Climate Protection Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 14, 2013 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose: (1) a carbon pollution fee on any manufacturer, producer, or importer of a carbon polluting substance; and (2) a carbon equivalency fee on imports of carbon pollution-intensive goods.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer 50% of the amounts received each fiscal year as a result of the carbon equivalency fee to the Administrator and to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). Requires the Administrator to use such amounts to: (1) provide amounts to state and local programs that assist communities in adapting to climate change, improving the resiliency of critical infrastructure, and protecting environmental quality and wildlife; and (2) meet international commitments made by the United States to assist with climate change adaptation. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to use such amounts to provide financial support: (1) to state and local programs that assist communities in improving the resiliency of critical infrastructure, and (2) for projects that provide preferential parking for carpools.
Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator in an amount equal to a specified portion of the amounts received as a result of the carbon pollution fee to provide a monthly residential environmental rebate to legal U.S. residents. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to establish an Office of Environmental Rebate Advocate to assist households with accessing and using the residential environmental rebate program.
Establishes the Pollution Reduction Trust Fund to be used to facilitate the implementation of the carbon pollution reduction program.
Directs the Administrator to establish the Sustainable Technologies Finance Program to provide financial assistance for projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil and gas production activities under such Act.
Requires state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose: (1) before the commencement of such operations, the chemicals intended for use in underground injections; and (2) after the end of such operations, the chemicals actually used.
Requires the applicable person using hydraulic fracturing, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement. Authorizes such person to require the execution of such statement and agreement as soon as practicable.
Directs the Administrator to prescribe an underground injection control program for a state, if the Administrator disapproves a state's program. Repeals provisions concerning optional demonstrations to the Administrator by states that show the effectiveness of such state programs relating to oil or natural gas.
Authorizes civil penalties for violations of underground injection requirements.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) report on the quantity of fugitive methane emissions resulting from any leak in natural gas infrastructure, and (2) enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to report on the quantity of U.S. GHG emissions not covered by a program under this Act and recommendations for programs to reduce such emissions.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should carry out activities to ensure that, by January 1, 2050, the total quantity of GHG emissions released in the United States is reduced by not less than 80% of the emissions released during 2005.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 14, 2013 |
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 Feb 14, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 7
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 S1399 | Bernard Sanders I-VT | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5735 | Bernard Sanders I-VT | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1886 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Mar 18, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1837 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1283–S1285 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Mar 11, 2013 |
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.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45472 | Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Legislation: 108th Through 118th Congresses | Report | Dec 4, 2024 |
| R43860 | Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies Archived | Report | Nov 18, 2016 |
| R43148 | An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions | Report | Apr 22, 2015 |
| R43230 | Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Mar 12, 2014 |
| R42879 | Federal Regulation of Chemicals in Commerce: An Overview of Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | May 30, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1135 | FRAC Act | Related bill | Jun 11, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Climate Protection Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commuting
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Infrastructure development
- International law and treaties
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Oil and gas
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Trade restrictions
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
