3.0.0 2399 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z Senate S 2015-12-10 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-10T23:33:33Z 2015-12-10 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural practices and innovations Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Economic development Electric power generation and transmission Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental technology Farmland Floods and storm protection Food industry and services Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian lands and resources rights Industrial facilities Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Low- and moderate-income housing Manufacturing Mining Minority health Poverty and welfare assistance Public utilities and utility rates Residential rehabilitation and home repair Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling Tariffs Unemployment User charges and fees Wetlands Environmental Protection 00 2015-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-12T18:40:47Z Climate Protection and Justice Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to address greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the bill:

  • states as U.S. policy greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050 that will result in reducing the emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050;
  • establishes a fee for manufacturing, producing, or importing certain carbon polluting substances (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) that increases over time;
  • establishes the Interagency Climate Council to evaluate whether the targets are being met;
  • requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations to ensure the targets are met if the council finds the targets are not being met;
  • requires those fees to be deposited in the Carbon Fee Rebate Fund established by this bill;
  • establishes the Carbon Fee Rebate Program, which will distribute proceeds from the fees to eligible U.S. residents;
  • establishes a Climate Justice Resiliency Grant Program to fund projects that mitigate climate impacts on communities that are unable to afford the management or mitigation of those impacts;
  • expands the definition of solid waste under the Clean Air Act and applies air pollution emission limits to those wastes; and
  • establishes a fee on carbon pollution-intensive goods imported into the United States, requires the fees to be deposited in the Carbon Equivalency Fee Fund established by this bill, and requires the fund to be used for certain purposes, including improving industrial energy efficiency.

The bill provides funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and the Rural Energy for America Program.

The bill revises the Food Security Act of 1985 by providing incentives for farmers to use no-till cultivation practices and sustainable fertilizer application practices.

The bill revises the Federal Power Act to enable access on the electric grid for demand response programs (programs that enable customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods).

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