110 HR 942 IH: Clean Air Sustainability Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-02-08 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2007 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to clarify certain provisions in the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants to ensure that no major stationary sources of such air pollutants are exempted by Environmental Protection Agency rules from compliance with the maximum achievable control technology standard, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Clean Air Sustainability Act of 2007.

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Application of MACT standard to certain sources of hazardous air pollutants

Section 112(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(a)(1)) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: For purposes of this paragraph, the term potential to emit refers to the maximum capacity of the source to emit the air pollutant concerned, determined at the first date on which the source is required to comply with a standard under this section without regard to any lower subsequent emission levels of that air pollutant attributable to compliance with such standard or other factors..