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HR 1451 109th Congress House

Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Acid rainAdministrative procedureAir pollution controlAlternative energy sources
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Carbon dioxideElectric power productionEmissions tradingEnergyEnergy conservationEnergy demandEnergy efficiencyEnergy suppliesEnvironmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental healthGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthLawMercuryNitrogen oxidesStandardsSulphur dioxide
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E506-507)
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in aggregate 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, 2010.

States that regulations promulgated under this Act may require additional emissions reductions if the Administrator determines that the specified reductions are not reasonably anticipated to protect public health or welfare.

Directs the Administrator to coordinate with other Federal and State agencies to increase energy efficiency, to increase the use of renewable energy, and to implement cost saving advanced demand and supply side policies.

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1451: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1451/
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"H.R. 1451: Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1451/.
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