[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2448 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2448

   To provide for the issuance of a rule to advance next-generation 
  technologies to provide alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2018

   Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Collins, and Mr. Merkley) 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 provide for the issuance of a rule to advance next-generation 
  technologies to provide alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``American Innovation and 
Manufacturing Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PHASING DOWN HYDROFLUOROCARBONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2018, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 
this section as the ``Administrator'') shall issue one or more rules to 
phasedown hydrofluorocarbons through an allowance allocation and 
trading program and the advancement of environmentally friendly 
technologies, including new compounds, blends, and other substances 
(such as refrigerants, solvents, fire retardants, foam blowing agents, 
aerosols, and propellants).
    (b) Requirements.--A rule issued under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be issued, reviewed, and enforced in the same manner as 
        rules issued pursuant to title VI of the Clean Air Act (42 
        U.S.C. 7671 et seq.);
            (2) conform to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that 
        Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on September 16, 1987 
        (including the hydrofluorocarbon phasedown schedule agreed to 
        by parties to the Montreal Protocol on October 15, 2016);
            (3) provide for the improvement of refrigerant management 
        programs, including reclamation; and
            (4) be designed--
                    (A) to promote and support economic development;
                    (B) to maximize protections for human health and 
                the environment;
                    (C) to minimize economic costs to hydrofluorocarbon 
                producers, reclaimers, and user entities;
                    (D) to maximize flexibility for hydrofluorocarbon 
                producers, reclaimers, and user entities; and
                    (E) to minimize any additional costs to consumers.
    (c) Negotiations With Stakeholders.--In issuing a rule under 
subsection (a), as the Administrator determines to be appropriate, the 
Administrator may consider negotiating with all relevant stakeholders, 
in accordance with the negotiated rulemaking procedure under subchapter 
III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990'').
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