[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3061. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Manchin) 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 DATES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Compliance date.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``compliance date'' means, with 
     respect to any requirement of a final rule, the date by which 
     any State, local, or tribal government or other person is 
     first required to comply with the requirement.
       (B) 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.
       (2) Final rule.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``final rule'' means any proposed 
     or final rule to address carbon dioxide emissions from 
     existing sources that are fossil fuel-fired electric utility 
     generating units under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7411).
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``final rule'' includes--
       (i) the rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
     Generating Units'' (80 Fed. Reg. 64662 (October 23, 2015)); 
     or
       (ii) any final rule that succeeds--

       (I) the proposed rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
     Generating Units'' (79 Fed. Reg. 34830 (June 18, 2014)); or
       (II) the supplemental 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)).

       (b) Extensions.--Each compliance date of any final rule is 
     deemed to be extended by the time period equal to the time 
     period described in subsection (c).
       (c) Period Described.--The time period described in this 
     subsection is the period of days that--
       (1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the day on 
     which notice of promulgation of a final rule appears in the 
     Federal Register; and
       (2) ends on the date on which judgement 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 60 days described in paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) seek review of any aspect of the final rule.
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