[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2367 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2367

 To amend the Clean Air Act to further protect and enhance the public 
  interest by ensuring an orderly transition from chlorofluorocarbons 
   (CFCs) and halons to substitute compounds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 1995

  Mr. Doolittle (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
Hayworth, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, 
 Mr. Emerson, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Shadegg) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to further protect and enhance the public 
  interest by ensuring an orderly transition from chlorofluorocarbons 
   (CFCs) and halons to substitute compounds, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the accelerated phaseout of production and consumption 
        of chlorofluorocarbons and halons is not justified by 
        scientific evidence and poses an unjust burden on owners of 
        air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment; and
            (2) scientific evidence demonstrates that limited 
        production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbons and halons 
        beyond the current January 1, 1996 deadline until January 1, 
        2000, will not substantially affect the environment.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide for the 
prohibition of chlorofluorocarbon and halon production and consumption 
in accordance with the original schedule set forth in the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF CLEAN AIR ACT.

    (a) Phase-Out Schedule.--Section 604 of the Clean Air Act is 
amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
    ``(h) Phase-Out Schedule.--Notwithstanding section 606 or any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall, within 60 days of enactment 
of this subsection, promulgate regulations allowing the production of 
chlorofluorocarbons and halons listed as class I substances to the 
extent such production does not exceed the limitations set forth in 
subsection (a). Any unused allowances of any producer or consumer shall 
be equitably redistributed to other producers and consumers. Such new 
regulations shall supersede any previous regulation relating to the 
phase-out of the production or consumption of chlorofluorocarbons and 
halons listed as class I substances.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) No authority to accelerate schedule.--Section 606 of 
        such Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at 
        the end thereof:
    ``(c) Phase-Out Schedule for Chlorofluorocarbons and Halons.--The 
provisions of this section shall not apply to the chlorofluorocarbons 
and halons referred to in section 604(h).''.
            (2) Authority of administrator.--Section 615 of such Act is 
        amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``The 
        provisions of this section shall not be construed to authorize 
        the Administrator to accelerate the phase-out schedule for 
        chlorofluorocarbons and halons referred to in section 
        604(h).''.
SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF PRIOR LAW IN DETERMINING BASE TAX AMOUNT FOR 
              EXCISE TAX ON OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4681(b)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount of tax) is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) Base tax amount.--The base tax amount for 
                purposes of subparagraph (A) with respect to any sale 
                or use during calendar year 1996 is $3.55.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section 4681(b)(1) 
of such Code is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the last year specified in the table 
        under subparagraph (B) applicable to such chemical'' and 
        inserting ``1996'', and
            (2) by striking ``such last year'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``1996''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to sales and uses after December 31, 1995.
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