Clear Skies Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) promulgate performance standards (limiting emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and mercury) for new boilers, integrated gasification combined cycle plants, and combustion turbines; and (2) conduct a comprehensive research and environmental assessment program to enhance understanding of health and environmental effects of particulate matter and mercury and to demonstrate the efficacy of emission reductions under this Act.
Excludes the following units from consideration as major emitting facilities or major stationary sources (or parts thereof) for purposes of compliance with provisions concerning prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and plan requirements for nonattainment areas: (1) those that are subject to the performance standards of this Act; or (2) those with properly operated and maintained equipment to limit particulate matter emissions or subject to a permit under an applicable implementation plan that provides a specified particulate matter emissions limitation and that use good combustion practices to minimize carbon monoxide emissions.
Requires States to ensure in implementation plans that: (1) in an attainment or unclassifiable area, any emissions increase from the construction or modification of an affected unit will not result in exceeding a national ambient air quality standard; and (2) in a nonattainment area, the emissions increase will not interfere with a program to assure the achievement of such a standard. Provides for designation of transitional areas under implementation plans and states requirements for emissions inventories, the attainment of standards by the end of 2015, and penalties for not meeting the eight-hour ozone or fine particles standard.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-26 | NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES127 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 10, 2003 |
| S. Hrg. 108-347 | THE CLEAR SKIES ACT OF 2003451 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Apr 8, 2003–Jun 5, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 485 | Clear Skies Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Jun 5, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clear Skies Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Acid rain
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Air pollution control
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Auctions
- Bioaccumulation
- Carbon dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
- Coal
- Cogeneration of electric power and heat
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Ecological research
- Electric power production
- Emissions trading
- Energy
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental research
- Environmental technology
- Eutrophication
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fishes
- Food safety
- Forest ecology
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Industrial pollution
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Law
- Licenses
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Mercury
- Nitrogen
- Nitrogen oxides
- Ozone
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Smog
- Soil pollution
- Standards
- Sulphur
- Sulphur dioxide
- Technological innovations
- Technology assessment
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
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