HR 4611
107th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative procedure
Agricultural conservation
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Air pollution measurement
Automobile industry
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide sinks
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate mergers
Corporate reorganizations
Data banks
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002
Introduced: April 25, 2002
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 25, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Act of 2002 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and administer: (1) a national greenhouse gas emissions information system to collect annual lists required to be submitted under this Act of an entity's greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) a national greenhouse gas registry (included in such system) to collect voluntarily reported information on emissions reductions. Specifies factors for adjustment of emissions records by a reporting entity.
Directs the Administrator and the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture, and Energy to develop greenhouse gas emissions quantification and verification protocols, electronic reporting methods, and accounting and reporting standards. Requires verification of reported emissions information.
Requires the Administrator to publish an annual national greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Committees of jurisdiction
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