Amendment112th Congress
Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill precludes the EPA Administrator from enforcing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 and sought to delete section 3, which would allow the EPA to regulate "nuisance dust" in areas where states and localities do not do so if it substantially hurts public health and if the benefits of applying standards would outweigh the costs.
- Amendment Number
- 901
- Description
- Amendment sought to clarify that nothing in the bill precludes the EPA Administrator from enforcing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 and sought to delete section 3, which would allow the EPA to regulate "nuisance dust" in areas where states and localities do not do so if it substantially hurts public health and if the benefits of applying standards would outweigh the costs.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-317 to clarify that nothing in the bill precludes the EPA Administrator from enforcing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM2.5 and would delete section 3, which allows the EPA to regulate `nuisance dust' in areas where states and localities do not do so if it substantially hurts public health and if the benefits of applying standards would outweigh the costs.
- Congress
- 112
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Dec 8, 2011
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Rush amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 150 - 255 (Roll no. 906).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:49:58
- Submitted Date
- Dec 8, 2011
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022