[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S449-S450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3181. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mrs. Capito) 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. ___. NEW SOURCE REVIEW.

       Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) New Source Review Not Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any physical change in an existing 
     source, or in the method of operation of an existing source, 
     that increases the efficiency of the existing source or 
     reduces mass emissions of the existing source that are 
     subject to the provisions of this Act (as compared to the 
     average annual emissions of the existing source in any 1 of 
     the preceding 10 calendar years), for purposes of compliance 
     with a regulation promulgated under this Act, by lowering the 
     rate or mass

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     of carbon dioxide emissions from the existing source shall 
     not require, cause, or otherwise trigger a new source review 
     under this Act.''.
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