HR 1256
107th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Acid rain
Administrative procedure
Air pollution control
Air quality
Alternative energy sources
Carbon dioxide
Electric power production
Emissions trading
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy demand
Energy efficiency
Energy supplies
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental health
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law
Mercury
Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001
Introduced: March 27, 2001
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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
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Committees of jurisdiction
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