[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      PROHIBIT EPA FROM REGULATING FLY ASH AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

  (Mr. McKINLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McKINLEY. Today, Mr. Speaker, I am introducing legislation that 
will prohibit the EPA from regulating fly ash as a hazardous material.
  Fly ash is an unavoidable byproduct of burning coal to produce 
electricity. Fly ash has been repeatedly tested and approved by the EPA 
for use by America's customers. Recycling fly ash helps to keep 
electric generation costs down, which in turn keeps electricity 
affordable for all our consumers. But if the EPA persists with its 
plans to designate fly ash as a hazardous material, the expense of 
handling the material will increase logarithmically, and so will our 
energy costs.
  Why would this administration want to increase the cost of 
electricity on our senior citizens, hospitals, schools, and American 
families?
  President Obama's relentless war on coal has been an unmitigated job 
killer and will have a ripple effect on all industries, especially 
those that recycle fly ash. That's why I am proud to introduce this 
legislation, which has bipartisan support among my colleagues as well 
as over two dozen special groups.

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