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HR 3185 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural equipment and machinery Air quality Electric power generation and transmission Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Public utilities and utility rates Water use and supply

To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines" have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump.

Introduced: October 13, 2011 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Oct 13, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 13, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that: (1) the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 3, 2010, entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines" and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated for generating electricity or operating a water pump by a state or local government, a public or cooperative utility, or persons or entities engaged in the production of agricultural commodities, including livestock; and (2) the final rule of the same title published by EPA on August 20, 2010, the direct final action published by the EPA on March 9, 2011, entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines," and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated for such purposes by such entities.

What's happening now October 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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