[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3469 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3469

  To provide that the Clean Air Interstate Rule shall remain in full 
                           force and effect.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2008

Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Bond, and Mr. 
  Chambliss) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that the Clean Air Interstate Rule shall remain in full 
                           force and effect.

    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 ``CAIR Reinstatement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. CLEAN AIR INTERSTATE RULE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Environmental Protection Agency is directed and authorized to implement 
the Clean Air Interstate Rule and the rule establishing Federal 
Implementation Plans for the Clean Air Interstate Rule as promulgated 
and modified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (70 Fed. Reg. 25,162 (May 12, 2005), 71 Fed. Reg. 25,288 (April 
28, 2006), 71 Fed. Reg. 25,328 (April 28, 2006), 72 Fed. Reg. 59,190 
(Oct. 19, 2007)). Such rules shall remain in force and effect except as 
they may later be revised by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency by rule pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.).
    (b) Savings Clause.--Except as specifically provided in this Act, 
nothing in this Act shall change or modify the authority or obligations 
set forth in the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
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