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HR 1075 107th Congress House Energy Air pollution control Air quality Commerce Economics and Public Finance Electric power Electric power production Emergency Management Energy shortages Energy supplies Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Fuel Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Industrial pollution Standards

To allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Mar 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 15, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Permits an individual or business located in a State experiencing a power emergency on any given day to operate any type of power generation available using any fuel available, to ensure the individual's or business' economic stability.

Requires any person or State official, upon the request of either the Secretary of Energy or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to share information regarding the available supply of or the projected demand for electricity.

Prohibits emissions attributable to generation permitted solely because of such power emergency from being taken into account for purposes of determining the attainment or nonattainment status of an area under the Clean Air Act.

What's happening now March 22, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2