1.Short title; Table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Stop the War on Coal Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
Title I—Limitation on authority to issue regulations under the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Sec. 101. Limitation on authority to issue regulations under
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Sec. 102. Publication of scientific studies for proposed
rules.
Title II—No greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air
Act
Sec. 201. No regulation of emissions of greenhouse
gases.
Sec. 202. Preserving one national standard for
automobiles.
Title III—Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on
Nation
Sec. 301. Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations
that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States.
Sec. 302. Analyses.
Sec. 303. Reports; public comment.
Sec. 304. Additional provisions relating to certain
rules.
Sec. 305. Consideration of feasibility and cost in establishing
national ambient air quality standards.
Title IV—Management and disposal of coal combustion
residuals
Sec. 401. Management and disposal of coal combustion
residuals.
Sec. 402. 2000 Regulatory determination.
Sec. 403. Technical assistance.
Sec. 404. Federal Power Act.
Title V—Preserving State authority to make determinations
relating to water quality standards
Sec. 501. State water quality standards.
Sec. 502. Permits for dredged or fill material.
Sec. 503. Deadlines for agency comments.
Sec. 504. Applicability of amendments.
Sec. 505. Reporting on harmful pollutants.
Sec. 506. Pipelines crossing streambeds.
Sec. 507. Impacts of EPA regulatory activity on employment and
economic activity.
Title VI—REGIONAL HAZE REGULATORY RELIEF
Sec. 601. Implementation plans.
Sec. 602. Visibility protection for Federal Class I
areas.
Title VII—No regional haze regulation on the coal-powered Navajo
generating station
Sec. 701. Limitation on authority to issue
regulations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Limitation on
authority to issue regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977</header>
<section id="H13FCBA86F53A411CBB6BE176BCBD8922"><enum>101.</enum><header>Limitation on
authority to issue regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Interior may not, before December 31, 2013, issue or approve any proposed
or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1201">30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.</external-xref>) that would—</text>
<paragraph id="H4698A62EA03E49D5AD79CD3C24DAD1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adversely impact
employment in coal mines in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C51A3022B840D89F8335895D49E37F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cause a reduction
in revenue received by the Federal Government or any State, tribal, or local
government, by reducing through regulation the amount of coal in the United
States that is available for mining;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09EE0D74792647D686E8D5EF892BBB33"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the amount of coal available for
domestic consumption or for export;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBCC5C1888504C68B7B39745003BA291"><enum>(4)</enum><text>designate any area
as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6549F02FA038449F9BD2F65CD68F4C3F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>expose the United
States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through
regulation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1DB61F90C3474B768559FE37E6255D93"><enum>102.</enum><header>Publication of
scientific studies for proposed rules</header>
<subsection id="H54AEA5351C424CF887E8BCD3BAE48A16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1291">16 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H933BA1FBDC7041E2A4DAA4AED8AEB7CB"><enum>722.</enum><header>Publication of scientific studies for proposed
rules</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDBDC46D716E74EE88F68D33C3A762913"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, or any other Federal
official proposing a rule under this Act, shall publish with each rule proposed
under this Act each scientific study the Secretary or other official,
respectively, relied on in developing the rule.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3315FDD632FB40A0B5D796523FE9C163"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scientific study
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section the
term <term>scientific study</term> means a study that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB423E3D27A1C404CA16EF7083575DA81"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies rigorous, systematic, and objective
methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to the subject
matter involved;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H070DF32ED3C44D4A901F1D786BEB93FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presents findings and makes claims that are
appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have been employed;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BBF5EE473FE4DE5856204F0864E5A3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes, appropriate to the rule being
proposed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68D115AE155C461192CAF83208DF4CA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use of systematic, empirical methods that
draw on observation or experiment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE0D0511396434C56B7000A0F2D90D2E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use of data analyses that are adequate to
support the general findings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7D906B5957046DDA497DD8F1EA90A0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reliance on measurements or observational
methods that provide reliable and generalizable findings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CF66CA77E6E48C4A77A99D445F3F345"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strong claims of causal relationships, only
with research designs that eliminate plausible competing explanations for
observed results, such as, but not limited to, random-assignment
experiments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72E3B4518780408D8339729D711CFC8A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>presentation of
studies and methods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication
or, at a minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically on the
findings of the research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA664EE002BF4E9C8A467144C13A66DA"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or
critique by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous,
objective, and scientific review; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CBD7C5E8C0543CAA2BD336325E56F26"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistency of findings across multiple
studies or sites to support the generality of results and
conclusions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0FE50F5577A0430FB98908C70A3F3B15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents at the end of the first section
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such title
the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 722. Publication of scientific
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</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>No
greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act</header>
<section id="H50A21DD7A0FC49E2B2B8927FB287A1AB"><enum>201.</enum><header>No regulation
of emissions of greenhouse gases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7601">42 U.S.C. 7601 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5A5C06C41D704EF7AAE7A4D5B5471ADA">
<section id="H4DEBBD6AF9C4445AB8CD23EE00E87EF5"><enum>330.</enum><header>No Regulation
of emissions of greenhouse gases</header>
<subsection id="H21F73CB4329049929DF5C17BC35644BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>greenhouse gas</term> means any of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H7DD9222874694D8E91003F97082071BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Water
vapor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H975940A114294241BFEB37806F3D5FA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Carbon
dioxide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B72C5D95654F7F944298F1A7ED9D13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Methane.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D906C4DF33748AD881B2B8CA60BFD0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Nitrous
oxide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB53F0634666445C68161CD8D89D68EFE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Sulfur
hexafluoride.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6DD627E401F4972AB4DE10149E3DBF1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Hydrofluorocarbons.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47D1C640FF2D488B841AA316E351AAA9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Perfluorocarbons.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE4E901E0A62424BA9759BC0B4AE0E48"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any other
substance subject to, or proposed to be subject to, regulation, action, or
consideration under this Act to address climate change.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H640A75A3FCF1420DB5D4E2B8E386FE07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
agency action</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD053DFFAA08441AF8843617865DCDE9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB87EA7AA4F543E6AF5E6FE54490F6B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may not, under this Act, promulgate any
regulation concerning, take action relating to, or take into consideration the
emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEC5F5F1FC6F840979B28BA979C131BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Air pollutant
definition</header><text>The definition of the term <term>air pollutant</term>
in section 302(g) does not include a greenhouse gas. Notwithstanding the
previous sentence, such definition may include a greenhouse gas for purposes of
addressing concerns other than climate change.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7F2B3B77F4946B69117799E5080E5DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Paragraph
(1) does not prohibit the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2CA78B18294B42C88635263956B477E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(B),
implementation and enforcement of the rule entitled <quote>Light-Duty Vehicle
Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy
Standards</quote> (as published at 75 Fed. Reg. 25324 (May 7, 2010) and without
further revision) and implementation and enforcement of the rule entitled
<quote>Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles</quote> (as published at 76 Fed.
Reg. 57106 (September 15, 2011) and without further revision).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB39B790335C34A93AE60A05459DC8D6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Implementation and
enforcement of section 211(o).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA8DDFDFBCDF49389CEA05A05A5BD6A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutorily authorized Federal research,
development, demonstration programs and voluntary programs addressing climate
change.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD3C7B9EBB2545D59AC149A1F8EA6CC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Implementation and
enforcement of title VI to the extent such implementation or enforcement only
involves one or more class I substances or class II substances (as such terms
are defined in section 601).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DC8F7C4564D4FD485FE1F78F6D9C3A7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Implementation and
enforcement of section 821 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7651k">42 U.S.C. 7651k</external-xref> note) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/549">Public Law
101–549</external-xref> (commonly referred to as the <quote>Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H977D4E41FB8C4DEDA9834B4913CF135E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of provisions</header><text>Nothing listed in paragraph (2) shall cause a
greenhouse gas to be subject to part C of title I (relating to prevention of
significant deterioration of air quality) or considered an air pollutant for
purposes of title V (relating to permits).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB996937313424BBA9477629F672A4FA7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certain prior
agency actions</header><text>The following rules and actions (including any
supplement or revision to such rules and actions) are repealed and shall have
no legal effect:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5DB00075A2C47FABEFFE0222CF67FBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text><quote>Mandatory
Reporting of Greenhouse Gases</quote>, published at 74 Fed. Reg. 56260 (October
30, 2009).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0E1C19FE7C84CD788F8A924D29FE762"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>Endangerment
and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of
the Clean Air Act</quote>, published at 74 Fed. Reg. 66496 (December 15,
2009).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2A77174B77B44758CE3A3BD05C254AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text><quote>Reconsideration
of Interpretation of Regulations That Determine Pollutants Covered by Clean Air
Act Permitting Programs</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 17004 (April 2,
2010) and the memorandum from Stephen L. Johnson, Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator, to EPA Regional Administrators, concerning
<quote>EPA’s Interpretation of Regulations that Determine Pollutants Covered by
Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Program</quote>
(December 18, 2008).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB764A9955DD24A60A4D1BBCBF700CFE3"><enum>(D)</enum><text><quote>Prevention
of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule</quote>,
published at 75 Fed. Reg. 31514 (June 3, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE680EEEAC2F4C0FB56991ED6FC3BFFC"><enum>(E)</enum><text><quote>Action To
Ensure Authority To Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of
Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Call</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 77698
(December 13, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E6B29B08B78418E9FB2A39D52B61C3F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Action To Ensure Authority To Issue
Permits Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program to Sources of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Finding of Failure To Submit State Implementation
Plan Revisions Required for Greenhouse Gases</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg.
81874 (December 29, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58773250D1CE4367BBDB59E271D37E37"><enum>(G)</enum><text><quote>Action to
Ensure Authority To Issue Permits Under the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Program to Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Federal
Implementation Plan</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 82246 (December 30,
2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7DAB2BE395F48808EE022F2EEFC211E"><enum>(H)</enum><text><quote>Action to
Ensure Authority to Implement Title V Permitting Programs Under the Greenhouse
Gas Tailoring Rule</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 82254 (December 30,
2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H884AD3899931456AADE4F5F24460A823"><enum>(I)</enum><text><quote>Determinations
Concerning Need for Error Correction, Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval,
and Federal Implementation Plan Regarding Texas Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Program</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 82430 (December 30,
2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD139CE7A69CE4792A484E2F542E04B35"><enum>(J)</enum><text><quote>Limitation
of Approval of Prevention of Significant Deterioration Provisions Concerning
Greenhouse Gas Emitting-Sources in State Implementation Plans</quote>,
published at 75 Fed. Reg. 82536 (December 30, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1303406B7E1406285769A31B10B8B7E"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Determinations Concerning Need for
Error Correction, Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval, and Federal
Implementation Plan Regarding Texas Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program; Proposed Rule</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 82365 (December 30,
2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD44F93209CF749B3B9C1C6DACFD94D32"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Except for actions
listed in paragraph (2), any other Federal action under this Act occurring
before the date of enactment of this section that constitutes a stationary
source permitting requirement or an emissions standard for a greenhouse gas to
address climate change.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61AD6AB3DADA4D0EBCF234BD5207E069"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State
action</header>
<subparagraph id="HB6986D116DFE4AE4893C0CDC5DEC1AE7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section does
not limit or otherwise affect the authority of a State to adopt, amend,
enforce, or repeal State laws and regulations pertaining to the emission of a
greenhouse gas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F362FAD3D5E451C84EFC9B7731B79F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header>
<clause id="H1DFF290DDA0F4BBFBA83EF0BC5973709"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), any provision described in clause (ii)—</text>
<subclause id="H13BE190347A943F6A827B345EE0FA88C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is not federally
enforceable;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H70F74EA251E040B583C060FE3285C0FE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not deemed to
be a part of Federal law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H54D52E843CE2495199511E1C2CEBAB6B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is deemed to be
stricken from the plan described in clause (ii)(I) or the program or permit
described in clause (ii)(II), as applicable.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H2B352116E4654527B0ED9AD64984D26E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Provision
defined</header><text>For purposes of clause (i), the term
<term>provision</term> means any provision that—</text>
<subclause id="H89AF858AD069433787F25FA1452B4479"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is contained in a State implementation plan
under section 110 and authorizes or requires a limitation on, or imposes a
permit requirement for, the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate
change; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCEEFC4BEE9624C0DB1B30D1A1F90B485"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is part of an operating permit program
under title V, or a permit issued pursuant to title V, and authorizes or
requires a limitation on the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate
change.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D396DE07E74420AAE843117AB5EED94"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Action by
Administrator</header><text>The Administrator may not approve or make federally
enforceable any provision described in subparagraph
(B)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAB4540325AE24A60AE8C5A2F65DD1848"><enum>202.</enum><header>Preserving one
national standard for automobiles<editorial></editorial></header>
<subsection id="H5AB36B6652174B2BA655F7BFE1A53D5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that the emissions of
greenhouse gases from a motor vehicle tailpipe are related to fuel
economy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB3637ACF360D4F8AB5D27AEE97204C5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall submit a report to the Congress that, notwithstanding section 201,
assumes the implementation and enforcement of the final rule entitled
<quote>2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards</quote> (issued on August 28,
2012) and estimates—</text>
<paragraph id="H63986459F5464F20BFB45EAD2D8756F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total number
of jobs that will be lost due to decreased demand by year caused by the
rule;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE15139FBC5744E28ECE74734974A565"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
additional fatalities and injuries that will be caused by the rule; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3017AB94412040DBBD854870747BB1A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the additional
cost to the economy of the redundant regulation of fuel economy and greenhouse
gas emissions by the Environmental Protection Agency and State agencies for
model years 2011 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H356719AF1B1344F38F66B2077D84815E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Other
than to gather basic factual information, the Secretary of Transportation shall
not consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or
any official from the California Air Resources Board in fulfilling the
requirement described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE85FFD24A0B84861955A206B3A96AF07"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendment to the
Clean Air Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(b)
of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7543">42 U.S.C. 7543</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C8219C352A49F294772AD022846657" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEE258A2764314A9F84EAE6887BDBBE04" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to standards for emissions of
greenhouse gases (as defined in section 330) for model year 2017 or any
subsequent model year new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7155E67263D84CF4A25171522A1C3510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator may not waive
application of subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE39DD23F8384F75B57BEF474B97729D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no waiver granted prior to the date of
enactment of this paragraph may be construed to waive the application of
subsection
(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Transparency in
Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on Nation</header>
<section id="HE860B05E1F41400AAFACF555746EFF2D"><enum>301.</enum><header>Committee for
the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in
the United States</header>
<subsection id="H80AFDD4DCF0748EC8B210FB513B28253"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall establish a committee
to be known as the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that
Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States (in this Act referred to
as the <term>Committee</term>) to analyze and report on the cumulative and
incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in accordance with sections 302 and 303.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE04FB2EFF294B5881CA2CB5D7AE47E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of the
following officials (or their designees):</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA9F1D2323FFE4F979DE1FE3782E3A27C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Chief Economist.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94C313185F024FBFAD33C551EEE8AB30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce, acting through
the Chief Economist and the Under Secretary for International Trade.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA00E673D443F4060A04DE40FA45EA4E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, acting through the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AABBA5942F8418BA99B5D7B9D201240"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy, acting through the
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F426819E76A47C9B684D1E9F47BDD30"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury, acting
through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy of the
Department of the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2398BBFD5FF40C0AAF0EC7BD87FE53A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4B0C20426A5413C83DDCC5E4B5BDEDF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Chairman of
the Council of Economic Advisors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1C50DF78D2E420B98FD1E9031BB5155"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Chairman of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA10B03FE5A9240EF99A28B42047FEDC8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H760EFE60673E4A3CB2242E4FA7E33AA8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD809FA2C2CB44DDEB864D3C8E1221DEF"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairman of the United States
International Trade Commission, acting through the Office of Economics.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H34689C2D303A43EB81C982B434C85A88"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce shall serve as
Chair of the Committee. In carrying out the functions of the Chair, the
Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the members serving on the Committee
pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (11) of subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H03610A7C45F74FD0A435D1DDA0DEE623"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting analyses under section 302
and preparing reports under section 303, the Committee shall consult with, and
consider pertinent reports issued by, the Electric Reliability Organization
certified under section 215(c) of the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824o">16 U.S.C.
824o(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13C4B921CCE448C2AA9FB7E749FC555B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall terminate 60 days after
submitting its final report pursuant to section 303(c).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEB00C5DA7CDC43B79AD6B341679CD1C5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Analyses</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2CD930D3EBAD4B8483866C0D4E9EA6C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
Committee shall conduct analyses, for each of the calendar years 2016, 2020,
and 2030, of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD5972467BBC41F49C8E9038B9A17B83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cumulative impact of covered rules that
are promulgated as final regulations on or before January 1, 2013, in
combination with covered actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3F47859980F04FD2B8494B4558737500"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cumulative impact of all covered rules
(including covered rules that have not been promulgated as final regulations on
or before January 1, 2013), in combination with covered actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA061C7A6A664663AC9F61B7A03A42AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The incremental impact of each covered rule
not promulgated as a final regulation on or before January 1, 2013, relative to
an analytic baseline representing the results of the analysis conducted under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97F979385DD54A1EA05821A5A7D66BE9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall include in each
analysis conducted under this section the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1169D5B075A24B8FA3F64D98652C4224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Estimates of the
impacts of the covered rules and covered actions with regard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1470941437F04B7D9C40E58F92F5226F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the global economic competitiveness of the
United States, particularly with respect to energy intensive and trade
sensitive industries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80DF4C99D14940869539BF48D9BFE229"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other cumulative costs and cumulative
benefits, including evaluation through a general equilibrium model
approach;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1FAF72937C544CFA1F9CD002F78C5F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any resulting
change in national, State, and regional electricity prices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54AA3A9F487543ECB13FFCC5A66B5F64"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any resulting change in national, State,
and regional fuel prices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C98B308AB394643BDFC32F873B4F19C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on national, State, and regional
employment during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, and also in the long term, including secondary impacts associated with
increased energy prices and facility closures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51A8711BB6494D23BAD88A41A076C677"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the reliability
and adequacy of bulk power supply in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE0753685F3944F48B36D1A4B2314EDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discussion of key uncertainties and
assumptions associated with each estimate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H94843BB22A9246D799155EEC078BAD29"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sensitivity analysis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H757A5CF9CD4B4F5889F746454FA206A7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discussion, and where feasible an
assessment, of the cumulative impact of the covered rules and covered actions
on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DEB10AD511C467195E979A8D94114D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consumers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FF7A70FF870491788B64A67B36D52CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>small
businesses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8194DB8243384E3FBACA7FC4FD194730"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regional
economies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H949444875C254BB3A2E52FAE620F3784"><enum>(D)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB788853A4E33452E8A2C550DA1ED23DB"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">low-income communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECAEB01C156F48759F9388B0BC681178"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public health, including health effects
associated with regulatory costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AEA2F715BFA4F1ABCD34B32C1026182"><enum>(G)</enum><text>local and
industry-specific labor markets; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7807BEE17DA84736AE442D6271E87A60"><enum>(H)</enum><text>agriculture,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">as well as
key uncertainties associated with each topic.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBDC3316EAE654DF9ACAEB5981181E557"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting analyses under this section,
the Committee shall use the best available methods, consistent with guidance
from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–4.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87A510F6545B42D2A82FFFE4B2000B8D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting analyses under this section,
the Committee—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF7D8E8842FA046E4B427A056E281B777"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use the best
data that are available to the public or supplied to the Committee by its
members, including the most recent such data appropriate for this analysis
representing air quality, facility emissions, and installed controls;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H89BD20D09FD749C3A6B2F5A08CE1CBA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is not required to
create data or to use data that are not readily accessible.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H78D8CF2AE53B4189B04BC8E2D6BD005E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Covered
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>covered rule</term> means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9E0B29E5AF2D4E3CB9FC3A34F1A52AA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The following
published rules (including any successor or substantially similar rule):</text>
<subparagraph id="HE960806DF19149288D58F7EFE92385C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Clean Air Interstate Rule (as defined
in section 304(a)(4)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8108AEC0DD0B4490B9BE0BB185E00137"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone</quote>, published at 73 Fed. Reg. 16436 (March 27,
2008).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9178CEB33473488C8EAC41EF863C3C7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters</quote>, published at 76 Fed. Reg.
15608 (March 21, 2011).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H931FFB276F76466BA3DA7E655A0BBF04"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers</quote>, published at 76 Fed. Reg. 15554 (March 21,
2011).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8EDCC42AB60F4A5789C9E86920459EA4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric
Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units</quote>, published
at 77 Fed. Reg. 9304 (February 16, 2012).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H750069FC557F45E7BF9428E185489480"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal
Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg.
35127 (June 21, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA97F3CA252824CE29A049FB448AD9F46"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 35520 (June 22,
2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDC07A1F96C334544B095ACE4BBEE28BF"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide</quote>, published at 75 Fed. Reg. 6474
(February 9, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCF8152D50094C9097A152741862BC57"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and
Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants</quote>, published at 75
Fed. Reg. 54970 (September 9, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C77C2AD844B489D9440CE701E8E967F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The following
additional rules or guidelines promulgated on or after January 1, 2009:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H292237C9EB694018AE1FA146DAA08BBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule or guideline promulgated under
section 111(b) or 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7411">42 U.S.C. 7411(b)</external-xref>, 7411(d)) to
address climate change.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE78F57EEC1E4DE3BFCAE4A8E65C2D25"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule or guideline promulgated by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a State, a local
government, or a permitting agency under or as the result of section 169A or
169B of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7491">42 U.S.C. 7491</external-xref>, 7492).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H019CBD04D53943888ECBD1227E89C0B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any rule
establishing or modifying a national ambient air quality standard under section
109 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7409">42 U.S.C. 7409</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6523EBBFC1BB41FF84B0EE156D19F724"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule addressing fuels under title II of
the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7521">42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.</external-xref>) as
described in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
under Regulatory Identification Number 2060–AQ86, or any substantially similar
rule, including any rule under section 211(v) of the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7545">42 U.S.C.
7545(v)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1C0FE40973554E8AA84105E5319F50A3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Covered
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>covered action</term> means any action on or after January 1, 2009,
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a State, a local
government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of part C of
title I (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality) or
title V (relating to permitting) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.</external-xref>), if such
application occurs with respect to an air pollutant that is identified as a
greenhouse gas in <quote>Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for
Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act</quote>, published
at 74 Fed. Reg. 66496 (December 15, 2009).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE020AAC8125E4C82B0601E95C9AC709C"><enum>303.</enum><header>Reports; public
comment</header>
<subsection id="H85038ED0B18C4D4381D2671EC0349CC0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preliminary
report</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2013, the Committee shall make
public and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
a preliminary report containing the results of the analyses conducted under
section 302.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C9A923E8E4641A5BADE53D9AA26F488"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public comment
period</header><text>The Committee shall accept public comments regarding the
preliminary report submitted under subsection (a) for a period of 120 days
after such submission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD286102A40304A94877AEA95BF54CC05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2013, the Committee shall
submit to Congress a final report containing the analyses conducted under
section 302, including any revisions to such analyses made as a result of
public comments, and a response to such comments.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H985712D0509E48DE93EB7764DFAF76FF"><enum>304.</enum><header>Additional
provisions relating to certain rules</header>
<subsection id="HED120FCC6BCE43E2A68CDF99FC2EB687"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cross-State Air
Pollution rule/Transport rule</header>
<paragraph id="HB55D0C2CAAC84F88B4D112A45C68811F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Earlier
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rule entitled
<quote>Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate
Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals</quote>, published at 76 Fed.
Reg. 48208 (August 8, 2011), and any successor or substantially similar rule,
shall be of no force or effect, and shall be treated as though such rule had
never taken effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1FA8BF7CAE2E4C7C8159FF2814798F99"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Continued
applicability of Clean Air Interstate Rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In place of any rule described in paragraph
(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section
referred to as the <quote>Administrator</quote>) shall continue to implement
the Clean Air Interstate Rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H64E8C95D27CB4DF0A84955CDC48B300A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
rulemakings</header>
<subparagraph id="H1ED2A44BE8604E5BAAA439AAAE7D1ADA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Issuance of new
rules</header><text>The Administrator—</text>
<clause id="HDCA68638763D43E49F969526F516C24F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not issue
any proposed or final rule under section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) or section 126 of
the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7410">42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)</external-xref>,
7426) relating to national ambient air quality standards for ozone or
particulate matter (including any modification of the Clean Air Interstate
Rule) before the date that is 3 years after the date on which the Committee
submits the final report under section 303(c);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1D3BB45EE4AC40CAA57E905D99A21FA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in issuing any
rule described in clause (i), shall base the rule on actual monitored (and not
modeled) data and shall, notwithstanding section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), allow the
trading of emissions allowances among entities covered by the rule irrespective
of the States in which such entities are located;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD5F4CDBD1EE34A5686D14D1C6A1A1A4F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not issue any proposed or final rule
under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7409">42 U.S.C. 7409</external-xref>) that relies upon
scientific or technical data that have not been made available to the public;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3840D1C8BAFC4B23B64B02C6DC2D5EF0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall not issue
any proposed or final rule under section 109 of the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7409">42 U.S.C.
7409</external-xref>), unless the accompanying regulatory impact analysis, as
required under Executive Order No. 12866, is peer reviewed in a manner
consistent with the Office of Management and Budget’s <quote>Final Information
Quality Bulletin for Peer Review</quote> and the third edition of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s <quote>Peer Review Handbook</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3A4088E5CC946019D80E6560BD8BC3E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation
schedule</header><text>In promulgating any final rule described in subparagraph
(A)(i), the Administrator shall establish a date for State implementation of
the standards established by such final rule that is not earlier than 3 years
after the date of publication of such final rule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H770C9B6B964D4EBDA7DE9A21D47AA7C0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition of
Clean Air Interstate Rule</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<term>Clean Air Interstate Rule</term> means 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 (70 Fed. Reg. 25162 (May
12, 2005), 71 Fed. Reg. 25288 (April 28, 2006), 72 Fed. Reg. 55657 (October 1,
2007), 72 Fed. Reg. 59190 (October 19, 2007), 72 Fed. Reg. 62338 (November 2,
2007), 74 Fed. Reg. 56721 (November 3, 2009)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA99D7C458B4744598E0028FA79CE636F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Steam generating
unit rules</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7D733A91EA9A4A279662BE74807FE8D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Earlier
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proposed rule
entitled <quote>National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From
Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of
Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-
Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating
Units</quote> published at 76 Fed. Reg. 24976 (May 3, 2011), and any final rule
that is based on such proposed rule and is issued prior to the date of the
enactment of this Act, shall be of no force and effect, and shall be treated as
though such proposed or final rule had never been issued. In conducting
analyses under section 302(a), the Committee shall analyze the rule described
in section 302(e)(1)(E) (including any successor or substantially similar rule)
as if the preceding sentence did not apply to such rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E9DA24F0720459281B96A518F36595B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Promulgation of
final rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In place of the
rules described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEEDF2520C464E43A8F728E1F1BAFC29"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue regulations establishing national
emission standards for coal-and oil-fired electric utility steam generating
units under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42 U.S.C. 7412</external-xref>) with respect to
each hazardous air pollutant for which the Administrator finds such regulations
are appropriate and necessary pursuant to subsection (n)(1)(A) of such
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CEED234FBF348EAB3DE5B076EDC910B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue regulations
establishing standards of performance for fossil-fuel-fired electric utility,
industrial-commercial-institutional, and small
industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units under section 111 of
the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/111">42
U.S.C. 111</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFDEC721BC1AE416DA7548909ACD19260"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issue the final
regulations required by subparagraphs (A) and (B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H01ECD7CC9D8B47CD8C111123A6744D64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after issuing
proposed regulations under such subparagraphs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF06C78E406C34F759DBDAD2C7EF00BE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after
consideration of the final report submitted under section 303(c); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF28A85AA96234B53BBB51C3FDADB921A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not earlier than
the date that is 12 months after the date on which the Committee submits such
report to the Congress, or such later date as may be determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F530154294743A9ADAC7DBCE1020F6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance
provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="H4A0D8F0F58C7440C9CD82B64F3BCC9FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of
compliance dates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
promulgating the regulations under paragraph (2), the Administrator—</text>
<clause id="H2C195DED2B2C424E8CEE77EAEFA2B7CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall establish a date for compliance with
the standards and requirements under such regulations that is not earlier than
5 years after the effective date of the regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6B4A4D9438144093B434ED83AA377041"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
establishing a date for such compliance, shall take into consideration—</text>
<subclause id="HC8989F9B22894190AF214F95D212E3D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of achieving emissions
reductions;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD0B189F083B1447DA5757A4C0BFA37E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any non-air
quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements of the
standards and requirements;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0E597508799046E083C69EA04256882F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the feasibility
of implementing the standards and requirements, including the time needed
to—</text>
<item id="H0E36A5373B024AA58B830A4692015BF0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtain necessary permit approvals; and</text>
</item><item id="H1728C16FC515437E9587CEF9C91CCC85"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>procure, install,
and test control equipment;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H16343E4F700D4EFD927BF6E6EC5BC00B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of equipment, suppliers,
and labor, given the requirements of the regulations and other proposed or
finalized regulations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7049FB7235F6429085B9263C581DF6FD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>potential net
employment impacts.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E059063EF6840469F57BC381DF9CBD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the
regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HD565A6EA805944A19255C2DF3A840B69"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Administrator
proposes a regulation pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) establishing an emission
standard under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42 U.S.C. 7412</external-xref>) shall be treated as
the date on which the Administrator first proposes such a regulation for
purposes of applying the definition of a new source under section 112(a)(4) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42 U.S.C.
7412(a)(4)</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4DB82242BE484537BBD17C88BFB8B1FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Administrator
proposes a regulation pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) establishing a standard of
performance under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7411">42 U.S.C. 7411</external-xref>)
shall be treated as the date on which the Administrator proposes such a
regulation for purposes of applying the definition of a new source under
section 111(a)(2) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7411">42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(2)</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="H058FB674E55F41058716F529A369877F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of any emission standard or
limitation applicable to electric utility steam generating units, the term
<term>new source</term> means a stationary source for which a preconstruction
permit or other preconstruction approval required under the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.</external-xref>) has been issued after the effective date of such
emissions standard or limitation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H5F4CFA5DC8944C938A0B61A99A94517F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of clause (iii), the date of
issuance of a preconstruction permit or other preconstruction approval is
deemed to be the date on which such permit or approval is issued to the
applicant irrespective of any administrative or judicial review occurring after
such date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E9BBD9A140249FBB75EBA042BE46C9E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
restrict or otherwise affect the provisions of paragraphs (3)(B) and (4) of
section 112(i) of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42 U.S.C. 7412(i)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H469B1CA3780949A18EC2604677EBE45E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EAAEB6C13AD4C9ABE47B5B64AD3C200"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of
standards achievable in practice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A) of this section shall apply section 112(d)(3) of the Clean Air
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42 U.S.C.
7412(d)(3)</external-xref>) in accordance with the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF121E3A38B7D4785845BEC13FD080BB1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>New
sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to new
sources:</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H5593A842E59241079E0FD39FCA7B1516"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall identify the best
controlled similar source for each source category or subcategory.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE3E746C82E134390979A449D5CE65EA3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The best
controlled similar source for a category or subcategory shall be the single
source that is determined by the Administrator to be the best controlled, in
the aggregate, for all of the hazardous air pollutants for which the
Administrator intends to issue standards for such source category or
subcategory, under actual operating conditions, taking into account the
variability in actual source performance, source design, fuels, controls,
ability to measure pollutant emissions, and operating conditions.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0FC5F6675DA74AC79D673C73EBEC3110"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Existing
sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to
existing sources:</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H26E47394CFF2470CAF9EAC497B29B427"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall identify one group
of sources that constitutes the best performing 12 percent of existing sources
for each source category or subcategory.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H4349274204784FA5A9D88E34C29B4972"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The group
constituting the best performing 12 percent of existing sources for a category
or subcategory shall be the single group that is determined by the
Administrator to be the best performing, in the aggregate, for all of the
hazardous air pollutants for which the Administrator intends to issue standards
for such source category or subcategory, under actual operating conditions,
taking into account the variability in actual source performance, source
design, fuels, controls, ability to measure pollutant emissions, and operating
conditions.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B2ABD1710694056BDBD35170E51CB3A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulatory
alternatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the
regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2) of this section, from among
the range of regulatory alternatives authorized under the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.</external-xref>), including work practice standards under section 112(h)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7412">42
U.S.C. 7412(h)</external-xref>), the Administrator shall impose the least
burdensome, consistent with the purposes of such Act and Executive Order No.
13563 published at 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (January 21, 2011).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2DD026C10B2E4BE4A7E6BD5BC4F225C5"><enum>305.</enum><header>Consideration
of feasibility and cost in establishing national ambient air quality
standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In establishing any
national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard under section 109 of
the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7409">42 U.S.C. 7409</external-xref>), the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall take into consideration
feasibility and cost.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Management and
disposal of coal combustion residuals</header>
<section id="HBB265F7259FE4ECA8B5A082F6315D2EE"><enum>401.</enum><header>Management and
disposal of coal combustion residuals</header>
<subsection id="H872DBFBF697D4AA4944F61D6383CFE41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6941">42 U.S.C. 6941 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9E7B60121A8E4B93B87A16BAFA1462F5" style="OLC">
<section id="H4B110CB353744153B278CD619BB65AA5"><enum>4011.</enum><header>Management and
disposal of coal combustion residuals</header>
<subsection id="HB49B935159CA4A36BE9734168E1CA868"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State permit
programs for coal combustion residuals</header><text>Each State may adopt and
implement a coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H05348F3E29E94AE98F2EEDC3651A9247"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
actions</header>
<paragraph id="HBFC0AC7FD6174D5FAAA636B94099CA4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section (except as
provided by the deadline identified under subsection (d)(3)(B)), the Governor
of each State shall notify the Administrator, in writing, whether such State
will adopt and implement a coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D8651E49C1844F39E1A3143A8A4E178"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H57B9922B8B0E4561AA23048A42B56649"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of
this section (except as provided in subsections (f)(1)(A) and (f)(1)(C)), in
the case of a State that has notified the Administrator that it will implement
a coal combustion residuals permit program, the head of the lead State agency
responsible for implementing the coal combustion residuals permit program shall
submit to the Administrator a certification that such coal combustion residuals
permit program meets the specifications described in subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6430BEEB28084BE999ABBC14CC2A2909"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
certification submitted under this paragraph shall include—</text>
<clause id="H66BF73AF3E3E47808C2A9A8F395BBC34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
letter identifying the lead State agency responsible for implementing the coal
combustion residuals permit program, signed by the head of such agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78665D88720145749C477687C2BC8A43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identification of
any other State agencies involved with the implementation of the coal
combustion residuals permit program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H20E976587FAE469A91B91AFFEE64703B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a narrative
description that provides an explanation of how the State will ensure that the
coal combustion residuals permit program meets the requirements of this
section, including a description of the State’s—</text>
<subclause id="H480814766579418CAE1E4D335F62A46A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>process to inspect
or otherwise determine compliance with such permit program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H697073741E3E44D9845DA5398C9F1389"><enum>(II)</enum><text>process to
enforce the requirements of such permit program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H74E3B671D94B427AAFEC5EC61B75BC13"><enum>(III)</enum><text>public
participation process for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations
for, and the issuance of permits under, such permit program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6890EFF2EBE547CA8CE0AB8EF5C48D7D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>statutes,
regulations, or policies pertaining to public access to information, such as
groundwater monitoring data;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H774621672F504AA6A0ACE3696AD06113"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
legal certification that the State has, at the time of certification, fully
effective statutes or regulations necessary to implement a coal combustion
residuals permit program that meets the specifications described in subsection
(c); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H623277D56F3B42A09557DE9A522D8F81"><enum>(v)</enum><text>copies of State
statutes and regulations described in clause (iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF2316444FFC408EB92F1E1804398D58"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>A
State may update the certification as needed to reflect changes to the coal
combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB382A7D25C56418AB9F47474F5B32611"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of
4005(c) or 3006 program</header><text>In order to adopt or implement a coal
combustion residuals permit program under this section (including pursuant to
subsection (f)), the State agency responsible for implementing a coal
combustion residuals permit program in a State shall maintain an approved
program under section 4005(c) or an authorized program under section
3006.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB78DC8F91701485A993A6C6187102A87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Permit program
specifications</header>
<paragraph id="H3D90AFFC2A2547FA8514568EFDF68B86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H883C572119C841CA87A93226C313027D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A coal combustion residuals permit program shall apply
the revised criteria described in paragraph (2) to owners or operators of
structures, including surface impoundments, that receive coal combustion
residuals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC46AE5FC350048F3A4FF3CBF857E7911"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Structural
integrity</header>
<clause id="H7F3A0B1738354F91BFE9C2F98FF45807"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Engineering
certification</header><text>A coal combustion residuals permit program shall
require that an independent registered professional engineer certify
that—</text>
<subclause id="H6A1E9DA4217144658B1244C80B5A9152"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the design of
structures is in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good
engineering practices for containment of the maximum volume of coal combustion
residuals and liquids appropriate for the structure; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFE3BED7486214ABEA680ABAF2F729207"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the construction
and maintenance of the structure will ensure dam stability.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H8A565BC1C0224820ACB2494A971B81FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inspection</header><text>A
coal combustion residuals permit program shall require that structures that are
surface impoundments be inspected not less than annually by an independent
registered professional engineer to assure that the design, operation, and
maintenance of the surface impoundment is in accordance with recognized and
generally accepted good engineering practices for containment of the maximum
volume of coal combustion residuals and liquids which can be impounded, so as
to ensure dam stability.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE80FF0D354E14ADF883E203A94278D27"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Deficiency</header>
<subclause id="H5116937D8DE24F8EB9146912796B8052"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the head of the agency responsible for implementing
the coal combustion residuals permit program determines that a structure is
deficient with respect to the requirements in clauses (i) and (ii), the head of
the agency has the authority to require action to correct the deficiency
according to a schedule determined by the agency.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF5D31A118A8A49FE9B2364743584DD5D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Uncorrected
deficiencies</header><text>If a deficiency is not corrected according to the
schedule, the head of the agency has the authority to require that the
structure close in accordance with subsection (h).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB56D4CF1FB1C4B109CA0C42876AC760D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Each
structure that first receives coal combustion residuals after the date of
enactment of this section shall be constructed with a base located a minimum of
2 feet above the upper limit of the water table, unless it is demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion
residuals permit program that—</text>
<clause id="HDDE88F9FC05446A9A9CD4028089B07DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the hydrogeologic
characteristics of the structure and surrounding land would preclude such a
requirement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8283E867CAFF4A939EC9A291A8DEA545"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the function and
integrity of the liner system will not be adversely impacted by contact with
the water table.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H611B9BB417FE4D59ADFA9D2D54F35686"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Wind
dispersal</header>
<clause id="H77AC041ED61C45BDB0D4BE134F86956D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The agency responsible for implementing the coal
combustion residuals permit program shall require that owners or operators of
structures address wind dispersal of dust by requiring cover, or by wetting
coal combustion residuals with water to a moisture content that prevents wind
dispersal, facilitates compaction, and does not result in free liquids.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4952C3351E2B4DD58B44C3AEFA461473"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Alternative
methods</header><text>Subject to the review and approval by the agency, owners
or operators of structures may propose alternative methods to address wind
dispersal of dust that will provide comparable or more effective control of
dust.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA6A2061F3284267B5037C26AC6C129D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Permits</header><text>The
agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion residuals permit
program shall require that the owner or operator of each structure that
receives coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section
apply for and obtain a permit incorporating the requirements of the coal
combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F1BE456A0EB4B4099AF7CDB9C869DBA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>State
notification and groundwater monitoring</header>
<clause id="H38C8723FC35B4D90B5C782473EF47C9D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not
later than the date on which a State submits a certification under subsection
(b)(2), the State shall notify owners or operators of structures within the
State of—</text>
<subclause id="H5628FBFF28864F3AB60CD010F9F38F88"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the obligation to
apply for and obtain a permit under subparagraph (E); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H93BDA4F39D3A493BB398EA1984B1C095"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the groundwater
monitoring requirements applicable to structures under paragraph
(2)(A)(ii).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H7ED5AB816BEB4D99B7F3159862F87AA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Groundwater
monitoring</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which a State
submits a certification under subsection (b)(2), the State shall require the
owner or operator of each structure to comply with the groundwater monitoring
requirements under paragraph (2)(A)(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CA3D037B6C6444395EC78DCAAF8C951"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Agency
requirements</header><text>Except for information described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1905">section
1905</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, the agency responsible
for implementing the coal combustion residuals permit program shall ensure
that—</text>
<clause id="H778EA27C24634DEE9060D2EEABFCE6BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documents for
permit determinations are made available for public review and comment under
the public participation process described in subsection
(b)(2)(B)(iii)(III);</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9DA07590CB74104AA1004618137CEFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>final
determinations on permit applications are made known to the public; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4BFE2538DB824C39AF27DEC96972E415"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>groundwater
monitoring data collected under paragraph (2) is publicly available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H344E677EA002406E8F9108CA0A7B8B5C"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Agency
authority</header>
<clause id="H56E9C495D9B948CA8B361F95101DAA3A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The agency responsible for implementing the coal
combustion residuals permit program has the authority to—</text>
<subclause id="H439EC3EA293848488A050F44D38F01E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtain information
necessary to determine whether the owner or operator of a structure is in
compliance with the coal combustion residuals permit program requirements of
this section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDF9F8B1BAFDB40B09A87FAEBFA33BAFE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>conduct or
require monitoring and testing to ensure that structures are in compliance with
the coal combustion residuals permit program requirements of this section;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA5B7DDC3AD1848FF83783BA5A90EB728"><enum>(III)</enum><text>enter, at
reasonable times, any site or premise subject to the coal combustion residuals
permit program for the purpose of inspecting structures and reviewing records
relevant to the operation and maintenance of structures.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4D8C0D6533954CD69A40A82AB2598959"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Monitoring and
testing</header><text>If monitoring or testing is conducted under clause
(i)(II) by or for the agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion
residuals permit program, the agency shall, if requested, provide to the owner
or operator—</text>
<subclause id="HB78727F8EB0E44179FCE1DDBD5F697E6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a written
description of the monitoring or testing completed;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCBBEA8DA928B4B03B8D8E094958AB989"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at the time of
sampling, a portion of each sample equal in volume or weight to the portion
retained by or for the agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA2A29F65A41C4A6495F8D32B3EAB24C6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a copy of the
results of any analysis of samples collected by or for the agency.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5271F0582FD14396B01E950B343AD1AF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>State
authority</header><text>A State implementing a coal combustion residuals permit
program has the authority to—</text>
<clause id="HC58EEFE25269447986D6D3D9B5C50769"><enum>(i)</enum><text>inspect
structures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE4806F47EEBA4F3B8A1B01E6224129DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implement and
enforce the coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8E0A68C24AC4C8EA174DC77EBF1B36D"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Requirements for
surface impoundments that do not meet certain criteria</header>
<clause id="H8AD8E716C0394B8BA281963E5B00515A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the groundwater monitoring and corrective
action requirements described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), a coal combustion
residuals permit program shall require a surface impoundment that receives coal
combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section to—</text>
<subclause id="H0C01CAFE2D154109BF2369D3C4460E7E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>comply with the
requirements in clause (ii)(I)(aa) and subclauses (II) through (IV) of clause
(ii) if the surface impoundment—</text>
<item id="HA1BC15865BD048C0887F1E44D3B421BF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>does not—</text>
<subitem id="HCCD7619787B74A8E98828FB10E93910D"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>have a liner
system described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(b)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H421D81C07BA64B0080AAB877302249A6"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>meet the design
criteria described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;
and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="H2A5F033DE1C84D83BA0A0CE709270D39"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>within 10 years
after the date of enactment of this section, is required under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.56">section
258.56(a)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to undergo
an assessment of corrective measures for any constituent identified in
paragraph (2)(A)(ii) for which assessment groundwater monitoring is required;
and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HBAF045149F1347F88AB6273A7DBBD928"><enum>(II)</enum><text>comply with the
requirements in clause (ii)(I)(bb) and subclauses (II) through (IV) of clause
(ii) if the surface impoundment—</text>
<item id="H084D270C200F4EC683F483ECA3026459"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>does not—</text>
<subitem id="HC4015D9CF19E41FBBD26B2093D65AC07"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>have a liner
system described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(b)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H6C5F4A330CBA47B990E3092BF709C441"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>meet the design
criteria described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;
and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="HE4A6283C438D45978327E8F285EEFAEE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>as
of the date of enactment of this section, is subject to a State corrective
action requirement.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HF57D612C4328483899DB5C1DB34820FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subclause id="HC590897F5E8A45DD8BFEF328BE1CE1EB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<item id="H023E6D3018984BBAB555AABC3C4F3644"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in item (bb), subclause (IV), and
clause (iii), the groundwater protection standard for structures identified in
clause (i)(I) established by the agency responsible for implementing the coal
combustion residuals permit program under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.55(h)</external-xref> or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.55(i)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations, for any constituent for which corrective measures are
required shall be met—</text>
<subitem id="HB1B529454E0E4084ADDA2A31C3DD8F87"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>as soon as
practicable at the relevant point of compliance, as described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(d)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H1BDD55C8CB274956AC0BE6B2CA03CB83"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>not later than 10
years after the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subitem></item><item id="H5CC47A160B3249E996D04B619D0E3297"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Impoundments
subject to State corrective action requirements</header><text>Except as
provided in subclause (IV), the groundwater protection standard for structures
identified in clause (i)(II) established by the agency responsible for
implementing the coal combustion residuals permit program under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.55(h)</external-xref> or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.55(i)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations, for any constituent for which corrective measures are
required shall be met—</text>
<subitem id="H6C6F3A2B7A514051A1940DA7E8AC25DA"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>as soon as
practicable at the relevant point of compliance, as described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(d)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="HD9C24DBBECA343DE8A8F5A6E92596EC0"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>not later than 8
years after the date of enactment of this section.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="H6E468639FF184408A527169E9CA5C44E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Closure</header><text>If
the deadlines under clause (I) are not satisfied, the structure shall cease
receiving coal combustion residuals and initiate closure under subsection
(h).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H72AFED2B03DB43488F245DC86ABE0F45"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Interim
measures</header>
<item id="HBF79A20FDC6F492AA4A938AD6FF38EE3"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in item (bb), not later than 90 days
after the date on which the assessment of corrective measures is initiated, the
owner or operator shall implement interim measures, as necessary, under the
factors in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.58">section 258.58(a)(3)</external-xref> of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</item><item id="HB7E446307FA94D21B3BA2DB0DFC3AFE1"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Impoundments
subject to state corrective action requirements</header><text>Item (aa) shall
only apply to surface impoundments subject to a State corrective action
requirement as of the date of enactment of this section if the owner or
operator has not implemented interim measures, as necessary, under the factors
in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.58">section
258.58(a)(3)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HE5F0B2C86F164EB49BF746CBA7C96330"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Extension of
deadline</header>
<item id="H2641762030234BC3855AF94C8C0AB41D"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in item (bb), the deadline for meeting
a groundwater protection standard under subclause (I) may be extended by the
agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion residuals permit
program, after opportunity for public notice and comment under the public
participation process described in subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii)(III), based
on—</text>
<subitem id="H19BC40B74F9145CCAC3F3E09B2FCC8EC"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of any interim measures implemented by the owner or operator of the facility
under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.58">section 258.58(a)(3)</external-xref> of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="HA1393F2F4EB04C869321117ADA8F6B1D"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the level of
progress demonstrated in meeting the groundwater protection standard;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H7D8FFEF1920E4C51B2241299A92D21F4"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>the potential for
other adverse human health or environmental exposures attributable to the
contamination from the surface impoundment undergoing corrective action;
and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H59BF3695ECE446A09D49203768E3A5D3"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>the lack of
available alternative management capacity for the coal combustion residuals and
related materials managed in the impoundment at the facility at which the
impoundment is located if the owner or operator has used best efforts, as
necessary, to design, obtain any necessary permits, finance, construct, and
render operational the alternative management capacity during the time period
for meeting a groundwater protection standard in subclause (I).</text>
</subitem></item><item id="H401C6AFE852C4C158C09AF3103F8F33C"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
deadlines under subclause (I) shall not be extended if there has been
contamination of public or private drinking water systems attributable to a
surface impoundment undergoing corrective action, unless the contamination has
been addressed by providing a permanent replacement water system.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="HB31FEC5A533A4E65AA8B89773DC0661D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Subsequent
closure</header>
<subclause id="H30CDB120B49242E2A77B87BB84B11BBB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the groundwater monitoring and corrective
action requirements described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), a coal combustion
residuals permit program shall require a surface impoundment that receives coal
combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section to comply with
the requirements in subclause (II) if the surface impoundment—</text>
<item id="H7B59F44A2AC44A23A48DB930A0558285"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>does not—</text>
<subitem id="HDE385AF7013D428E8B91BFBD94366106"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>have a liner
system described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(b)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="HA7B1B295551E45FF8E2C85DDFE1DBC10"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>meet the design
criteria described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subitem></item><item id="H6605F1173FF344F993617B08C3CB0F71"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>more than 10
years after the date of enactment of this section, is required under
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.56">section
258.56(a)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to undergo
an assessment of corrective measures for any constituent identified in
paragraph (2)(A)(ii) for which assessment groundwater monitoring is required;
and</text>
</item><item id="H0C7EB633C4224C95A3D23BC2C3B8DBDA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>is
not subject to the requirements in clause (ii).</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H790CB0D201364B6C819D87EA222A285F"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<item id="H47079367AE904D57B6AA77DC84123272"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Closure</header><text>The
structures identified in subclause (I) shall cease receiving coal combustion
residuals and initiate closure in accordance with subsection (h) after
alternative management capacity for the coal combustion residuals and related
materials managed in the impoundment at the facility is available.</text>
</item><item id="HD906DF357B2C45078F1D07178B1787A6"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Best
efforts</header><text>The alternative management capacity shall be developed as
soon as practicable with the owner or operator using best efforts to design,
obtain necessary permits, finance, construct, and render operational the
alternative management capacity.</text>
</item><item id="H8448F8D23C474AACBFAC96A2E2685133"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Alternative
management capacity plan</header><text>The owner or operator shall, in
collaboration with the agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion
residuals permit program, prepare a written plan that describes the steps
necessary to develop the alternative management capacity and includes a
schedule for completion.</text>
</item><item id="HECB4D5CD2DEC4112B308662D5CDDF4FF"><enum>(dd)</enum><header>Public
participation</header><text>The plan described in item (cc) shall be subject to
public notice and comment under the public participation process described in
subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii)(III).</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B5403B413564E609335601EFB079EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revised
criteria</header><text>The revised criteria described in this paragraph
are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H79C5175EC343455E919C7980D7698EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the revised
criteria for design, groundwater monitoring, corrective action, closure, and
post-closure, for structures, including—</text>
<clause id="H8A95A5A82184422BB2279B9A5CA43C1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for new
structures, and lateral expansions of existing structures, that first receive
coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section, the
revised criteria regarding design requirements described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, except that
the leachate collection system requirements described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.40">section
258.40(a)(2)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations do not
apply to structures that are surface impoundments;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AB3C04013484FCA8557EDCECEAA936C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for all
structures that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment
of this section, the revised criteria regarding groundwater monitoring and
corrective action requirements described in subpart E of part 258 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations, except that, for the purposes of this paragraph,
the revised criteria shall also include—</text>
<subclause id="H484F3D78C8E5421AB461858DE9557024"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for the purposes
of detection monitoring, the constituents boron, chloride, conductivity,
fluoride, mercury, pH, sulfate, sulfide, and total dissolved solids; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1DC34C98C3E8469DB5B2532247B0360B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for the purposes
of assessment monitoring, establishing a groundwater protection standard, and
assessment of corrective measures, the constituents aluminum, boron, chloride,
fluoride, iron, manganese, molybdenum, pH, sulfate, and total dissolved
solids;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H046F7722142347C299017DCD60A692D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for all
structures that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment
of this section, in a manner consistent with subsection (h), the revised
criteria for closure described in subsections (a) through (c) and (h) through
(j) of <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.60">section 258.60</external-xref> of title 40, Code
of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H59949F4B2D5F4096B15430AA38D44076"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for all
structures that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment
of this section, the revised criteria for post-closure care described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.61">section
258.61</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, except for the
requirement described in subsection (a)(4) of that section;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02B378F03EED41029A3C0D8171B07965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the revised
criteria for location restrictions described in—</text>
<clause id="H17B0A510C712452CBFB5841F4D371E41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for new
structures, and lateral expansions of existing structures, that first receive
coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section, sections
258.11 through 258.15 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H95B11EF7C743431A9897F8B26082EC2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for existing
structures that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment
of this section, sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.11</external-xref> and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/258">258.15</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEEA2DFDE685472BAD9B7CB77D33246E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for all structures
that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this
section, the revised criteria for air quality described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.24">section
258.24</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5571EC625BEA45AF9BC093803AC74115"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for all structures
that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this
section, the revised criteria for financial assurance described in subpart G of
part 258 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H649538CD5EE341ED9525339EAD67A3DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for all structures
that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this
section, the revised criteria for surface water described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.27">section
258.27</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F0144C8CECF4910ADF4C11CFC90D409"><enum>(F)</enum><text>for all structures
that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this
section, the revised criteria for recordkeeping described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.29">section
258.29</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36574D65B69C4362A73468155C9D493D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>for landfills and
other land-based units, other than surface impoundments, that receive coal
combustion residuals after the date of enactment of this section, the revised
criteria for run-on and run-off control systems described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.26">section
258.26</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81DB240CBEE04511BD0D3F48A5B5E1C3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>for surface
impoundments that receive coal combustion residuals after the date of enactment
of this section, the revised criteria for run-off control systems described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/258.26">section
258.26(a)(2)</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2AA3E95DAA5A49659FD210AF74586686"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Written notice
and opportunity to remedy</header>
<paragraph id="H7D8F231D810A4D7C9C3A075F752B6587"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall provide to a State written notice
and an opportunity to remedy deficiencies in accordance with paragraph (2) if
at any time the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA738B41F44EE40088F4477F1BC76CD4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not satisfy
the notification requirement under subsection (b)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB1B74A41CB456382128851949237BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not submitted
a certification under subsection (b)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F5F5F08B514B34BA8AEF0DFCFD6ADC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not satisfy
the maintenance requirement under subsection (b)(3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C344E24D555470CBB911C647B073B40"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is not
implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program that—</text>
<clause id="HE30468C2D19043D2B1CA359F5F434CD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
specifications described in subsection (c); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H0BE7C8BB61AF44C58E637F6B288A15CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4BA94082F84044DCBD91F69195FDF98D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is consistent with the
certification under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3CD0822F645B4403AA9EA84F4E2D4BAD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>maintains fully
effective statutes or regulations necessary to implement a coal combustion
residuals permit program; or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B0969D6AB3C4A618BABA13CF68D70EC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>does not make
available to the Administrator, within 90 days of a written request, specific
information necessary for the Administrator to ascertain whether the State has
complied with subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B0CDB4330A9440C9324CC961DCD13E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request</header><text>If
the request described in paragraph (1)(E) is made pursuant to a petition of the
Administrator, the Administrator shall only make the request if the
Administrator does not possess the information necessary to ascertain whether
the State has complied with subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC18E0230304B4E3A937F1F48C004A3E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of
notice; deadline for response</header><text>A notice provided under this
subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0158DE3CD5284F219F907BA02A9424C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include findings
of the Administrator detailing any applicable deficiencies in—</text>
<clause id="HDEECD069393748B5AF1B96A08610EFA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compliance by the
State with the notification requirement under subsection (b)(1);</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC8040A96D604C8A9BB7594B66B564A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compliance by the
State with the certification requirement under subsection (b)(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="H5718E5A1FD58434287D15264DEE00AFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>compliance by
the State with the maintenance requirement under subsection (b)(3);</text>
</clause><clause id="HF293A155DD4E49FABA3CE5AD09075438"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the State coal
combustion residuals permit program in meeting the specifications described in
subsection (c); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5317B9FF41BD46F4BB720F0AF97CA6C7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>compliance by the
State with the request under paragraph (1)(E); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2B9A8BE6F4C4A0BA303BAEFADC414C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify, in
collaboration with the State, a reasonable deadline, by which the State shall
remedy the deficiencies detailed under subparagraph (A), which shall be—</text>
<clause id="H2C458FFC8FEE40889551C7352544AB20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of a deficiency described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph
(A), not earlier than 180 days after the date on which the State receives the
notice; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H46F83E39C89E4CEBB74DB32D64BC312A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
deficiency described in subparagraph (A)(v), not later than 90 days after the
date on which the State receives the notice.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE65E96B4A78A4E75B224CB4866EB13FE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Implementation
by administrator</header>
<paragraph id="H6244CF2766564DDC9E1457707F332FB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall implement a coal combustion
residuals permit program for a State only if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBA61AE2F3974C098F776CB80F1C4AEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Governor of
the State notifies the Administrator under subsection (b)(1) that the State
will not adopt and implement a permit program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA70EE56177E946E0BACEDD64CC6367EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State has
received a notice under subsection (d) and the Administrator determines, after
providing a 30-day period for notice and public comment, that the State has
failed, by the deadline identified in the notice under subsection (d)(3)(B), to
remedy the deficiencies detailed in the notice under subsection (d)(3)(A);
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA60564EA50040F299CFDDC8D1CC6E02"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State informs
the Administrator, in writing, that such State will no longer implement such a
permit program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ED088962DD2468FBA1671D0EDAEF37A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A
State may obtain a review of a determination by the Administrator under this
subsection as if the determination was a final regulation for purposes of
section 7006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4187786638934BCBA74EAE1D69BB9851"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other
structures</header><text>For structures located on property within the exterior
boundaries of a State for which the State does not have authority or
jurisdiction to regulate, the Administrator shall implement a coal combustion
residuals permit program only for those structures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H372E453BFCC14781A907524C84188F18"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>If
the Administrator implements a coal combustion residuals permit program for a
State under paragraph (1) or (3), the permit program shall consist of the
specifications described in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D1E44DE17764E44AE367748AA4F797D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<subparagraph id="HAA30EA3E34224EE4A374D52175A5BBCE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Administrator implements a coal combustion
residuals permit program for a State under paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HB5FD7864450B41BAA771EAD4DC34024D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the authorities
referred to in section 4005(c)(2)(A) shall apply with respect to coal
combustion residuals and structures for which the Administrator is implementing
the coal combustion residuals permit program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBB6CF6C916D14DE8991EC1533DAEA7CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator
may use those authorities to inspect, gather information, and enforce the
requirements of this section in the State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H207D7A2573DC434DB832DD71BD37EA4E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
structures</header><text>If the Administrator implements a coal combustion
residuals permit program for a State under paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HA04E5461A7CD4CAFBF17C000CF5FE5FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the authorities
referred to in section 4005(c)(2)(A) shall apply with respect to coal
combustion residuals and structures for which the Administrator is implementing
the coal combustion residuals permit program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B5B067C7B8742A381EB8DF348A8982D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator
may use those authorities to inspect, gather information, and enforce the
requirements of this section for the structures for which the Administrator is
implementing the coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FB5463D27694E7F87C98714B052A5CF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State control
after implementation by administrator</header>
<paragraph id="HCA0794BDDA3F4B32BF6449CBA087D22C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
control</header>
<subparagraph id="H6CC06AF1DA374AE49ACE173AF55E70D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>New adoption and
implementation by state</header><text>For a State for which the Administrator
is implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program under subsection
(e)(1)(A), the State may adopt and implement such a permit program by—</text>
<clause id="H9C60CE04C28440848A297BFD0C6F17FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notifying the
Administrator that the State will adopt and implement such a permit
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H40CFA3FCE1A2436DBC00507352B4C13E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 6
months after the date of such notification, submitting to the Administrator a
certification under subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7376AB7185649F8A7C77FA0ED28423C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>receiving from
the Administrator—</text>
<subclause id="HE610E3AB95CB4CE0BBF5A07AA11E7FC3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a determination,
after providing a 30-day period for notice and public comment that the State
coal combustion residuals permit program meets the specifications described in
subsection (c); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5654644FECE94155890598B61E5BACD7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a timeline for
transition of control of the coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H601559C19BFB4721978A17E98DE7FFE0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remedying
deficient permit program</header><text>For a State for which the Administrator
is implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program under subsection
(e)(1)(B), the State may adopt and implement such a permit program by—</text>
<clause id="H12A7230E5E954D47BDEDAB4841475332"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remedying only the
deficiencies detailed in the notice provided under subsection (d)(3)(A);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3485FA55995A4475A912DAD8B3E2F24D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>receiving from
the Administrator—</text>
<subclause id="H78E12B0D62B6425D80684DA6162B4808"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a determination,
after providing a 30-day period for notice and public comment, that the
deficiencies detailed in such notice have been remedied; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1FED4891D4264619A20D754DE5B64FCF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a timeline for
transition of control of the coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09E6BEFC989C499BBCCCF38A11FE5B77"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Resumption of
implementation by state</header><text>For a State for which the Administrator
is implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program under subsection
(e)(1)(C), the State may adopt and implement such a permit program by—</text>
<clause id="H1FBC65116F524EC5ACA62F22357C9AF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notifying the
Administrator that the State will adopt and implement such a permit
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F574AAAE89B428DA253F5A7FF8BDC31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not later than 6
months after the date of such notification, submitting to the Administrator a
certification under subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA79478DD40CD4C99A8768A8850366DE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>receiving from
the Administrator—</text>
<subclause id="HB1259290A4BD4A4A92774ADBA02FF521"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a determination,
after providing a 30-day period for notice and public comment, that the State
coal combustion residuals permit program meets the specifications described in
subsection (c); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H37FB47DF05DF4FBE93475BEFD0106582"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a timeline for
transition of control of the coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F99BD097A784699BDF832561CA74186"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
determination</header>
<subparagraph id="H4B155E61CBBB4F458025AE0869D8EA61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination
required</header><text>The Administrator shall make a determination under
paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date on which the State submits
a certification under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) or (1)(C)(ii), or notifies the
Administrator that the deficiencies have been remedied pursuant to paragraph
(1)(B)(i), as applicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2877CB71555413E899A7293E7D115B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A
State may obtain a review of a determination by the Administrator under
paragraph (1) as if such determination was a final regulation for purposes of
section 7006.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE9C75022DBB48C1B55B3ADFA61FD7A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
during transition</header>
<subparagraph id="HEAE23ECF2CD14CBB8BA5DDF5E6788105"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Effect on
actions and orders</header><text>Actions taken or orders issued pursuant to a
coal combustion residuals permit program shall remain in effect if—</text>
<clause id="HE7EE40AD207C48B0AB412F4A2154FA4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
State takes control of its coal combustion residuals permit program from the
Administrator under paragraph (1); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3B97103798C54271921F94CD085C7D49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator
takes control of a coal combustion residuals permit program from a State under
subsection (e).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD15B4339BBC64CD5B1299AEC152BCA59"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Change in
requirements</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall apply to such actions and
orders until such time as the Administrator or the head of the lead State
agency responsible for implementing the coal combustion residuals permit
program, as applicable—</text>
<clause id="H361AC32E36C147D0A029BD8BB9C9338D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>implements changes
to the requirements of the coal combustion residuals permit program with
respect to the basis for the action or order; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8601BCA1905646F8BE1E02407C396458"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certifies the
completion of a corrective action that is the subject of the action or
order.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6EF33EC77454CEF983F8796891AADAC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Single permit
program</header><text>If a State adopts and implements a coal combustion
residuals permit program under this subsection, the Administrator shall cease
to implement the permit program implemented under subsection (e)(1) for such
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3CB3969D8324529B418FB7A9E1E1BFD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on
determination under 4005(c) or 3006</header><text>The Administrator shall not
consider the implementation of a coal combustion residuals permit program by
the Administrator under subsection (e) in making a determination of approval
for a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under
section 4005(c) or of authorization for a program under section 3006.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H48A6C89F3F23428DA07D6AC4A64B5AC3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Closure</header>
<paragraph id="H0E42ACFE24094385864FF5D61B9E8AE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If it is determined, pursuant to a coal combustion
residuals permit program, that a structure should close, the time period and
method for the closure of such structure shall be set forth in a closure plan
that establishes a deadline for completion and that takes into account the
nature and the site-specific characteristics of the structure to be
closed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE59B45DD8E694197BD94C916F84F5760"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surface
impoundment</header><text>In the case of a surface impoundment, the closure
plan under paragraph (1) shall require, at a minimum, the removal of liquid and
the stabilization of remaining waste, as necessary to support the final
cover.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3CD131E8D3C4DFB8CCF12D408B03001"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority</header>
<paragraph id="HE2B48258A1144F74BA4125E80D252252"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall preclude or deny any right of any State to adopt or enforce any
regulation or requirement respecting coal combustion residuals that is more
stringent or broader in scope than a regulation or requirement under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E6DEC15A1EA49DFBE9E2E0CCD9C9C9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority of the
administrator</header>
<subparagraph id="H8B12CFE38E5A46798A79A1C8C4EA894A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) and section 6005, the Administrator shall, with respect
to the regulation of coal combustion residuals, defer to the States pursuant to
this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBDCA23243F84925B9E547C295C2E85B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Imminent
hazard</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting
the authority of the Administrator under section 7003 with respect to coal
combustion residuals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBF2D8BE85D6441B88C2950B5FD5A7A1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Enforcement
assistance only upon request</header><text>Upon request from the head of a lead
State agency that is implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program,
the Administrator may provide to such State agency only the enforcement
assistance requested.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC63C6AD9A2EF435CBC5DBE3B3DC6A0BA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Concurrent
enforcement</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the
Administrator shall not have concurrent enforcement authority when a State is
implementing a coal combustion residuals permit program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8274860C5F9C47F6A9CAD047E1D9708E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Other
authority</header><text>The Administrator shall not have authority to finalize
the proposed rule published at pages 35128 through 35264 of volume 75 of the
Federal Register (June 21, 2010).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A69E296EA74471FA7015B2183AD1311"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Citizen
suits</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
authority of a person to commence a civil action in accordance with section
7002.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H33A190535B434867B5F79A5B311DCD3A"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Mine reclamation
activities</header><text>A coal combustion residuals permit program implemented
by the Administrator under subsection (e) shall not apply to the utilization,
placement, and storage of coal combustion residuals at surface mining and
reclamation operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5A80E9F58B0433F996118CC0746BA46"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7851C294C0054FFEBB0A73A0E8571A23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coal combustion
residuals</header><text>The term <term>coal combustion residuals</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86A9DADD927547F58F4151A9C33FE6B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the solid wastes
listed in section 3001(b)(3)(A)(i), including recoverable materials from such
wastes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5DAB7176FB741E388018181088152DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coal combustion
wastes that are co-managed with wastes produced in conjunction with the
combustion of coal, provided that such wastes are not segregated and disposed
of separately from the coal combustion wastes and comprise a relatively small
proportion of the total wastes being disposed in the structure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53B92A2F9158455597B0D137B28D4374"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fluidized bed
combustion wastes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H631404B3548D42CCB53D6CF0C0601D9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wastes from the
co-burning of coal with non-hazardous secondary materials, provided that coal
makes up at least 50 percent of the total fuel burned; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H432F5BE9D9F846F5BB95DF19158EC87D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>wastes from the
co-burning of coal with materials described in subparagraph (A) that are
recovered from monofills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94BFC694B27649DFA4DDADA388B83C50"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coal combustion
residuals permit program</header><text>The term <term>coal combustion residuals
permit program</term> means all of the authorities, activities, and procedures
that comprise the system of prior approval and conditions implemented by or for
a State to regulate the management and disposal of coal combustion
residuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A854C32732243F89FC39AA36D837958"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Code of federal
regulations</header><text>The term <term>Code of Federal Regulations</term>
means the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of
this section) or any successor regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA23CC0F308D44E183DEC4C26AE07028"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permit; prior
approval and conditions</header><text>The terms <term>permit</term> and
<term>prior approval and conditions</term> mean any authorization, license, or
equivalent control document that incorporates the requirements and revised
criteria described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8691047CA2C346C9A7DF18ECE950E69A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Revised
criteria</header><text>The term <term>revised criteria</term> means the
criteria promulgated for municipal solid waste landfill units under section
4004(a) and under section 1008(a)(3), as revised under section 4010(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63A41BFF37094006B0F5A9134985DFCD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Structure</header>
<subparagraph id="H9531098EE3124893B729C409F94D2C41"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
<term>structure</term> means a landfill, surface impoundment, or other
land-based unit which may receive coal combustion residuals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF2D14F4284543ED808066DA8C12D9D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>De minimis
receipt</header><text>The term <term>structure</term> does not include any
land-based unit that receives only de minimis quantities of coal combustion
residuals if the presence of coal combustion residuals is incidental to the
material managed in the
unit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7BB06CB2A1DE442E8C9D488DF69B2DDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of contents contained in section 1001 of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 4010 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0C1E03F53AE34C67A113D751E79FF6BB" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 4011. Management and disposal of coal
combustion
residuals.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H327949A71D0B4D67A5084B18A81096B2"><enum>402.</enum><header>2000 Regulatory
determination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to alter in any
manner the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory determination entitled
<quote>Notice of Regulatory Determination on Wastes from the Combustion of
Fossil Fuels</quote>, published at 65 Fed. Reg. 32214 (May 22, 2000), that the
fossil fuel combustion wastes addressed in that determination do not warrant
regulation under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6921">42 U.S.C. 6921 et
seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section id="HD9B5979C061F4D048A4282413C90F94D"><enum>403.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title, or the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to affect the
authority of a State to request, or the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to provide, technical assistance under the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6901">42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</section><section id="H8B082C0D5BA24AF58E29EF1B93424D20"><enum>404.</enum><header>Federal Power
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title, or
the amendments made by this title, shall be construed to affect the obligations
of the owner or operator of a structure (as defined in section 4011 of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as added by this title) under section 215(b)(1) of
the Federal Power Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/824o">16 U.S.C. 824o(b)(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Preserving State
authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards</header>
<section id="HEC9B973BD82749CDB7759054D6FF491E"><enum>501.</enum><header>State water
quality standards</header>
<subsection id="HF102829E73A64DB187EF99F1E0EBF0A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State water
quality standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
303(c)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1313">33 U.S.C.
1313(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2DF8DAE20ADF4A269038F453C3714DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F9C44397D3C41AAB13A58D41A36A05D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>(4)(A)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9994CDED3D024101B0A5EA32BF8885C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Administrator shall promulgate</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B889558DFF9400D9E2A260DBBF581CA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H197AD608F4264FC38A4E6E89CBD4DEB4" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall
promulgate</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26C7A60C3ACF426BB74DD4324EE6A16B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EC49B4B577D4CBBA6F6A2F820352C3A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H634DC3D7FDD04E4CA825880753EC268B" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(ii), the
Administrator may not promulgate a revised or new standard for a pollutant in
any case in which the State has submitted to the Administrator and the
Administrator has approved a water quality standard for that pollutant, unless
the State concurs with the Administrator’s determination that the revised or
new standard is necessary to meet the requirements of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E787DFAF45F401B86B82F32A9B806AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal licenses
and permits</header><text>Section 401(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1341">33 U.S.C. 1341(a)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC09CAC5CFEE64E5DB342D53EB1125146" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA8BCD7A0D8124CF4894E69A794EAA855" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>With respect to any discharge, if a
State or interstate agency having jurisdiction over the navigable waters at the
point where the discharge originates or will originate determines under
paragraph (1) that the discharge will comply with the applicable provisions of
sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307, the Administrator may not take any action
to supersede the
determination.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E6CE0E3DD9846B098FBFB3076457499"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State NPDES
permit programs</header><text>Section 402(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1342">42 U.S.C. 1342(c)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2332CEADE8BD48638F7048F8119FBDC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9F1187629D5D4F74A082F04AC1D13996"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority of Administrator to withdraw approval of State
programs</header><text>The Administrator may not withdraw approval of a State
program under paragraph (3) or (4), or limit Federal financial assistance for
the State program, on the basis that the Administrator disagrees with the State
regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEE7621128EA4B4CB33504DCE9BC825E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation
of any water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved
by the Administrator under section 303(c); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA5DA404F3BE4338B7369D5C0A6F2615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation
of any Federal guidance that directs the interpretation of the State’s water
quality
standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD0776E9746084399BC03BD0C46A43403"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
authority of Administrator To object to individual
permits</header><text>Section 402(d) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342(d)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H463727C6AF2F4F13B2F1370E6689416B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBED6396D60C3431BBA0A99D0DC0CF06D" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Administrator may not object
under paragraph (2) to the issuance of a permit by a State on the basis
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B04C88A4D5E457B9B21387FD29741BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator’s interpretation of
a water quality standard that has been adopted by the State and approved by the
Administrator under section 303(c); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AC2DD524A8A4ADC830AA11EB7AAA0E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of any Federal
guidance that directs the interpretation of the State’s water quality
standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H559420E655684D9EA81B292947EF4868"><enum>502.</enum><header>Permits for
dredged or fill material</header>
<subsection id="H398DD2E71B6B4DE3BB52B0667F3A37B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of EPA
Administrator</header><text>Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33
U.S.C. 1344(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H994D4DC8406E435C812391899329F3D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(c)(1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD1563EF8B6D4A479C2BBD1131D413A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC6BAB4C4EAA64BEE8C903E5737DA9423" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H607C26293BDA4A6FBAEFE9513758BA8C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any permit
if the State in which the discharge originates or will originate does not
concur with the Administrator’s determination that the discharge will result in
an unacceptable adverse effect as described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H359411ACF52A43AAB5737BDAE77BCEA2" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the date of issuance of a permit
by the Secretary in accordance with this section, the Administrator may not
take any action under paragraph (1) to retroactively invalidate the
permit.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H35B83A73BA554F8B92F995280E16646F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State permit
programs</header><text>The first sentence of section 404(g)(1) of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C.
1344(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>The Governor of any
State desiring to administer its own individual and general permit program for
the discharge</quote> and inserting <quote>The Governor of any State desiring
to administer its own individual and general permit program for some or all of
the discharges</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC367569D54044CA49670E6DAEBEF34B6"><enum>503.</enum><header>Deadlines for
agency comments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 404 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">33 U.S.C. 1344</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H81F8D2DE11CB473D9B10447B92D11BC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (m)
by striking <quote>ninetieth day</quote> and inserting <quote>30th day (or the
60th day if additional time is requested)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6E81F54CE67453287C068D27EAEE50A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(q)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57A4101D1A364B39812DB24357E67B05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(q)</quote> and inserting <quote>(q)(1)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0047A820E17490389F5C7B13076EBF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H82194F6F47CE4BAAB5780ECBC3539001" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0E525D9016964760856F24B6097CD35C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Administrator and the head of a
department or agency referred to in paragraph (1) shall each submit any
comments with respect to an application for a permit under subsection (a) or
(e) not later than the 30th day (or the 60th day if additional time is
requested) after the date of receipt of an application for a permit under that
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H5F2B3061886B45A1BC3EC38012EDF082"><enum>504.</enum><header>Applicability
of amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments
made by this title shall apply to actions taken on or after the date of
enactment of this Act, including actions taken with respect to permit
applications that are pending or revised or new standards that are being
promulgated as of such date of enactment.</text>
</section><section id="H076891D743874CF6BE3F0C5032125B9C"><enum>505.</enum><header>Reporting on
harmful pollutants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to
Congress a report on any increase or reduction in waterborne pathogenic
microorganisms (including protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and parasites), toxic
chemicals, or toxic metals (such as lead and mercury) in waters regulated by a
State under the provisions of this title, including the amendments made by this
title.</text>
</section><section id="H52476F65F20146748AAF0E48633A83FE"><enum>506.</enum><header>Pipelines
crossing streambeds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">None of
the provisions of this title, including the amendments made by this title,
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act, to regulate a pipeline that crosses a streambed.</text>
</section><section id="H7B5588F251924FCEBF3CA08A86B0E166"><enum>507.</enum><header>Impacts of EPA
regulatory activity on employment and economic activity</header>
<subsection id="H3262431066334F7F99340DD725B41346"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Analysis of
impacts of actions on employment and economic activity</header>
<paragraph id="H567BADEA5A2941999D97468C7E86ED9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before taking a covered action, the
Administrator shall analyze the impact, disaggregated by State, of the covered
action on employment levels and economic activity, including estimated job
losses and decreased economic activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H153238A34C154CDD9A63E72B2D6E7A77"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Economic
models</header>
<subparagraph id="H158EFBE99F9A4A74A9781E330D58630F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
utilize the best available economic models.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6D75513906C493BAE146629C1B4611F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual GAO
report</header><text>Not later than December 31st of each year, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the economic
models used by the Administrator to carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63BD2897C5BF48368FD0D09133DC2FB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text>With respect to any covered action, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA58EF4F23F44F0DAAE27B56F3A2E54D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>post the analysis
under paragraph (1) as a link on the main page of the public Internet Web site
of the Environmental Protection Agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CB63F3B676545EFA726B43B8DB5B6F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request that the Governor of any State
experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact post such analysis in the
Capitol of such State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HACDEC660C8AB44F8A37503A9B5B5CDCC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public
hearings</header>
<paragraph id="H5ABE66E69E2B485DA3C09048D54C6A87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator
concludes under subsection (a)(1) that a covered action will have more than a
de minimis negative impact on employment levels or economic activity in a
State, the Administrator shall hold a public hearing in each such State at
least 30 days prior to the effective date of the covered action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H308A2071DA36498588B36E77DF56A6E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time, location,
and selection</header><text>A public hearing required under paragraph (1) shall
be held at a convenient time and location for impacted residents. In selecting
a location for such a public hearing, the Administrator shall give priority to
locations in the State that will experience the greatest number of job
losses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34B7245B5D8945E7A61BD1D20202A886"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator concludes under
subsection (a)(1) that a covered action will have more than a de minimis
negative impact on employment levels or economic activity in any State, the
Administrator shall give notice of such impact to the State’s Congressional
delegation, Governor, and Legislature at least 45 days before the effective
date of the covered action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3220B60C6D8D4DD79636F68E93091AF5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H2945DD00933D432E81A83D5A62464330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H382986655C2047828F7DC19523DC088C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
action</header><text>The term <term>covered action</term> means any of the
following actions taken by the Administrator under the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1201">33
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.</external-xref>):</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CA093F8B52B4CA8B607F3E2C382E7C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuing a regulation, policy statement,
guidance, response to a petition, or other requirement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0647B65A69DD431B9274E05A2B413663"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementing a new or substantially altered
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H860FC44795354CE5ACD0327B01603EE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>More than a de
minimis negative impact</header><text>The term <term>more than a de minimis
negative impact</term> means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3155EE4D364144EA8E4A69B5E4D0D8DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>With respect to
employment levels, a loss of more than 100 jobs. Any offsetting job gains that
result from the hypothetical creation of new jobs through new technologies or
government employment may not be used in the job loss calculation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD69DEB9FC9234B2E8011048A0E1919DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to
economic activity, a decrease in economic activity of more than $1,000,000 over
any calendar year. Any offsetting economic activity that results from the
hypothetical creation of new economic activity through new technologies or
government employment may not be used in the economic activity
calculation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>REGIONAL HAZE
REGULATORY RELIEF</header>
<section id="HEC486FD497DE47E89ECE997E4CB689B8"><enum>601.</enum><header>Implementation
plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 110 of the Clean
Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7410">42 U.S.C.
7410</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H107C0057267442C988CABC634921348C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking
<quote>(c)(1) The Administrator</quote> and all that follows through the end of
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H103160DC661F436397D8DB141B06D38E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6FC61CB3928D441DA351D4EAEF2CBD3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal
plans</header>
<paragraph id="H004B6DBC5BA34482B2E62AC2FE9F86A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plans</header>
<subparagraph id="HD374808E7D7446F9A5E5D29A2034DB08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), unless the
conditions described in subparagraph (B) are met, the Administrator shall
promulgate a Federal implementation plan at any time after the date that is 2
years after the date on which the Administrator—</text>
<clause id="HB12040499D224D03AE3E89CC9B4FCBA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>finds that a State
has failed to make a required submission or finds that the plan or plan
revision submitted by the State does not satisfy the minimum criteria
established under subsection (k)(1)(A); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H860C4EBDAB2D419591439B177C16FCAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disapproves a
State implementation plan submission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53581CF81CF8474C882C260B2594BD40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
conditions described in this subparagraph are that, before the date on which
the Administrator promulgates a Federal implementation plan—</text>
<clause id="H626A53B46D3446E6A24DE596C63698F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
State corrects a deficiency in a State implementation plan or plan revision
submitted by the State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8BACBB9A6D304A4BA65CEF422FDE6D9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator
approves the plan or plan revision.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0676538F30A4C4B9DA86CB8C6263BD3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Visibility
protection plans</header><text>In the case of a Federal implementation plan
promulgated after the date of enactment of this subparagraph in place of a
State implementation plan under section 169A—</text>
<clause id="HECBEE312A3BC4D5F967288FC67E9C646"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator
shall promulgate such Federal implementation plan only if the Administrator
makes a finding that the State submitting the State implementation plan failed
to consider the factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 169A(g)
in preparing and submitting the plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H076DC3262A4C4C1790E225FB8C32635B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compliance with
the requirements of such Federal implementation plan shall not be required
earlier than 5 years after the date of
promulgation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFD6DDB17FBE4EFDA69D7E274E95B221"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(k)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE79E122002CB49BE8C8F6BDB7F0FA296"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F1F54AE6CA4BCEA6BDA02303DCB194" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H061E6DB47B6F4A6C8632FBC9D9CBE4EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Full approval
and disapproval</header>
<subparagraph id="H12BE667689CC430A930F08FFD1523B31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the
case of any submission for which the Administrator is required to act under
paragraph (2), the Administrator shall approve the submission as a whole if the
submission meets all of the applicable requirements of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H584355EC994A472180328EFC224B410F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In
reviewing any State implementation plan submitted pursuant to section 169A, the
Administrator shall limit the review only to a determination of whether the
State submitting the State implementation plan considered the factors described
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 169A(g) in preparing and submitting the
plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H865B244F9A094566B81A7856D1BB22FE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Visibility
plans</header><text>The Administrator shall approve as a whole any
implementation plan submitted pursuant to section 169A that was prepared and
submitted after consideration of the factors described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 169A(g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8BC3DF8B5B747E3BEDBFBDA6DE87B81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<clause id="HA437026654B04ABD9CB06588AA2FFAC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the first sentence, by striking <quote>Whenever</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9029AF645B564A55856B39FB3E5838F9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H37C6B1BBF9E3448198578125BA7A5A3B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Whenever</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HEFC6FCA5DD2A416C9B1DCD98A34A3725"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38307292576D45CE91EDCB68C6BFF72E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H032DA5CDB7B149BAAB3C11508BE021C7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Visibility
plans</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to an
implementation plan approved pursuant to section 169A, the Administrator shall
only find that such a plan is substantially inadequate to meet standards for
air pollutants that cause or contribute to the impairment of visibility, or any
other applicable standard or requirement, under that section if the
Administrator makes a finding that, in preparing the plan, the submitting State
failed to consider the factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
169A(g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H185265D65AF743FEA0F41629EB6C7EDC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Existing
visibility plans</header>
<clause id="HD2351D5D67374969BC3B6E3CDC8A9EAF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Request for
revocation</header><text>At any time after the date of enactment of this
subparagraph—</text>
<subclause id="HBAEAA6EBB0DE4EA499B64BD414ED8DFB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a State may
request that the existing Federal or State implementation plan for the State
regarding visibility, or any determination made in calendar year 2012 or 2013
of best available retrofit technology pursuant to section 169A, be revoked;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H753B929A9752430CA27B01966ADE085C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>upon receipt of
such a request, the Administrator shall revoke the implementation plan.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H724E27520D6849788877047714543CF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Submission of
new or revised plan</header><text>Upon a revocation under clause (i)(II), the
State that requested the revocation shall, not later than 2 years after such
revocation, submit to the Administrator a new or revised visibility plan in
accordance with this
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H3B13B32E2914450DAAEAFDADF6042455"><enum>602.</enum><header>Visibility
protection for Federal Class I areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 169A of the Clean Air Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7491">42 U.S.C.
7491</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F5B6D9D49424AFEB6DC9492B3757195"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>as may be necessary</quote> and
inserting <quote>as the State determines, at the sole discretion of the State
after considering factors described in this section and providing adequate
opportunity for public comment, may be necessary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A45968E73BD4B578C10B63B1315A7A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC884EBF258DD4BDCA725A90408705F46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H979C73BD6C3B40D6B704F4E01D45CF53" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA57475B3D6E24699AC2FC03C8B6AB34F"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5CEBABE1B0B64276BE14FFCEA3D95D76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in determining
reasonable progress, there shall be taken into consideration—</text>
<clause id="H30DAC499C54A43BD935A2EDC416D1923"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the costs of
compliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE136B711F0E8438D8220001867663EF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the time
necessary for compliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCAC54C0EDC646ABB9756CCAA21D4982"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the energy and
nonair quality environmental impacts of compliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC503F36DA0B478EAB0ED38F29E0FA8E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the remaining
useful life of any existing source subject to requirements under this
section;</text>
</clause><clause id="HABFB51C860084FC385BC8C5B65AFA9B3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the degree of
improvement in visibility that may reasonably be anticipated to result from
measures described in the applicable implementation plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D74937FF9D8479DB7D9FCFEDCC78BAF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the economic
impacts to the State (including people of the State);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H388BBDAB4BCA4200B090C429D9123E4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consideration
of costs of compliance pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), the State may use
source-specific cost estimations developed by a licensed professional engineer
as an alternate to other methods of estimation approved by the Administrator;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5777416A18B245BEBF68BBE2B69F21D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in consideration
of the degree of improvement in visibility pursuant to subparagraph (A)(v), the
State may use alternate modeling techniques or methods than those prescribed by
the Administrator in the Agency’s <quote>Guideline on Air Quality
Models</quote> under appendix W to part 51 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, and, where available, measured emissions and monitoring data shall
be used;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E02D6FB21FB4823A89A7C595ADC0514"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H4FE5CE2AD1CA40B695440307D220CB7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(2) in determining best available retrofit technology the
State</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAC2204B34E1409A832414D5B843A232" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA78ADDB2661A4DA4A9930AFF791271DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in determining the
best available retrofit technology—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C6FF9764DE24887A776B861E290B1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
State</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H391BC0EF9BD44BF3BA8036F4476CA545"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A) (as designated by clause (i)), by inserting <quote>the
economic impacts to the State (including people of the State),</quote> after
<quote>life of the source,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H74AFC4B772524134AEC854FA77808085"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>technology;</quote> and inserting <quote>technology;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A6D7139494E4A2780506E5879746395"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC61C05297F5343D1B178836A414CD5EA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDCC938BF126147DBA763DA12378E8A60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consideration
of the costs of compliance pursuant to subparagraph (A), the State may use
source-specific cost estimations developed by a licensed professional engineer
as an alternate to other methods of estimation approved by the
Administrator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15FD747D7A754B30B08E1F7CE4402365"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to
consideration of the degree of improvement in visibility pursuant to
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H7B60DB74E9924B4CB0A4AA7BA25A3026"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State may use
alternate modeling techniques or methods than those prescribed by the
Administrator in the Agency’s <quote>Guideline on Air Quality Models</quote>
under appendix W to part 51 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause><clause id="H63691B05BDF94827AFAF5A2EDF9C6F13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State may
consider the degree of improvement in visibility in the mandatory class I
Federal area that is most affected by emissions from the source without
considering the degree of improvement in visibility in any other such area;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1BA3126E86734FE780520C4305DE10BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Administrator (in any case in which the Administrator has authority to
determine emission limitations which reflect such technology) may not consider
the degree of improvement in visibility in any area other than the mandatory
class I Federal area that is most affected by emissions from the source;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H755487F05C34495B87A78A29EC5CF0E4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the determination
of best available retrofit technology by the State for any source shall be
subject to review by the Administrator, an administrative entity, or a Federal
or State court only pursuant to a clearly erroneous standard of
review;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FF5A11E9E644857B1B4D950E6C3EEE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>(or the date of promulgation of such a plan revision in the
case of action by the Administrator under section 110(c) for purposes of this
section)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>No
regional haze regulation on the coal-powered Navajo generating station</header>
<section id="H5B956417FBEF48D5BBDE1EC67002D0A8"><enum>701.</enum><header>Limitation on
authority to issue regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall not promulgate any Federal implementation plan pursuant
to section 169A or 169B of the Clean Air Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7491">42 U.S.C. 7491</external-xref>, 7492; relating to
visibility protection) that would—</text>
<paragraph id="H18CD3C2B457943B1840C5ECB17EDDFAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adversely impact
employment at the coal-powered Navajo Generating Station or other coal-fired
power plants and coal mines on tribal lands in northern Arizona;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC475C6B9844192915BAA26EA77513C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>directly or
indirectly diminish the revenue received by the Federal Government or any
State, tribal or local government by reducing through regulation the amount of
coal that is available for mining on Navajo and Hopi Reservation lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92BA5E04D1DB4A62B99077CCA4E919AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cause a reduction in coal-based revenue to
meet financial obligations required by federally authorized Indian water rights
settlements, pursuant to section 403(f) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1543">43 U.S.C.
1543(f)</external-xref>):</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD07E092FE53A4A1EAAB79551C6D9011C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reduce the amount
of coal, or increase the cost of coal, available for the Navajo Generating
Station’s Federal responsibility to deliver water and power, as authorized by
the Colorado River Basin Project Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1501">43 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H163555F192164323955DE80B45C935FD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>expose the United
States to liability for taking the value of tribally-owned coal in northern
Arizona through regulation.</text>
</paragraph></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives September 21, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk