[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5261 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5261

To prohibit the issuance of new source permits under the Clean Air Act 
for certain sources that would result in the deposition of mercury into 
            the Great Lakes System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2002

    Mr. Kirk  (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Kind) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the issuance of new source permits under the Clean Air Act 
for certain sources that would result in the deposition of mercury into 
            the Great Lakes System, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Mercury Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN NEW SOURCE PERMITS UNDER 
              CLEAN AIR ACT.

    (a) Prohibition.--No permit may be issued or approved under any 
provision of the Clean Air Act after the date of the enactment of this 
Act for any new source described in subsection (b).
    (b) New Source.--For purposes of this section, the term ``new 
source'' means any source--
            (1) that, for purposes of any emission standard, is a new 
        source (as defined in regulations under the Clean Air Act);
            (2) that is located in any State that borders any of the 
        Great Lakes; and
            (3) whose emissions would result in the deposition of 
        mercury into the Great Lakes System.
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