National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act of 2001

Bill Number

S 1870

Introduced

Dec 20, 2001

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13956-1395 ...

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Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Air pollution measurement Alternative energy sources Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide sinks Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Cogeneration of electric power and heat Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporate divestiture Corporate mergers Corporate reorganizations Data banks Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Energy Energy efficiency Environmental law enforcement Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Fines (Penalties) Fluorocarbons Forest conservation Forest products Fuel switching Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Internet Law Lumber trade Methane Nitrous oxide Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Sulphur Web sites

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National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act of 2001 - 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 their sources; and (2) a national greenhouse gas registry 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.

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Dec 20, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13956-13958)
Dec 20, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13955-13956)
Dec 20, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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