[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 INTRODUCTION OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY NITROGEN OXIDE LIMITATION ACT OF 
                                  1997

  (Ms. CARSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, today I have introduced a bill, the Electric 
Utility Nitrogen Oxide Limitation Act of 1997. In the current debate 
concerning the new EPA rulemaking for clean air, I trust that my bill 
will pass and provide an alternative for Members who want to vote for 
clean air.
  My bill will reduce by 55 percent the nitrogen oxide levels emitted 
by fossil fuel-burning electric utility plants by the year 2000. It 
sets a simple standard of 0.35 pound per million Btu to be met by the 
electric utility plants by the end of the year 2000.
  It will also ensure that electric competition encourages, not 
discourages, responsible, efficient emission control. It is a bill that 
is proconsumer and proenvironment. It will ensure competition for 
utilities, but not at the expense of air quality.
  This bill will do all of this without amending the Clean Air Act. 
While the debate rages on concerning EPA rulemaking and the States 
debate standards that will not be in place until 10 years from now, I 
encourage my colleagues to join me.

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