[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3741 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3741

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit regulation of certain emissions 
                     from agricultural production.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 11 (legislative day, December 10), 2008

   Mr. Thune 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 amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit regulation of certain emissions 
                     from agricultural production.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN EMISSIONS FROM 
              AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Clean Air Act is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 312 (42 U.S.C. 7612) the 
        following:

``SEC. 313. PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN EMISSIONS FROM 
              AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
shall not regulate under this Act any emission of carbon dioxide, 
nitrogen oxide, or methane resulting from agricultural production.''; 
and
            (2) by redesignating the second section 317 (42 U.S.C. 
        7617) (relating to economic impact assessment) as section 318.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(g) The term'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(g) Air Pollutant.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such term'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Inclusion.--The term `air pollutant'''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exclusion.--The term `air pollutant' does not include 
        carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, or methane resulting from 
        agricultural production.''.
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