I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 199 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2011 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Rahall) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect America’s Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011.

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Suspension of certain EPA action

(a)

In general

Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not take any action under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any stationary source permitting requirement or any requirement under section 111 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) relating to carbon dioxide or methane. (b)

Exceptions

Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1)any action relating to the preparation of a report or the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or (2)any action relating to the provision of technical support at the request of a State. (c)

Treatment

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action taken by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency before the end of the 2-year period described in subsection (a) (including any such action before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall be considered to make carbon dioxide or methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for any source other than a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, as described in section 202(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).