[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 34 (Friday, February 29, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO 
  ACCEPT DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 585, S. 2146.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2146) to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a 
     settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental 
     Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate; and any statement relating 
to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2146) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2146

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

     SECTION 1. EPA AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     (hereinafter, the ``Agency'') may accept (notwithstanding 
     sections 3302 and 1301 of title 31, United States Code) 
     diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental 
     Projects if the projects, as part of a settlement of any 
     alleged violations of environmental law--
       (1) protect human health or the environment;
       (2) are related to the underlying alleged violations;
       (3) do not constitute activities that the defendant would 
     otherwise be legally required to perform; and
       (4) do not provide funds for the staff of the Agency or for 
     contractors to carry out the Agency's internal operations.

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