[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petition or memorial was laid before the Senate and was 
referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-97. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Tennessee urging Congress to adopt 
     legislation that would postpone the Environmental Protection 
     Agency's effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from 
     stationary sources using existing Clean Air Act Authority; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

                       Senate Resolution No. 200

       Whereas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 
     plan to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new cars 
     and light trucks will trigger the same regulation of GHG 
     emissions from stationary sources like manufacturing 
     facilities, power plants, hospitals, and commercial 
     establishments; and
       Whereas, regulating greenhouse gas emissions from 
     stationary sources under the Clean Air Act might be a great 
     anchor on manufacturing and the economy in general; and
       Whereas, the pending EPA effort might burden progress on 
     two of the nation's top priorities, environmental improvement 
     and economic recovery, by imposing onerous permitting 
     requirements that will significantly delay or even eliminate 
     investments in new energy-efficient technologies; and
       Whereas, over four million jobs were lost in 2009, and the 
     EPA's proposed regulations have the potential to cause even 
     further job losses; and
       Whereas, the regulatory requirements of the Clean Air Act 
     will overwhelm state agencies, which are not equipped to 
     handle the estimated six million permitting requests 
     anticipated; and
       Whereas, only Congress can act to avoid the significant 
     costs and burdens imposed by such regulations on stationary 
     sources, which even the EPA admits will lead to ``absurd 
     results'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the One Hundred Sixth General 
     Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That we hereby encourage 
     the United States Congress to adopt legislation that would 
     postpone The Environmental Protection Agency's effort to 
     regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources 
     using existing Clean Air Act authority until Congress adopts 
     a balanced approach to address climate and energy supply 
     issues without crippling the economy. Be it further
       Resolved, That an enrolled copy of this resolution be 
     transmitted to the Speaker and the Clerk of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the President and the Secretary of the U.S. 
     Senate, and to each member of Tennessee's Congressional 
     delegation.

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