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Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001

Introduced: March 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Mar 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 27, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E457)
Mar 27, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury from powerplants (electric generation facilities with a nameplate capacity of 15 megawatts or more that use a combustion device to generate electricity for sale) by January 1, 2007.

Requires powerplants, on the later of the date 30 years after the powerplant commenced operation or five years after this Act's enactment, to comply with the most recent new source performance standards under CAA provisions regarding air quality and emissions limitations and with specified requirements for modified sources.

What's happening now April 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2