[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3051. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE 
                   EMISSIONS RULE.

       (a) Definition of Compliance Date.--
       (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``compliance 
     date'' means the date by which any State, local, or tribal 
     government or other person is required to comply with any 
     requirement in--
       (A) the final rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
     Generating Units'' (80 Fed. Reg. 64662 (October 23, 2015)); 
     or
       (B) a final rule that succeeds the proposed rule entitled 
     ``Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing 
     Stationary Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. 
     Territories; Multi-Jurisdictional Partnerships'' (79 Fed. 
     Reg. 65482 (November 4, 2014)).
       (2) Inclusion.--The term ``compliance date'' includes the 
     date by which State plans are required to be submitted to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     any final rule described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Extensions.--If any person files a petition for review 
     to challenge a final rule described in subsection (a)(1), 
     each compliance date shall be extended by the time period 
     equal to the period of days that--
       (1) begins on the date that is 60 days after October 23, 
     2015, the date on which notice of promulgation of a final 
     rule described in subsection (a)(1) appeared in the Federal 
     Register; and
       (2) ends on the date that is 60 days after the date on 
     which judgment becomes final, and no longer subject to 
     further appeal or review, in all actions (including any 
     action filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7607)) that--
       (A) are filed during the time period described in paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) seek review of any aspect of the rule.
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