demonstration. Considers such approval or disapproval to be final action subject to judicial review.

Requires the Administrator to revise regulations concerning air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events to meet the requirements of this Act within 180 days of this Act's enactment.

]]> Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2012 Display Title Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5381ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5381ih.xml 2012-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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.