HR 4859
106th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative procedure
Air pollution control
Carbon dioxide
Commerce
Dams
Electric power production
Electric utilities
Emissions trading
Energy
Environmental Protection Agency
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Hydroelectric power
Infrastructure
Lakes
Law
Mercury
Nitrogen oxides
Reservoirs
Great Smoky Mountain Clean Air Act of 2000
Introduced: July 13, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 13, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Smoky Mountains Clean Air Act of 2000 - Amends the Clean Air Act to identify aggregate emission reduction objectives in connection with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) powerplants.
Sets a modernization deadline for outdated TVA powerplants.
Prohibits TVA from increasing hydroelectric energy generation in order to achieve such mandated objectives if the increase would require a drawdown of any contiguous lake or reservoir between Memorial Day and August 1.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1