[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1815 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1815

 To codify and delay the implementation of and compliance dates for a 
     final rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2011

  Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mr. Pryor) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To codify and delay the implementation of and compliance dates for a 
     final rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cross State Air Pollution Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE AIR POLLUTION.

    (a) Codification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
subject to subsection (b), the final rule entitled ``Federal 
Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter 
and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals'' (76 Fed. Reg. 48208 (August 
8, 2011)), is enacted into law.
    (b) Effective Dates.--The effective date of the final rule enacted 
by subsection (a) (or any update by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency of a requirement or standard 
established under that final rule) shall be--
            (1) for phase I sulfur dioxide and annual nitrogen oxide 
        reductions, January 1, 2012;
            (2) for ozone season nitrogen oxide reductions, May 1, 
        2012; and
            (3) for phase II sulfur dioxide reductions, January 1, 
        2015.
    (c) Compliance Dates.--The date by which compliance shall be 
required under the final rule, or an update, referred to in subsection 
(b) shall be--
            (1) for requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        subsection (b), April 1, 2014, and annually thereafter; and
            (2) for requirements described in subsection (b)(3), April 
        1, 2016, and annually thereafter.
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