EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 20, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Provides that the following rules shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as though they had never taken effect: (1) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; (2) the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; (3) the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; and (4) Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That are Solid Waste.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in place of such rules, to promulgate within 15 months regulations for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator units subject to such rules, that: (1) establish maximum achievable control technology standards, performance standards, and other requirements for hazardous air pollutants or solid waste combustion under the Clean Air Act; and (2) identify non-hazardous secondary materials that, when used as fuels or ingredients in combustion units of such boilers, heaters, or incinerator units, are solid waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for purposes of determining the extent to which such combustion units are required to meet emission standards for such pollutants under such Act. Requires the Administrator to establish compliance dates for such standards and requirements after considering compliance costs, non-air quality health and environmental impacts and energy requirements, the feasibility of implementation, the availability of equipment, suppliers, and labor, and potential net employment impacts.
Sets forth guidelines for such rules and regulations, including requiring the Administrator to: (1) ensure that emissions standards for existing and new sources can be met under actual operating conditions consistently and concurrently with emission standards for all other air pollutants regulated by the rule for the source category; and (2) impose the least burdensome regulatory alternative for each regulation promulgated.
Requires the Administrator to publish a list of nonhazardous secondary materials that are not solid waste when combusted in units designed for energy recovery. Specifies material to be included in such list.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2011 to Dec 15, 2011; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jul 20, 2011 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jul 20, 2011 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jul 20, 2011 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Original | Jul 20, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 20, 2011 |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 27, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jul 20, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4724-4725)
- Jul 20, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7634 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 17, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4724–S4727 | Ron Wyden D-OR, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Jul 20, 2011 |
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 1
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. 112-49 | EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB CREATION94 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Feb 1, 2012 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41459 | EPA’s Boiler MACT: Controlling Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2013 |
| R41563 | Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 31, 2012 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1786 | Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 3, 2011 |
| S 1960 | Jobs Creation Act | Related bill | Dec 7, 2011 |
| S 1971 | Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2011 |
| HR 2250 | EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 18, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Industrial facilities
- Solid waste and recycling
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2011Introduced in Senate
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