Clean Air, Strong Economies Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2015)
Clean Air, Strong Economies Act
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard.
In promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, the EPA must:
- only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling);
- take into consideration feasibility and cost; and
- include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone.
What just happenedMar 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Mar 19, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1773)
- Mar 17, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 17, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House