Climate Stewardship Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 7, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Stewardship Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a National Greenhouse Gas Database consisting of: (1) an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by covered entities (specified entities that own or control a source of GHG emissions in the electric power, industrial, and commercial sectors of the U.S. economy that emit more than 10,000 metric tons of GHGs per year); and (2) a registry of GHG emission reductions and increased sequestration, applicable to both covered and noncovered entities.
Establishes a program for the market-driven reduction of GHGs by covered entities through the use of tradeable emissions allowances. Requires the Administrator to establish a declining cap on tradeable allowances to reduce GHG emissions over time. Requires covered entities, beginning in 2012, to submit to the Administrator one tradeable allowance for every metric ton of GHGs emitted. Allows tradeable allowances to be sold, exchanged, purchased, retired, borrowed, offset, or otherwise used as authorized by this Act. Imposes civil penalties on covered entities that fail to submit allowances.
Establishes the Climate Change Credit Corporation (CCCC) to receive, manage, buy, and sell tradeable allowances.
Directs the Administrator to make allocations of allowances to covered sectors and entities, and to the CCCC, providing initial allocations for early action and accelerated participation.
Requires the CCCC to establish a program to provide financial support for: (1) technology to assist in compliance with this Act; (2) incentives for GHG emission reductions or net increases in sequestration on agricultural lands; and (3) the restoration of habitat to help fish and wildlife adapt to climate change.
Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) report to Congress on the oceanic and coastal impacts of climate change; and (2) assist certain coastal states in preparing persons to adapt to climate change.
Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) establish a program on adaptation technologies as part of the Climate Technology Challenge Program; and (2) perform regional infrastructure cost assessments of the impacts of climate change. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) submit a climate change adaptation plan to Congress; and (2) research the impact of climate change on low-income populations worldwide.
Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide funding for the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account that may be used by states to develop and implement climate change impact mitigation plans.
Cosponsors 136
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2007 to Apr 16, 2008, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Jan 31, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jan 22, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 280 | Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 24, 2007 |
| S 317 | Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 17, 2007 |
| HR 4226 | Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Agriculture and Food
- Air pollution control
- Alternative energy sources
- Animals
- Biomass energy
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon dioxide
- Cellulose
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Coastal zone
- Commerce
- Community development
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Data banks
- Developing countries
- Dislocated workers
- Droughts
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Electric power production
- Electric utilities
- Emergency Management
- Emissions trading
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental technology
- Farm lands
- Federal aid to air pollution control
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fisheries
- Floods
- Fluorocarbons
- Forest conservation
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Habitat conservation
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Identification devices
- Industrial pollution
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Meteorology
- Methane
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Nitrogen oxides
- Nonprofit organizations
- Oceanography
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- Pollution measurement
- Poverty
- Public health
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Real estate development
- Reforestation
- Revolving funds
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sea level
- Social Welfare
- Storage
- Storms
- Tourism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- United Nations
- Waste reduction
- Weather
- Wildlife conservation
- Wind power
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2007Introduced in House
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