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[S. 1785 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 320
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1785

    To amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a 
 decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under that 
                                  Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2007

  Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Whitehouse, and 
   Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                             August 2, 2007

               Reported by Mrs. Boxer, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a 
 decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under that 
                                  Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. WAIVERS OF PREEMPTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Waivers of Preemption.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Pending requests.--Not later than 30 days 
        after the date of enactment of this subsection, but in no case 
        later than September 30, 2007, the Administrator shall issue to 
        the Governor of each applicable State a decision on each 
        request for a waiver of preemption under subsection (b) that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) has been submitted by the State; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is pending as of the date of 
                enactment of this subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Subsequent requests.--With respect to a 
        request for a waiver of preemption under subsection (b) 
        (including such a request submitted by a State that has adopted 
        and enforced certain standards as described in section 177) 
        that is submitted by a State after the date of enactment of 
        this subsection, not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which the Administrator receives the request, the Administrator 
        shall issue to the Governor of the State a decision on whether 
        to grant the waiver.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. WAIVERS OF PREEMPTION.

    Section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Waivers of Preemption.--
            ``(1) Pending requests.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date of enactment of this subsection, but in no case later than 
        September 30, 2007, the Administrator shall issue a decision on 
        each request for a waiver of preemption under subsection (b) 
        that--
                    ``(A) was submitted before January 31, 2006; and
                    ``(B) is pending as of the date of enactment of 
                this subsection.
            ``(2) Subsequent requests.--With respect to a request for a 
        waiver of preemption under subsection (b) that is submitted by 
        a State after the date of enactment of this subsection, not 
        later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator 
        receives the request, the Administrator shall issue a decision 
        on whether to grant the waiver.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 320

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1785

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a 
 decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under that 
                                  Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 2, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment