[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3489 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                      Calendar No. 1060
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3489

                          [Report No. 110-489]

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
               conduct a study on black carbon emissions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2008

   Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Inhofe) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

           September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

               Reported by Mrs. Boxer, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
               conduct a study on black carbon emissions.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY BY ADMINISTRATOR OF BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') shall 
work with representatives of industry and environmental groups as 
appropriate to conduct a study of black carbon emissions, including--
            (1) an identification of--
                    (A) the major sources of black carbon emissions in 
                the United States and throughout the world, an estimate 
                of the quantity of current and projected future 
                emissions, and the net climate effects of the emissions 
                from those sources;
                    (B) the most recent scientific information and data 
                relevant to the climate-related impacts of black carbon 
                emissions from the sources described in subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (C) the most effective and cost-effective control 
                technologies, operations, or strategies for additional 
                domestic and international reductions in black carbon 
                reductions, including a lifecycle, cost-effectiveness, 
                and net climate impact analysis of control 
                technologies, operations, or strategies that remove or 
                reduce black carbon, such as installation of diesel 
                particulate filters on existing diesel on- and off-road 
                engines;
                    (D) carbon dioxide equivalency factors or other 
                metrics that compare the warming or other climate 
                effects of black carbon with carbon dioxide and other 
                greenhouse gases; and
                    (E) the health benefits associated with additional 
                black carbon reductions; and
            (2) recommendations of the Administrator regarding--
                    (A) areas of focus for additional research for 
                technologies, operations, and strategies with the 
                highest potential to reduce black carbon emissions;
                    (B) actions that the Federal Government could take 
                to encourage or require additional black carbon 
                emission reductions; and
                    (C) the development of a climate-beneficial 
                tropospheric ozone reduction strategy, and a 
                description of the relationship of that strategy to the 
                ozone reduction strategy in effect as of the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the results of the study.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
                                                      Calendar No. 1060

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3489

                          [Report No. 110-489]

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                                 A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
               conduct a study on black carbon emissions.

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           September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

                       Reported without amendment