[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
        Blunt, Mr. Vitter, and Mrs. Fischer):
  S. 2414. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation 
of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under 
certain circumstances; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.
  Mr. McCONNEll. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2414

       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 ``Coal Country Protection 
     Act'' or the ``Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy 
     From EPA Overreach Act''.

     SEC. 2. REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM NEW OR 
                   EXISTING POWER PLANTS.

       (a) Limitation on Regulation.--The Clean Air Act is amended 
     by inserting after section 312 (42 U.S.C. 7612) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 313. LIMITATION ON REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF CARBON 
                   DIOXIDE FROM NEW OR EXISTING POWER PLANTS.

       ``(a) Definition of New or Existing Power Plant.--In this 
     section, the term `new or existing power plant' means a 
     fossil fuel-fired power plant that commences operation at any 
     time.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including regulations), the Administrator may not 
     promulgate any regulation or guidance that limits or 
     prohibits any new carbon dioxide emissions from a new or 
     existing power plant, and no such regulation or guidance 
     shall have any force or effect, until the date on which--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Labor certifies to the Administrator 
     that the regulation or guidance will not generate any loss of 
     employment;
       ``(2) the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     certifies to the Administrator that the regulation or 
     guidance will not result in any loss in the gross domestic 
     product of the United States;
       ``(3) the Administrator of the Energy Information 
     Administration certifies to the Administrator that the 
     regulation or guidance will not generate any increase in 
     electricity rates in the United States; and
       ``(4) the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission and the President of the North American Electric 
     Reliability Corporation certify to the Administrator the 
     reliability of electricity delivery under the regulation or 
     guidance.''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--The Clean Air Act is amended by 
     redesignating the second section 317 (42 U.S.C. 7617) 
     (relating to economic impact assessment) as section 318.
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