Greenhouse Gas Registry Act
Latest action · Sep 11, 2008 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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Greenhouse Gas Registry Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) determine the quantity of each greenhouse gas that makes the same contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide; and (2) designate as a greenhouse gas any directly emitted anthropogenic gas that is included in the Inventory of the United States Greenhouse Gases and Sinks, one metric ton of which makes the same or greater contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Directs each covered entity to report to the Administrator its greenhouse gas emissions for the prior calendar year.
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations establishing a federal greenhouse gas registry. Specifies that such regulations shall: (1) ensure accuracy and reliability of data submitted; (2) take into account best practices for measuring greenhouse gas emissions and the latest scientific research; (3) require that submitted data are monitored using monitoring systems for fuel use, fuel flow, or emissions, wherever feasible; (4) require annual reporting on the emission of greenhouse gases; (5) establish consistent policies for calculating carbon content and greenhouse gas emissions for each type of fossil fuel reported; (6) provide for immediate public dissemination of data reported, with certain exceptions; and (7) take into account the work done by the Climate Registry and other mandatory state or multistate authorized programs and explain the major differences in approach between the system established under the regulations and the respective registries or programs. Provides that nothing in this Act preempts any state or regional greenhouse gas registry efforts.
Authorizes the Administrator to bring a civil action against any entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act. Sets forth civil penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2008 to Sep 24, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Sep 11, 2008 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 24, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 11, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Air pollution control
- Business records
- Carbon dioxide
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commerce
- Electric utilities
- Electronic government information
- Energy
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fluorocarbons
- Gas industry
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Industrial pollution
- Law
- Manufacturing industries
- Methane
- Nitrogen oxides
- Petroleum industry
- Petroleum refineries
- Pollution measurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2008Introduced in House
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