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113-hr-5861 113 hr 5861 Guarding Our Great Lakes Act Environmental Protection 2014-12-11 2014-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] MI R C000071 11 Guarding Our Great Lakes Act - Requires the Chief of Engineers, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and each other applicable federal agency to take actions to prevent the transfer of aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River. Directs the Chief to: (1) construct measures to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming aquatic invasive species through the Lock and Dam; and (2) submit a cost estimate for, and schedule for completion of, measures to be constructed. Requires the Director of the USFWS to implement all appropriate measures in compliance with applicable state and federal law around the Lock and Dam to prevent the upstream and downstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic invasive species, with a focus on Asian carp species. Authorizes the Chief, the Director of the USFWS, and the Director of the USGS to acquire real estate to carry out this Act. Directs the EPA Administrator, acting through the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to coordinate with the governor of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to carry out engineering and construction of flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to permanent prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. Permits the federal share of the cost of a project to be up to 100%. 2023-01-11T13:25:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5861
113-hr-5826 113 hr 5826 Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-12-10 2014-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] NJ D P000096 0 Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program through FY2019. Requires a project that receives a grant to be carried out under the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a state water pollution control revolving fund, unless the state determines the requirements are inconsistent with treating sewer overflow. 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5826
113-hr-5796 113 hr 5796 State's Choice Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-12-04 2014-12-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] MD D D000620 0 State's Choice Act of 2014 - Requires Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations issued under the Clean Air Act on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from an existing stationary source to give states the option to impose a carbon tax for those emissions instead of, or in conjunction with, applying a standard of performance. Requires the carbon tax to be an excise tax: (1) on emissions of GHGs, or on a fossil fuel based on emissions of any GHG that will result from the use of the fossil fuel; (2) that is no less than 20 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015; and (3) that increases in each subsequent year by no less than 4% above inflation. Requires the EPA to: (1) evaluate a state's carbon tax in 2025 to determine whether the tax and other relevant state measures will achieve by the end of 2030 the goals of the regulation that is replaced by the tax, and (2) require the state to increase the tax if it will not achieve those goals. Prohibits availability of the option to impose a carbon tax to states that: are materially undermining the effectiveness of the tax in decreasing GHG emissions through other policy changes, or that have not complied with any EPA requirement to increase the tax. 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5796
113-hr-5753 113 hr 5753 Drinking Water Protection Act Environmental Protection 2014-11-20 2014-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 2 Drinking Water Protection Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. (Cyanotoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.) Requires the plan to include steps and time lines to: evaluate the risk to human health from drinking water contaminated with cyanotoxins; establish, publish, and update a comprehensive list of cyanotoxins that are harmful to human health; summarize the known adverse human health effects of cyanotoxins and the factors that cause cyanobacteria to grow rapidly and make toxins; determine whether to publish health advisories for harmful cyanotoxins and establish relevant guidance; recommend feasible treatment options; and enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with cyanotoxins. 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5753
113-hr-5764 113 hr 5764 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-11-20 2014-12-10 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] OH R J000295 21 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for FY2015-FY2019. Requires that the Initiative carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration. Directs the Initiative to prioritize programs and projects, including: the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern; the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts; the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution (water pollution that comes from many diffuse sources, such as pollution on the ground picked up by rain or snow); habitat and wildlife protection and restoration; and accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and partnership activities. Prohibits funding made available to implement the Initiative from being used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which funding is made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund program. Requires federal agencies to maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities without regard to funding under the Initiative and identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the Initiative. 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5764
113-hr-5733 113 hr 5733 Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-11-18 2014-11-18 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. House Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] CA D H001068 3 Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to calculate a carbon score for legislation. Requires the score to include projected net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from enactment and implementation of a bill or resolution and the appropriation of any amounts authorized in the legislation. Directs CBO to include the carbon score when carrying out provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requiring a cost estimate for each bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee except the appropriations committees. 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5733
113-hr-5534 113 hr 5534 Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-09-18 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] NY D T000469 1 Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize, revise, and increase funding for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) for FY2015-FY2017. (The Drinking Water SRF program awards capitalization grants to states, which in turn provide financial assistance to public water systems for infrastructure improvements.) Expands the list of activities for which the SRF may be used and revises the process for prioritizing applications for SRF funds. Sets forth requirements concerning SRF funded projects using goods produced in the United States and giving prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics. Revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, in part by requiring the plans to list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation and reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged communities. Raises the cap on SRF funding that may be used for projects in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Repeals requirements for regulations on variance technologies. Repeals state authority to grant variances for compliance with a drinking water regulation requirement specifying a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique. Directs the EPA to: study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources, establish requirements for electronic submission of compliance monitoring data by public water systems, collect data on best practices for administration of SRF programs, and implement a voluntary certification program for effective water loss and leak control technology. Reauthorizes a program to provide technical assistance to enable small public water systems to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations for FY2015-FY2019. 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5534
113-hr-5631 113 hr 5631 To authorize the Central Everglades Planning Project, Florida, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2014-09-18 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 10 Authorizes funding for environmental restoration activities of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) in Florida as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan if the Army Corps of Engineers gives approval by December 30, 2015. 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5631
113-hr-5665 113 hr 5665 Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-09-18 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] TX R W000814 7 Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to Congress a report, made available to the public, before issuing any rule proposing a new or revised: (1) primary national ambient air quality (NAAQ) standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public health), or (2) secondary NAAQ standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public welfare). Requires the report to contain: the proposed standard (in parts per million), all scientific and technical data relied upon to support the proposed standard in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of results, a description of all technologies and strategies that may be utilized to achieve the standard and their costs, an economic impact analysis estimating the total costs of the standard, a list of each U.S. area of the United States that would exceed the standard for ozone and thereby receive a nonattainment designation for ozone under the Act, and an identification of the level of ground level ozone in each U.S. county that is naturally occurring or produced outside of the United States. Requires the EPA to consider the cost and economic and technological feasibility of attaining the standard when establishing a NAAQ standard for ozone. Prohibits a NAAQ standard for ozone from taking effect unless a federal statute is enacted approving it. 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5665
113-hr-5505 113 hr 5505 Clean Air, Strong Economies Act Environmental Protection 2014-09-17 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 30 Clean Air, Strong Economies Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard. Requires the EPA, in promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, to: only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling); take into consideration feasibility and cost; and include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone. 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5505
113-hr-5516 113 hr 5516 Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-09-17 2014-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 1 Protecting Our Great Lakes Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit any discharge of dredged material into waters within Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior lakeward from a line drawn across the mouth of tributaries to the Lakes. Includes within the area protected from discharges all waters enclosed by constructed breakwaters (barriers built in a body of water to break the force of waves and protect surrounding land). Excludes connecting channels from the protected area. Requires any dredged material resulting from activity in the Great Lakes System to be reused in beneficial ways on land or disposed of in a confined land- or water-based disposal area determined to be economically and environmentally viable by the Army Corps of Engineers in consultation with concerned states. Treats violators of the prohibition as having violated a condition or limitation set forth in a permit to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5516
113-hr-5456 113 hr 5456 Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act Environmental Protection 2014-09-11 2014-09-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 11 Great Lakes and Fresh Water Algal Bloom Information Act - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create an online database of research and information on the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters. Requires NOAA to include relevant chemical, physical, and biological data that have been collected by an accredited university, association or organization, research group, federal agency, state, or local government in the United States or Canada. Declares that this Act does not grant NOAA any new authority, including the authority to require submission of data. 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5456
113-hr-5439 113 hr 5439 Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-09-10 2014-09-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] OH D K000009 16 Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water. Directs the EPA, until it makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, to report within 120 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water. 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5439
113-hr-5329 113 hr 5329 Accountable Recovery Act Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] TX R C001062 7 Accountable Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce as appropriate to make recovery plans for the conservation and survival of a species publicly available at the time of a determination that the species is endangered or threatened. Requires the plans to incorporate objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from the endangered and threatened species list. Gives the appropriate Secretary 30 days to deny a petition stating that the numerical recovery goal has been achieved for a species. Removes a species from the endangered and threatened species list if the Secretary has not acted on a petition. 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5329
113-hr-5350 113 hr 5350 Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-09-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 1 Infection Reduction Labeling Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to authorize solid antimicrobial copper alloys, and products made from such alloys, to be marketed, distributed, or sold with labels about their infection reduction and control efficacy if the antimicrobial claims made on the label are consistent with the results of federally-funded clinical trials finding: (1) greater than 25% reductions in infection rate or 50% reductions in microbial burden, or (2) statistically significant reductions in infection rate or microbial burden. Waives alloys from requirements to submit or review efficacy data related to the antimicrobial claims if the claims are consistent with the results of the trials. Sets forth an alternative process to modify the labeling of an alloy. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude a product that is made from the alloy and has the antimicrobial labeling from regulation and treatment as a drug or device . 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5350
113-hr-5356 113 hr 5356 Preventing the EPA from Garnishing Wages Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. House Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5] LA R M001192 0 Preventing the EPA from Garnishing Wages Act of 2014 - Eliminates the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to garnish wages for a debt owed under programs it administers. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5356
113-hr-5358 113 hr 5358 To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify that no Federal agency shall be required to consider the social cost of carbon as a condition of compliance with such Act, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 0 Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prohibit a federal agency from being required to consider the social cost of carbon (an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year) as part of any cost-benefit or regulatory analysis of any program, project, activity, or administrative action of the agency as a condition of compliance with NEPA. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5358
113-hr-5359 113 hr 5359 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] CA D M001166 1 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2013 - Allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate an area as an air and health quality empowerment zone if the air pollution control district or other local governmental entity (area entity) authorized to regulate air quality for the area nominates the area for the designation and the area meets the following criteria: it has been designated as being in extreme nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone and in nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5 (particulate matter diameter); it had nitrogen oxide emissions from farm equipment, emissions of volatile organic compounds from farming, or nitrogen oxide emissions from sources governed primarily through international law in excess of specified amounts; it meets or exceeds the national average per capita incidence of asthma; it experiences unemployment rates higher than the national average; and the area entity will provide matching contributions of federal funds toward the activities to be carried out under the area's strategic plan to address air quality challenges, achieve attainment of air quality standards, and improve the health of the population in the area. Makes the effective period of area designation the shorter of 10 years or the period ending with revocation by the EPA. Authorizes grants for carrying out an area's strategic plan. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5359
113-hr-5363 113 hr 5363 W21 Environmental Protection 2014-07-31 2014-09-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. House Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] CA D N000179 24 Water in the 21st Century Act or W21 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. Requires the EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate. Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. Requires the EPA to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on a region's water quality or quantity. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for water recycling, water infrastructure, enhanced energy efficiency in water systems, desalination projects, permanent water storage, and integrated water management in specified states. Authorizes the transfer of title to nonfederal entities of reclamation projects in need of rehabilitation that are authorized before enactment of this Act under certain conditions. Requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an open water data system. Reauthorizes the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 through FY2020. Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, after receiving a request from a nonfederal sponsor, to review the operation of a reservoir and update the water control manual to incorporate improved weather and runoff forecasting methods, if appropriate. Directs the EPA to develop voluntary national drought resilience guidelines relating to preparedness planning and investments for water users and providers. Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare a salmon drought plan for California. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5363
113-hr-5266 113 hr 5266 To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2014-07-30 2014-11-13 Received in the Senate. House Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] NJ R L000554 4 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize and revise the National Estuary Program for FY2014-FY2018. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including: extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons, flooding which may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, or low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5266
113-hr-5271 113 hr 5271 Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-30 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] MD D V000128 15 Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury to establish for 2015 and thereafter a carbon trading program that caps the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from crude oil, coal, and natural gas by requiring crude oil refineries, petroleum importers, coal mines, and natural gas suppliers or processors to purchase carbon permits. Establishes a declining cap on the quantity of permits issued to reduce CO2 emissions until they are reduced to 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. Sets forth provisions concerning compliance with permit obligations, issuance of permits for carbon capture and sequestration, and permit auctioning, trading, banking, and borrowing. Establishes the Healthy Climate Trust Fund and appropriates auction proceeds and penalty payments to it. Returns Trust Fund amounts not used for administrative expenses (as a fraction of auction proceeds) to individuals with a valid Social Security number in the form of Healthy Climate Dividend Payments. Requires the Department of the Treasury to: (1) impose carbon equivalency fees to be collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on imports of carbon-intensive goods, and (2) give payments to exporters of comparable domestically produced carbon-intensive goods. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a rule listing greenhouse gases (GHGs) that includes anthropogenically emitted (caused by human activity) gases that contribute to global warming but excludes CO2 emitted by the combustion of crude oil, coal, and natural gas and gases attributable to the production of animals for food. Directs the EPA to promulgate regulations to reduce such non-auction GHGs and ensure the regulation of all sources of them within 10 years. 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5271
113-hr-5283 113 hr 5283 Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act Environmental Protection 2014-07-30 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] CA D H001034 7 Land-Based Marine Debris Reduction Act - Declares national goals of: (1) no increase in the generation of solid waste sent to landfills, (2) recycling of at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream by the end of 2020 and 65% by the end of 2030, and (3) no increase in the flow of marine debris into the ocean. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report on: (1) municipal solid waste generation, waste management methods, and progress in meeting the goals; (2) leakage paths of marine debris into the ocean; and (3) landfill closures. Directs the EPA to develop a list of categories of commonly used products and packaging that are discarded into the municipal solid waste stream and determine with respect to the products or packaging in each category: (1) the percentage of recovered materials used in their manufacture; (2) the source reduction and recovery efficiency; (3) the percentage that is recycled upon discard and the percentage that is littered; and (4) the life cycle environmental effects associated with them, compared to alternatives. Requires the EPA to identify categories to be targeted for regulatory action. Authorizes regulations requiring manufacturers to use recovered materials in the product or packaging. Directs the EPA and the Department of Commerce to develop a voluntary system of packaging standards with respect to materials contained within the packaging and the recyclability of the packaging upon discard. Requires the standard to provide that packaging that meets the standards be eligible to use a label indicating compliance for promotional and educational purposes. 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5283
113-hr-5289 113 hr 5289 Indian River Lagoon Nutrient Removal Assistance Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-30 2014-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] FL D M001191 0 Indian River Lagoon Nutrient Removal Assistance Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Indian River Lagoon Nutrient Removal Assistance Grant Program to assist projects related to the protection and restoration of the Indian River Lagoon in Florida. Directs the EPA to issue regulations regarding grant selection criteria that prioritize projects that: (1) produce the greatest nutrient load reductions, (2) result in the greatest environmental benefits to the Lagoon, and (3) advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive and management plan for the Indian River Lagoon approved under the National Estuary program of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Requires the EPA to issue regulations to increase by 5% each civil penalty amount established for a violation of the Clean Water Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an Indian River Lagoon Nutrient Removal Assistance Trust Fund for the Program. Requires an amount equal to the increase in civil penalties to be transferred to the Fund. 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5289
113-hr-5300 113 hr 5300 EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-30 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] MO R W000812 10 The EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing, implementing, and enforcing any proposed or final rule addressing emissions of carbon dioxide from any new or existing source that is an electric utility generating unit unless the regulatory impact analysis for the rule primarily considers, and separately reports on, the domestic benefits of the rule. Nullifies the following proposed rules: (1) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (2) Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5300
113-hr-5216 113 hr 5216 Columbia River Basin Restoration Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-28 2014-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 2 Columbia River Basin Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program to reduce toxic contamination and clean up contaminated sites. Requires the program to be collaborative and stakeholder-based. Requires the EPA to: (1) assess trends in water quality and toxic contamination or toxics reduction; (2) collect, characterize and assess data on toxics and water quality to identify possible causes of environmental problems; (3) update the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Plan (Action Plan) and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (Estuary Plan) and ensure that the plans form a coherent toxic contamination reduction strategy; and (4) provide technical assistance in implementing and updating the Action Plan. Directs the EPA to establish a Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Working Group to: (1) participate in developing updates to the Action Plan, (2) recommend and prioritize projects and actions for the Action Plan, and (3) review progress made. Requires the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership to perform those duties and fulfill those responsibilities of the Working Group relating to the Lower Columbia River Estuary. Requires the EPA to establish a Columbia River Basin toxics grant program to provide funding to develop or implement projects to implement the Action Plan and the Estuary Plan. 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5216
113-hr-5189 113 hr 5189 Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-24 2014-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] TX D J000126 1 Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects by: (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increasing water use efficiency, and utilizing nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of the water from those sources; (2) considering the effects climate variability may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improving the understanding of the energy required to provide reliable water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies. Directs DOE to develop and update every five years a strategic plan to carry out the integration. Requires DOE to establish an Energy-Water Subcommittee of the Energy Advisory Board to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. Prohibits this Act from being construed to require state, tribal, or local governments to take any action that may result in an increased financial burden by restricting their water use. 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5189
113-hr-5150 113 hr 5150 WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-17 2014-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] CA D M001166 0 WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to: reduce water use; reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria. Requires the Administrator of EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate.Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. Requires the Administrator to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on the water quality or quantity of a U.S. region. 2023-01-11T13:25:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5150
113-hr-5117 113 hr 5117 Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act Environmental Protection 2014-07-15 2014-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R P000599 1 Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, and jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons. Requires the EPA to give priority to national estuary programs that are not part of the Geographic Programs as described in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. 2023-01-11T13:25:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5117
113-hr-5077 113 hr 5077 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-11 2014-09-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449. House Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] WV R C001047 9 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state acting pursuant to an equivalent approved state program (permitting authority) from basing a determination on whether to approve a permit for discharges from a point source (a source of water pollution that comes from a single, discrete place, such as a pipe) on the permit applicant's adherence to guidance issued by the EPA. Authorizes an applicant, if the permitting authority does not approve or deny a substantially complete application for a new permit within 270 days after the date of receipt of an application, to discharge as if the application were approved. Prohibits the EPA from disapproving or withdrawing approval of a state permit program under NPDES, or limiting financial assistance for the program, based on: (1) the failure of the program to incorporate or comply with EPA guidance, or (2) the implementation of a water quality standard that has been adopted by the state and approved by the EPA. Prohibits the EPA from objecting or denying the issuance of a NPDES permit by a state based on EPA guidance or the EPA's interpretation of a water quality standard that has been adopted by the state and approved by the EPA. (Sec. 3) Establishes deadlines for completing environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) if they are required for permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters. Considers permits to be approved if the Army Corps of Engineers fails to act by those deadlines. Prohibits permits from being subject to judicial review if the Secretary fails to act by the deadlines. Requires a state to concur with the EPA's determination that a discharge will result in an unacceptable adverse effect in order for the EPA to deny or restrict the specification … 2023-01-11T13:25:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5077
113-hr-5078 113 hr 5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-11 2014-09-11 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559. House Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] FL R S001186 120 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, "Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act," issued on April 21, 2014, or the proposed guidance entitled, "Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected By the Clean Water Act," dated February 17, 2012; or using the proposed rule or proposed guidance, any successor document, or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Requires the Army Corps and the EPA to withdraw the interpretive rule entitled, "Notice of Availability Regarding the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation Practices," issued on April 21, 2014. Requires the Army Corps and the EPA to: (1) consult with relevant state and local officials to develop recommendations for a regulatory proposal that would identify the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act and the scope of waters not covered; (2) provide for the public review and comment of a draft report that includes a recommendation only if consensus has been reached with regard to the recommendation among the Army Corps, the EPA, and state and local officials; (3) publish a final report; and (4) report to Congress on the recommendations. 2023-01-11T13:25:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5078
113-hr-5065 113 hr 5065 SAFE Act Environmental Protection 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] PA D C001090 18 Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or SAFE Act - Requires the President to establish an interagency Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel to adopt the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (released March 26, 2013) to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources so that natural resources become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impact of extreme weather and climate change. Requires the Panel to review and revise the strategy every four years.Requires each agency represented on the panel to integrate the elements of the strategy that relate to conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources into agency plans, environmental reviews, and programs. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to assess and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and techniques to be used to address the impact of extreme weather and climate change on natural resources. Requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Science Advisory Board to advise the panel on the state of the science regarding the impact of extreme weather and climate change on natural resources and strategies and mechanisms for natural resources adaptation. Requires each agency represented on the panel to submit to the President a natural resources adaptation plan and implement the plan upon approval by the President. Requires states, in order to be eligible to receive funding under this Act, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior and, as applicable, the Secretary of Commerce for review and approval a state natural resources adaptation plan that details efforts to address the impact of climate change on natural resources and coastal areas. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5065
113-hr-5071 113 hr 5071 Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-10 2014-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] WI R R000587 68 Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the interpretive rule issued on March 25, 2014, entitled, "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A)." Prohibits the Corps and the EPA from using the interpretive rule, or any substantially similar rule or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking, decision, or action regarding the scope or enforcement of the Clean Water Act. Provides that the use of rule or a substantially similar rule or guidance as the basis for any rule, decision, or action is grounds for vacating the rule, decision, or action. Requires soil and water conservation practices to be treated as normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities under permits for non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material. Prohibits such practices from being treated as a new use of an area of navigable waters, an impairment of the flow or circulation of navigable waters, or a reduction in the reach of such waters under those permits. Applies this Act to activities occurring on or after March 25, 2014. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5071
113-hr-5034 113 hr 5034 Stop the EPA Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-07-09 2014-09-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. House Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] MO R G000546 2 Stop the EPA Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Review Act to require congressional approval of major rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Currently, rules go into effect unless Congress disapproves of the rule.) Nullifies EPA's existing major rules, unless the EPA submits them for congressional review. Lowers the annual economic impact from $100 million to $50 million for a rule is deemed to be a major rule. Expands the criteria for an EPA regulation to be deemed a major rule to include that the regulation will have a significant impact on a substantial number of agriculture entities or it will implement a carbon tax. Expands the EPA's reports to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to include: a classification of each rule as a major or nonmajor rule with an explanation of the economic effects of the rule, related regulatory actions taken by EPA or another agency, and any jobs added or lost. Allows Congress to consider approval of a major rule only once in a Congress. Gives Congress 70 session days or legislative days to approve a rule. Requires the GAO to estimate the economic cost imposed by all of EPA's rules. 2023-01-11T13:26:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5034
113-hr-4993 113 hr 4993 To clarify the effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Environmental Protection 2014-06-26 2014-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] NC D B001251 4 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to preempt a state statute of repose for actions brought under state law for personal injury or property damages caused from or contributed to by exposure to any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, if the state statute provides a commencement date that is earlier than the federally required commencement date. (Currently, CERCLA preempts state statutes of limitations, which limit the amount of time a lawsuit can commence from the time the contamination is discovered. The Supreme Court ruled in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger that North Carolina's statute of repose was not preempted by CERCLA. That statute of repose limits the amount of time a lawsuit can commence to 10 years from the defendant's last action, regardless of when the contamination is discovered.) 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4993
113-hr-4957 113 hr 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 26 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the requirements for regulations that govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. (The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] may exclude monitored exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards from consideration when designating an area as nonattainment, redesignating an area as nonattainment, or reclassifying an existing nonattainment area to a higher classification if a state demonstrates that an exceptional event caused the exceedances.) Requires the criteria used to determine if an exceptional event was demonstrated to be specific in order to minimize the discretion of the EPA in approving or disapproving the demonstration. Requires the EPA to make a determination within 90 days after the submission of a petition by a state of an exceptional event demonstration. Considers the demonstration approved if the EPA does not make a determination by that deadline. Requires a determination to be based on a preponderance of the evidence and to accord substantial deference to the findings of the state exceptional event demonstration. Establishes an appeal process for reviewing a disapproval of a demonstration. 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4957
113-hr-4947 113 hr 4947 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-24 2014-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] AZ R S000018 5 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2014 or the ORDEAL Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to lengthen from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to review and revise air quality criteria and primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Eliminates the EPA's authority to review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards for ozone concentrations earlier or more frequently than required. Prohibits the EPA from reviewing and revising NAAQS for ozone concentrations before February 1, 2018. Requires the EPA to complete a thorough review of the standards and make revisions not later December 31, 2018. Lengthens from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which an independent scientific review committee is required to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any new standards or revisions to existing criteria and standards. Delays the review by an independent scientific review committee of NAAQS for ozone concentrations until February 1, 2018. 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4947
113-hr-4849 113 hr 4849 Phantom Fuels Elimination Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-12 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] OK R L000575 0 Phantom Fuels Elimination Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by requiring advanced biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel to be produced in the United States. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for any year in which the projected volume of advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel production is less than the applicable volume standard established under the program, to reduce the volume of advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel required to be blended into transportation fuel to the projected volume available for that year. Directs the Energy Information Administration to provide the EPA an estimate, with respect to the following year, of the volumes of advanced biofuel projected to be sold or introduced into commerce. Eliminates the volume standards under the program applicable to corn-starch ethanol. 2023-01-11T13:26:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4849
113-hr-4850 113 hr 4850 Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-12 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] MT R D000618 1 Coal Jobs and Affordable Energy Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery. 2023-01-11T13:26:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4850
113-hr-4854 113 hr 4854 Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-12 2014-11-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 453. House Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] OH R G000563 20 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to limit the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States to the period that: begins on the date that the Army Corps of Engineers provides notice to the EPA that the Corps has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit for dredged or fill material and is ready to determine whether the permit should be issued; and ends on the date that the Corps issues the permit. Requires the Corps to ensure that the period consists of at least 30 consecutive days. Authorizes the Corps to issue a permit for dredged or fill material only after the Corps provides notice to the EPA. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4854
113-hr-4813 113 hr 4813 Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-09 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 81 Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 - Nullifies the following proposed rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, (2) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (3) Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. Prohibits the Administrator of the EPA from issuing or implementing for five years any rule that is substantially similar to the proposed rules unless a federal law is enacted specifically authorizing such a rule. 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4813
113-hr-4808 113 hr 4808 Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act Environmental Protection 2014-06-05 2014-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] PA R K000376 31 Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery. 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4808
113-hr-4799 113 hr 4799 Clean Air Fairness Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-06-02 2014-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 7 Clean Air Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions concerning implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating a federal implementation plan for a state related to national ambient air quality standards until the EPA: (1) promulgates a final rule identifying the emission reductions necessary to meet interstate transport of air emissions requirements, and (2) provides states at least two years to revise their state implementation plans (SIPs). (A federal implementation plan is created due to the failure of an SIP to contain adequate provisions prohibiting emissions activity which will contribute significantly to nonattainment in, or interfere with maintenance by, another state with any national ambient air quality standard.) Prohibits a state from being subjected to penalties for an inadequate SIP until these conditions are met. Prohibits the EPA from promulgating, implementing, or enforcing a federal implementation plan due to the failure of an SIP to comply with the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule unless the EPA: (1) takes into consideration the Supreme Court's decision in Environmental Protection Agency et al. v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., et al., (2) publishes a final notice indicating the EPA's intent to enforce the rule, and (3) provides states with at least two years from the publication date to revise their SIPs. Prohibits a state from being subject to penalties for the failure of a SIP to comply with the rule until these conditions are met. 2023-01-11T13:26:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4799
113-hr-4795 113 hr 4795 Promoting New Manufacturing Act Environmental Protection 2014-05-30 2014-12-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] LA R S001176 13 Promoting New Manufacturing Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish on its website for FY2008 and each subsequent fiscal year: the total number of preconstruction permits issued annually under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program for the construction or modification of a major emitting facility or major stationary source (any stationary facility or source of air pollutants which directly emits, or has the potential to emit, 100 tons per year or more of any air pollutant); the percentage of permits issued within one year of the application; and the average length of time for the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board to decide appeals of decisions to grant or deny a permit. (Sec. 3) Requires the EPA to publish concurrently regulations and guidance for implementing any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Prohibits a NAAQS from applying to the review and disposition of a permit application until the EPA has met this requirement. Prohibits this Act from being construed to eliminate the obligation of a preconstruction permit applicant to install best available control technology and the lowest achievable emissions rate technology. (Sec. 4) Requires the EPA to submit annually a report on actions to expedite the process for review of preconstruction permits. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4795
113-hr-4739 113 hr 4739 Impaired Waters Improvement Act Environmental Protection 2014-05-22 2014-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] NY R R000585 4 Impaired Waters Improvement Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to reduce the discharges of nitrogen, phosphorus, or sediment (pollutants) in an area that is subject to a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for those pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). Makes eligible for grants the owners and operators of: (1) publicly owned treatment works or storm water management practices serving areas subject to the TMDLs, or (2) privately owned farms implementing methods to reduce discharges of those pollutants in those areas. Directs the Administrator to increase by 5% the civil penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act. Establishes the Impaired Waters Improvement Fund for making expenditures to carry out the grant program. Transfers for each of FY2015-FY2019 the amount attributable to the penalty increase or $100 million, whichever is less, to the Fund. 2023-01-11T13:26:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4739
113-hr-4654 113 hr 4654 Lower Electric Bill Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-05-09 2014-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] KS R Y000063 0 Lower Electric Bill Act of 2014 - Delays the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the standards for mercury and hazardous air pollutants emitted from new power plants published on February 16, 2012. (The final rule entitled, "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units" is delayed until the later of five years after enactment of this Act or the date on which the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] completes a study on the economic impacts on local communities.) 2023-01-11T13:26:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4654
113-hr-4461 113 hr 4461 Climate Change Education Act Environmental Protection 2014-04-10 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. House Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] CA D H001034 13 Climate Change Education Act - Declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Climate Change Education Program to: broaden the understanding of human-induced climate change, possible consequences, and potential solutions; apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; conduct a national information campaign to help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to energy conservation, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction; and inform the public of impacts to human health and safety as a result of climate change. Directs NOAA to establish a grant program to support climate change education. 2023-01-11T13:26:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4461
113-hr-4482 113 hr 4482 To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection 2014-04-10 2014-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. House Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] AZ R S000018 0 Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2023-01-11T13:26:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4482
113-hr-4407 113 hr 4407 Wood Stove Regulatory Relief Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-04-04 2014-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] MO R L000569 16 Wood Stove Regulatory Relief Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for an eight-year period, from finalizing, issuing, implementing, or enforcing rules under the Clean Air Act applicable to any new source of air pollutants that is a residential wood heater, a residential hydronic heater, a forced-air furnace, or a residential masonry heater unless the rules comply with this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from setting particulate matter emission limits below a specified threshold for adjustable rate wood heaters, single burn rate wood heaters, pellet heaters/stoves, residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces. Phases in requirements for complying with emission limits. Sets forth provisions requiring third-party testing of compliance with emission limits. 2023-01-11T13:26:40Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4407
113-hr-4315 113 hr 4315 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act Environmental Protection 2014-03-27 2014-07-30 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] WA R H000329 28 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. Prohibits the appropriate Secretary from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure of the information is prohibited by a state law requiring the protection of personal information, and (2) the state requests that the information be withheld. Requires the appropriate Secretary to execute an agreement with the Department of Defense (DOD) that prevents the disclosure of classified information pertaining to DOD personnel, facilities, lands, or waters. (Sec. 3) Requires the appropriate Secretary to: (1) provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination; and (2) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration. Requires Interior to make the information available online in a searchable database. Requires the report to include the total funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of full-time federal employees dedicated to ESA lawsuits, attorneys' fees awarded in the course of ESA lawsuits and settlements, and any f… 2023-01-11T13:26:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4315
113-hr-4316 113 hr 4316 Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act Environmental Protection 2014-03-27 2014-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404. House Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] WY R L000571 26 Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration. Requires Interior to make the information available online in a searchable database. Requires the report to include the total funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of full-time employees dedicated to ESA lawsuits, and attorneys' fees awarded in the course of ESA lawsuits and settlements. 2023-01-11T13:26:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4316
113-hr-4317 113 hr 4317 State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Environmental Protection 2014-03-27 2014-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. House Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] TX R N000182 29 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. Requires the appropriate Secretary to use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination. 2023-01-11T13:26:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4317
113-hr-4318 113 hr 4318 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Environmental Protection 2014-03-27 2014-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406. House Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] MI R H001058 28 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party. 2023-01-11T13:26:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4318
113-hr-4319 113 hr 4319 Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-03-27 2014-09-09 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] AR R C001087 30 Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce to exclude an area from designation as a critical habitat to conserve an endangered or threatened species if the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area, unless the failure to designate the area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of the species. Requires the appropriate Secretary to make available for public comment with any proposed rule to designate a critical habitat a draft analysis that: (1) examines the incremental and cumulative economic effects of all actions to protect the species and its habitat upon each state and locality that is affected by the proposed designation; (2) includes consideration of economic effects on possible uses of land and property values, employment, revenues available for state and local governments, and the provision of water, power, or other public services; and (3) assesses those effects on a quantitative and qualitative basis. 2023-01-11T13:26:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4319
113-hr-4284 113 hr 4284 ESA Improvement Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-03-24 2014-09-09 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] TX R N000182 4 ESA Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from adding a species to the list of endangered and threatened species: (1) if the Secretary has approved a State Protective Action (SPA) for such species, and (2) before the Secretary has made a final determination regarding approval of an SPA. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify each state of the opportunity to submit an SPA prior to proposing to add a species to the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and (2) provide guidance to states regarding the preparation of an SPA. Establishes a process for approving or disapproving a proposed SPA. Requires the Secretary to review the implementation and effectiveness of an SPA every five years and, if necessary, provide guidance on improvements or revisions that are required to maintain the Secretary's approval of the SPA. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) revoke approval of an SPA and propose adding a species to the federal list if the state has failed to implement the SPA or the SPA failed to make measurable progress toward meeting the recovery criteria for the species, and (2) terminate the effectiveness of an approved SPA if the recovery criteria for the species have been met. 2023-01-11T13:26:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4284
113-hr-4256 113 hr 4256 Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-03-14 2014-09-09 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] UT R S001192 3 Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in counting the number of a species in a state for the purposes of determining whether a species is an endangered or threatened species and whether a species has recovered, to count all of the species without regard to whether it is found on state, private, or tribal lands as determined by the state. 2023-01-11T13:26:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4256
113-hr-4157 113 hr 4157 Farmer Identity Protection Act Environmental Protection 2014-03-06 2014-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. House Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] AR R C001087 15 Farmer Identity Protection Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or any EPA contractor or cooperator, from disclosing the information of any owner, operator, or employee of a livestock operation provided to EPA by a livestock producer or a state agency in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or any other law, including: (1) names; (2) telephone numbers; (3) e-mail addresses; (4) physical addresses; (5) global positioning system coordinates; or (6) other information regarding the location of the owner, operator, livestock, or employee. Prescribes criteria for such a disclosure, however, in a statistical or aggregate form without specifically identifying information. 2023-01-11T13:26:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4157
113-hr-4113 113 hr 4113 Community Water Enhancement Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-02-27 2014-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] CA D M001166 0 Community Water Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in making grants under the pilot program for alternative water source projects to meet critical water supply needs, to consider the location and benefits of projects in rural communities (including whether the area is served by a public water system with fewer than 3,000 connections or is located in an area with no public water system). Includes among such projects: (1) the conjunctive management of groundwater supplies by delivery of surface water instead of groundwater, and (2) water treatment or distribution facilities if the project requires such facilities to deliver the alternative water supply. Authorizes funding for the program through FY2018. 2023-01-11T13:26:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4113
113-hr-4024 113 hr 4024 Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-02-10 2014-02-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] WV R C001047 0 Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state exercising primary enforcement responsibility for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit programs to carry out a state chemical storage facility source water protection program. Requires such a program to provide for oversight and inspection of each covered chemical storage facility in accordance with minimum requirements, described in this Act, to prevent the release of chemicals into a navigable water that is designated for use as a domestic water source. Defines "covered chemical storage facility" as a facility at which a chemical is stored and from which a release is determined to pose a risk of harm to such source. Prohibits this Act from precluding or denying the right of any state to adopt or enforce standards for the oversight and inspection of covered chemical storage facilities that are more stringent than this Act's minimum requirements. Requires the Administrator to report on a survey of states' best practices in oversight and inspection programs and applicable regulations implementing the programs. Authorizes the issuance of orders by the Administrator to carry out this Act. Authorizes an owner or operator of a public water system to commence, or to petition the Administrator to commence, a civil action for equitable relief to address possible imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons supplied by the water system. Provides a special rule to expedite the Administrator's response to a petition in emergency situations. Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) liability of a facility owner or operator for costs of response actions, (2) pre-transfer inspections of facilities, and (3) information for operators of domestic water systems on navigable waters regarding emergency response plans and chemical inventories. Establishes a civil penalty of up … 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4024
113-hr-4012 113 hr 4012 Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-02-06 2014-11-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] AZ R S001183 53 Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is specifically identified and publicly available online in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. Includes as a covered action a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4012
113-hr-3862 113 hr 3862 Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 Environmental Protection 2014-01-14 2014-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 5 Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a comprehensive and integrated planning approach to the obligations concerning permits for pollutant discharges of a publicly owned permittee. Defines such a permittee as a treatment works that is publicly owned or a municipal separate storm sewer system. Requires the approach to such obligations to: (1) include requirements for a schedule under which they may be implemented, and (2) account for changed circumstances in the obligations of the publicly owned permittee. Allows approval of a permit under a state-administered program with a term of more than 5 but no more than 25 years if the permittee has an integrated plan approved under this Act. Requires the Administrator to update the guidance entitled "Combined Sewer Overflows--Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development," dated February 1997, to ensure that the evaluations by the Administrator of financial capability assessment and schedule development meet specified criteria, including criteria used in: (1) assessing financial capability of a community to make investments necessary to make water quality-related improvements, and (2) implementing water quality-related improvements. Revises requirements for capitalization grant agreements with states for establishing water pollution control revolving funds. Requires states to set aside 15% of funds for assistance to municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet specified affordability criteria. Authorizes the fund to be used to make loans at terms not to exceed 30 years or the design life of the project to be financed with the proceeds of the loan (currently 20 years). Authorizes a state to provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, and grants to benefit a municipality that: (1) meets affordability cr… 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3862
113-hr-3870 113 hr 3870 Superfund Reinvestment Act Environmental Protection 2014-01-14 2014-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 22 Superfund Reinvestment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize the use of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for environmental cleanup costs authorized by such Act. Provides that receipts and disbursements of the Hazardous Substance Superfund: (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus, for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; (2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitations; and (3) shall be available only for the purposes specified in CERCLA. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate through December 31, 2023, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax and extend the borrowing authority of the Superfund through 2023. 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3870
113-hr-3826 113 hr 3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Environmental Protection 2014-01-09 2014-05-08 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374. House Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] KY R W000413 94 Electricity Security and Affordability Act - (Sec. 2) Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing, implementing, or enforcing any proposed or final rule under the Clean Air Act that establishes a performance standard for greenhouse gas emissions from any new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless the rule meets specified requirements of this Act. Requires the Administrator to separate sources fueled with coal and natural gas into separate categories. Prohibits the Administrator, however, from setting a standard based on the best system of emission reduction for new sources within a fossil-fuel category unless it has been achieved on average for at least one continuous 12-month period (excluding planned outages) by each of at least 6 units within the category. Requires each such unit to: (1) be located at a different electric generating station in the United States, (2) be representative of the operating characteristics of electric generation at its location, and (3) be operated for the entire 12-month period on a full commercial basis. Prohibits the use of any results obtained from a demonstration project in setting the standard. Requires the Administrator, in separating sources fueled with coal into a separate category, to establish a separate subcategory for new sources that are fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units using coal with an average heat content of 8300 or less British Thermal Units (BTUs) per pound. Prohibits the Administrator, in issuing any rule establishing performance standards for greenhouse gas emissions from new sources in such subcategory, from setting a standard based on the best system of emission reduction unless the standard has been achieved on average for at least one continuous 12-month period (excluding planned outages) by each of at least 3 units within such subcategory that meets the unit requirements specified by this Act for the coal category. Prohibits this Act from being construed to prec… 2023-01-11T13:23:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3826
113-hr-3727 113 hr 3727 Keep the EPA Honest Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-12-12 2013-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 9 Keep the EPA Honest Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing any standard of performance under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units before finalizing and publishing a standard of performance for such emissions from new fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units. 2023-01-11T13:23:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3727
113-hr-3702 113 hr 3702 Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-12-11 2013-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] GA R K000220 0 Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013 - Delays, until a report is submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to this Act and enactment of a law setting such date, the effective date of a final rule: (1) requiring a reduction in sulfur content of gasoline, (2) establishing or revising a standard of performance for new stationary sources under the Clean Air Act applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from a petroleum refinery, or (3) concerning the emission of a greenhouse gas from a petroleum refinery. Requires the report submitted upon finalizing any such rule to include: (1) estimates of impacts on competitiveness, prices, and employment; (2) estimates of cumulative costs and benefits; and (3) an assessment of the cumulative impacts on consumers and economic sectors, including oil refinery production. 2023-01-11T13:23:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3702
113-hr-3684 113 hr 3684 Listen to Americans First Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-12-10 2014-01-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] WV R C001047 4 Listen to Americans First Act of 2013 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for travel outside the United States or its territories by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) until: (1) EPA conducts public listening sessions on rulemaking targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012 (West Virginia, Kentucky, Wyoming, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Montana, and Wisconsin); and (2) the Administrator certifies to Congress that such sessions have taken place. 2023-01-11T13:23:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3684
113-hr-3641 113 hr 3641 EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-12-03 2013-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] VA R G000568 7 EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take actions necessary to ensure that the total number of EPA employees 3 years after the last day of the second month beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act does not exceed the total number of employees on that earlier date, reduced by 15%. Sets forth reporting requirements concerning compliance with such reductions, including extensions of deadlines, if any. 2023-01-11T13:23:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3641
113-hr-3582 113 hr 3582 Water Trust Fund Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-11-21 2013-11-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 7 Water Trust Fund Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund. Appropriates to such Fund amounts equivalent to the fees received in the Treasury before January 1, 2019, under this Act. Requires 85% of amounts in the Fund to be available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for making capitalization grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act or CWA), and 15% to be available to the Secretary of the Treasury for carrying out the innovative financing program established under this Act. Prohibits amounts in the Fund from being made available for a fiscal year unless the amount of funds appropriated to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund through annual capitalization grants is not less than the average of the annual amounts provided in capitalization grants under the CWA for the immediately preceding five-fiscal-year period. Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement a program under which the Secretary provides a label suitable for placement on products (for a fee of three cents per unit) to inform consumers that the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the product and other stakeholders participate in the Fund and are contributing to America's clean water; and (2) deposit amounts received in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an innovative financing program to make financial assistance available for projects eligible for assistance from a state water pollution control revolving fund established pursuant to the CWA, and (2) model the program after the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 program. 2023-01-11T13:23:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3582
113-hr-3588 113 hr 3588 Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-11-21 2013-12-20 Became Public Law No: 113-64. House Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] OH R J000292 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to federal regulations pertaining to lead; and (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs. 2023-03-22T18:49:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3588
113-hr-3533 113 hr 3533 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act Environmental Protection 2013-11-19 2013-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the consent of the governor of a state in which a species is present for: (1) a determination of endangered or threatened species status by regulation, and (2) listing of the species as endangered or threatened by the Secretary of the Interior upon a determination by the Secretary of Commerce. Eliminates a rulemaking procedure involving the petitioning by an interested person for adding a species to, or removing a species from, the lists of endangered and threatened species. Defines "best scientific and commercial data," for purposes of determinations, to include any scientific evidence made available by any state agency. Subjects determinations by the Secretaries of the Interior and of Commerce to list species as endangered or threatened to congressional approval by joint resolution. Requires removal of each species listed on an approved list five years after the joint resolution is enacted. Provides a procedure for re-submission by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the governor of each state in which the endangered or threatened species is present, of a list including a species so removed and subjects that list to approval by joint resolution. Eliminates the requirement for guidelines concerning petitions. Establishes a process for exclusive state regulation of endangered or threatened species determined by a state governor to be present only within that state. Precludes judicial review of any such action. Subjects the following to the process of intrastate regulation: (1) issuance of species conservation regulations, (2) recovery plan implementation, (3) species recovery monitoring, and (4) establishment of agency guidelines. Requires the Administrators of the Bonneville, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations, except with respect to intrastate species regulation, to include in customer monthly billing statements information on the share of … 2023-01-11T13:23:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3533
113-hr-3542 113 hr 3542 Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-11-19 2013-11-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] OH R J000292 0 Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux. 2023-01-11T13:23:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3542
113-hr-3464 113 hr 3464 Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-11-13 2013-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] NJ R L000554 10 Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a permit from being required under such Act for a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel. Defines a "covered vessel" to mean every description of watercraft, or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, that is engaged in commercial service and that is: (1) less than 79 feet in length; or (2) a fishing vessel, regardless of length. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) determine, within one year, the discharges incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel for which it is reasonable and practicable to develop best management practices to mitigate adverse impacts on the waters of the United States; and (2) review such determination every five years. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Administrator, to promulgate regulations on the use of best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel that the Administrator determines are reasonable and practicable. Prohibits, upon the promulgation of such regulation, the owner or operator of a covered vessel from operating in, or discharging such discharge into, navigable waters, if the owner or operator of the vessel is not using such practices. 2023-01-11T13:23:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3464
113-hr-3449 113 hr 3449 Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-11-12 2013-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. House Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] MD D E000290 27 Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide competitive grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Defines "innovative stormwater control infrastructure" to mean any stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology to protect or restore water quality. Establishes the duties of each center, including: (1) researching innovative stormwater control infrastructure; (2) developing manuals and establishing industry standards on best management practices relating to state, tribal, local, and commercial innovative stormwater control infrastructure; (3) developing and administering testing and evaluation protocols to measure and verify the performance of stormwater infrastructure products and practices; (4) providing information about its research, manuals, and testing and evaluation to the national electronic clearinghouse center; (5) providing technical assistance and training on infrastructure; and (6) evaluating regulatory and policy issues relating to infrastructure. Requires one of the centers to be designated as the national electronic clearinghouse center, which shall, in addition to its other duties, operate a website and a public database on such infrastructure. Requires the Administrator to provide competitive grants to eligible entities that manage stormwater, water resources, or waste water resources to: (1) plan, design, and install such infrastructure projects; (2) develop standards and revisions to local zoning, building, or other local codes necessary to accommodate such projects; (3) develop fee structures to provide financial support for such infrastructure; (4) develop training and… 2023-01-11T13:23:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3449
113-hr-3377 113 hr 3377 Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-10-29 2013-10-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 32 Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine "navigable waters" to specify that included territorial seas are those that are: (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. Excludes from such term: (1) waters that do not physically abut navigable waters and lack a continuous surface water connection to navigable waters; (2) man-made or natural structures or channels through which water flows intermittently or ephemerally, or that periodically provide drainage for rainfall; or (3) wetlands without a continuous surface connection to bodies of water that are waters of the United States. Prohibits activities carried out by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the Army Corps of Engineers from impinging upon states' power over land and water use. Prohibits: (1) aggregation of such excluded wetlands or waters from being used to determine or assert federal jurisdiction, and (2) wetlands without a continuous surface connection to bodies of water that are waters of the United States from being considered to be under federal jurisdiction. Authorizes states or individual property owners to obtain judicial review of jurisdictional determinations by the Administrator or the Secretary of the Army that would affect their ability to plan the development and use of land and water resources within 30 days after such a determination. Considers groundwater to be state water. Prohibits groundwater from being considered in determining or asserting federal jurisdiction over isolated or other waters. Prohibits the Administrator from using a significant nexus test to determine federal jurisdiction over navigable waters and waters of the United States. Nullifies: (1) the Corps' rule entitled "Final Rule for Regulatory Programs… 2023-01-11T13:23:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3377
113-hr-3324 113 hr 3324 Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act Environmental Protection 2013-10-23 2014-02-27 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] MD R H001052 1 Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to require any person, upon importation of any plant, to possess and have available for inspection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) a declaration that contains: (1) the scientific name of any plant (including the genus and species of the plant) contained in the importation; and (2) a description of the declared value of the plant or the merchandise containing the plant, the quantity of the plant, and the name of the country from which the plant was taken. (Currently, a person is required to file such a declaration that describes the value of the importation.) Revises the rulemaking procedure applicable to such importation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the USFWS and in consultation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) distinguish among different species; and (2) limit the applicability of the Act to a particular class or type of species if the Secretary determines that application of this Act would not be feasible, practicable, or effective. 2023-01-11T13:23:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3324
113-hr-3280 113 hr 3280 Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-10-09 2014-02-27 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] LA R F000456 1 Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit such Act from applying to: (1) any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or (2) any finished plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before May 22, 2008. 2023-01-11T13:23:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3280
113-hr-3138 113 hr 3138 Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-09-19 2013-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] PA R R000598 5 Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act of 2013 or the SENSE Act of 2013 - Makes certain emission limits for hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide, in regulations entitled "Emission Limits for Existing EGUs," inapplicable to an electric utility steam generating unit in the subcategory "Coal-fired unit not low rank virgin coal" if the unit: (1) is in operation as of the date of enactment of this Act, (2) utilizes circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy, and (3) derives at least 75 percent of its heat input from coal refuse or is a qualifying small power production or cogeneration facility as defined by the Federal Power Act. 2023-01-11T13:24:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3138
113-hr-3140 113 hr 3140 Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-09-19 2013-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] WV R C001047 13 Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit a regulation concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit to address climate change from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifies that a sufficient number of countries have put into effect regulations concerning such emissions that are at least as stringent as the regulation under the Act. Defines "sufficient number" to mean a number of countries that, in the aggregate, account for at least 80% of global carbon dioxide emissions, excluding those in the United States, in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the regulation under the Act would be enforced. 2023-01-11T13:24:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3140
113-hr-2983 113 hr 2983 Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-08-02 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] IL D S001145 16 Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states, in order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for a state underground injection control program, to prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the person proposing to conduct the hydraulic fracturing operations agrees to conduct testing and report data in accordance with this Act. Directs regulations under such Act for state underground injection control programs to require any person conducting such hydraulic fracturing operations to: (1) conduct testing of underground sources of drinking water in accordance with sampling and testing requirements described in this Act, and (2) report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the results of such testing. Exempts hydraulic fracturing operations from such testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur. Requires the Administrator to establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of such results. 2023-01-11T13:24:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2983
113-hr-2937 113 hr 2937 Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-08-01 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] VA R H001060 7 Commonsense Permitting for Job Creation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prevent guidelines applicable to permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at disposal sites from prohibiting specification of a site due to the lack of a final site plan resulting from the lack of an identified end user or industry or industrial classification when determining whether there is a practicable alternative to a proposed discharge that would result in less adverse impact on the aquatic ecosystem. 2023-01-11T13:24:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2937
113-hr-2948 113 hr 2948 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-08-01 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4] UT D M001142 1 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2013 - Requires the President to establish the Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations that Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the United States to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of covered rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning air, waste, water, and climate change for each of calendar years 2018, 2023,and 2030. Requires such analysis to include: (1) estimates of the impacts of covered rules promulgated as final regulations on or before January 1, 2014, in combination with covered actions on U.S. economic competitiveness, electricity prices, fuel prices, employment, and the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the United States; and (2) a discussion and assessment of the cumulative impact on consumers, small businesses, regional economies, state, local, and tribal governments, local and industry-specific labor markets, and agriculture. Includes among "covered rules" specified national standards for air quality, hazardous and solid waste, and water pollutants and other rules promulgated under specified provisions of the Clean Air Act on or after January 1, 2009. Defines "covered action" as any action on or after such date by the EPA, a state, a local government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of specified Clean Air Act (CAA) provisions with respect to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas. 2023-01-11T13:24:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2948
113-hr-2970 113 hr 2970 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-08-01 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 0 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 - Encourages the partial or complete remediation of inactive and abandoned mine sites for the public good by good samaritans (defined as individuals or entities who had no role in the creation of the historic mine residue or any resulting environmental pollution and are not legally responsible for the remediation of the historic mine residue). Defines "inactive or abandoned mine site" as a mine site located in the United States that is no longer actively mined and that was used for the production of a mineral other than coal and has historic mine residue. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize a permitting authority (i.e., the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] or a state or Indian tribe with an approved good samaritan program) to issue good samaritan discharge permits. Sets forth requirements for the issuance of such permits, including the applicant's submission of a detailed remediation plan and a determination by a permitting authority that such plan preserves water quality. Grants a release from liability under such Act to good samaritans who comply with a discharge permit approved under the terms of this Act. Terminates the authority to issue good samaritan discharge permits ten years after enactment of this Act. 2023-01-11T13:24:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2970
113-hr-2891 113 hr 2891 Medical Waste Management Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-07-31 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 0 Medical Waste Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) revise the definition of "medical waste"; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations listing types of medical waste; and (3) require the Administrator to conduct a medical waste management program to protect human health and the environment from medical waste and promulgate regulations on tracking, labeling, packaging, storing, handling, monitoring, and disposing of medical waste. Requires generators of medical waste (including tattoo and body art establishments) to: (1) provide waste transporters with written assurance that the generator has complied with labeling, packaging, and storage requirements and a manifest form for transporting such waste; (2) register with the Administrator; and (3) provide the Administrator with the names of all waste transporters. Requires transporters to: (1) not accept medical waste from a generator without receiving such assurance, (2) register with the Administrator, and (3) disclose to the Administrator the number and type of vehicles used to transport medical waste and the equipment and methods used to ensure segregation and handling of such waste. Requires owners or operators of storage and disposal facilities to: (1) provide notice of the disposal of medical waste to the generator, and (2) register with the Administrator. Sets forth provisions concerning inspections, public records, and enforcement under this Act. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a program to educate the public about, and increase access to, acceptable methods for disposal of used syringes; (2) study and report on medical waste generated and its management and disposal; and (3) consult with the International Joint Commission on tracking medical waste entering the United States from Canada. 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2891
113-hr-2896 113 hr 2896 BUILD Act Environmental Protection 2013-07-31 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] NY D S000480 5 Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalization funding: (1) a tax-exempt charitable organization, (2) a limited liability corporation in which all managing members are tax-exempt charitable organizations or limited liability corporations whose sole members are such organizations, (3) a limited partnership in which all general partners are tax-exempt charitable organizations or limited liability corporations whose sole members are such organizations, or (4) a qualified community development entity. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation activities at brownfield sites in a proposed area. Revises the brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program to authorize an eligible entity that is a governmental entity to receive a grant for property acquired by such governmental entity prior to January 11, 2002, even if the governmental entity does not qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser as defined under such Act. Increases the maximum amount the President may give in grants and loans to eligible entities for brownfield remediation. Repeals prohibitions on giving grants and loans for brownfields revitalization for administrative costs and the cost of complying with federal law. Excludes from the meaning of "administrative costs" costs for investigating and identifying the extent of the contamination, designing and performing a response action, or monitoring a natural resource. Requires the Administrator to give priority to small communities, Indian tribes, rural areas, or low-income areas with a population of not more than 15,000 in providing assistance to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediat… 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2896
113-hr-2850 113 hr 2850 EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act Environmental Protection 2013-07-30 2013-10-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 2 EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conducting the study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, with respect to which a request for information was issued in November 2012, to: prior to issuance and dissemination of any final or interim report summarizing EPA research on such relationship, consider such reports to be Highly Influential Scientific Assessments requiring peer review in accordance with specified EPA and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policy documents; require the reports to meet the standards and procedures for the dissemination of influential scientific, financial, or statistical information set forth in the EPA's Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency, developed in response to guidelines issued by OMB under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001; and ensure that identification of the possible impacts included in such reports be accompanied by objective estimates of the probability, uncertainty, and consequence of each identified impact, taking into account the risk management practices of states and industry, and that estimates or descriptions of probability, uncertainty, and consequence are as quantitative as possible given the validity, accuracy, precision, and other quality attributes of the underlying data and analyses, but no more quantitative than the data and analyses can support. Requires public release of the final report by September 30, 2016. 2023-01-11T13:24:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2850
113-hr-2823 113 hr 2823 Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-07-25 2013-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] NE R T000459 5 Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise procedures for waiver by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a control or prohibition regarding the use of a fuel or fuel additive by: (1) allowing waiver if the Administrator determines that extreme and unusual fuel or fuel additive supply circumstances are the result of a problem with distribution or delivery equipment necessary for the transportation or delivery of such fuel or additives, (2) allowing extension of a waiver for more than 20 days if it is determined that the waiver conditions will exist beyond 20 days, and (3) deeming a request for a waiver that is not approved or denied within 3 days to be approved for the period requested. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify a fuel system requirements harmonization study to: (1) include consideration of biofuels, (2) add consideration of the projected effects of EPA Tier III requirements on air quality and motor fuel prices, and (3) extend to June 1, 2014, the date for submission to Congress of a report on the results of the study. 2023-01-11T13:24:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2823
113-hr-2825 113 hr 2825 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-07-25 2013-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] PA D C001090 70 CLEANER Act of 2013 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2013 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act, with respect to the regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within one year, to: determine whether drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with such activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste; identify or list as hazardous waste any of such energy-associated wastes that the Administrator determines meet the identification or listing criteria; and promulgate regulations regarding standards applicable to generators, transporters, and owners and operators of facilities for the treatment, storage, or disposal of wastes described under this Act (except that the Administrator may modify the requirements for such regulations to consider such wastes' special characteristics so long as the requirements protect human health and the environment). Directs the Administrator to promulgate revisions of the criteria regarding sanitary landfills and practices of open dumping for facilities that receive the energy-associated wastes described under this Act not identified as hazardous waste. Requires such revisions to: be those necessary to protect human health and the environment, allowing consideration of the practicable capability of such facilities; and include, at minimum, groundwater monitoring as necessary to detect contamination, criteria for the acceptable location of new or existing facilities, and provision for corrective action and financial assurance. 2023-01-11T13:24:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2825
113-hr-2791 113 hr 2791 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Environmental Protection 2013-07-23 2013-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. House Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] TX D G000410 22 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or the European Union (EU), or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promulgate procedures for identifying certain electronic equipment as well as additional restricted toxic materials contained in such equipment which poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment; and (3) establish criminal penalties for knowingly exporting restricted electronic waste in violation of this Act. Allows certain exceptions to such export ban. Defines "restricted electronic waste" to include electronic equipment (excluding parts of a motor vehicle), such as computers, televisions, printers, copiers, video game systems, telephones, and similar used electronic products, that contain cathode ray tubes, batteries, switches, and other parts containing lead, cadmium, mercury, organic solvents, hexavalent chromium, beryllium, or other toxic ingredients. Requires persons who handle restricted electronic wastes to permit appropriate EPA and state officials access to such wastes upon request. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive research application program to provide grants for research in the recovering and recycling of critical minerals and rare earth elements found in electronic devices. 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2791
113-hr-2773 113 hr 2773 Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-07-22 2013-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5275) House Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] OH R J000295 23 Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include as a purpose of such Act to achieve the goals established in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (Action Plan), the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy (Strategy), and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 (Agreement) through: (1) improved organization and definition of mission on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) the funding of grants, contracts, and interagency agreements for protection, restoration, and pollution control in the Great Lakes area; and (3) improved accountability. Expands the duties of the Great Lakes National Program Office to include coordinating with the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force (Task Force), established by this Act. Requires the Administrator of EPA to establish the Great Lakes Advisory Board to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator on matters pertaining to Great Lakes restoration and protection. Finds that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Initiative), which commenced in 2010, is designed to: (1) identify programs and projects that are strategically selected to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great Lakes ecosystem and to implement the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy; (2) be based on the work of the Task Force; and (3) represent the government's commitment to significantly advancing Great Lakes protection and restoration. Requires the Initiative to prioritize work done by non-federal partners using funding made available for the Great Lakes for priority areas for each fiscal year, such as: (1) the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern, (2) the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts, (3) the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution, and (4) habitat and wildlife protection and restoration. Requires that:… 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2773
113-hr-2707 113 hr 2707 Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-07-17 2013-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] OH R C000266 17 Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to work cooperatively with and facilitate the efforts of municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by EPA in May 2012. Directs the Administrator, in consultation with states that have approved National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System programs, to select at least 15 municipalities to participate in the program. Sets forth selection factors, including by giving a priority to those with a history of knowledgeable, detailed, and comprehensive efforts to develop integrated and adaptive clean water management practices, without regard to the municipality's status in the process of planning or implementing them. Provides standards for approval of a municipality's integrated plan under the pilot program, including concerning financial capability, prioritization of obligations under the Clean Water Act, and the use of innovative and flexible approaches to meet obligations. Allows priority to be given to municipalities seeking to develop and implement approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances. Provides additional authorities regarding selected municipalities concerning: (1) extension of the allowable national pollutant discharge elimination system permit term, (2) modification of implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches. 2023-01-11T13:24:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2707
113-hr-2581 113 hr 2581 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-28 2013-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] VA R H001060 9 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace a requirement that a permit be obtained for any discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters incidental to any activity having as its purpose bringing an area of such waters into a use to which it was not previously subject and where the flow or circulation of such waters may be impaired or the reach of such waters may be reduced with a requirement that a permit be obtained for any such discharge that is not currently exempted from permit requirements. 2023-01-11T13:24:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2581
113-hr-2601 113 hr 2601 Beach Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-28 2013-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 1 Beach Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to specify, in performance criteria for monitoring and assessing coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of interest (waters), available protocols for monitoring that are most likely to detect pathogenic contamination. Authorizes states or local governments, in carrying out coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs, to develop and implement a coastal recreation waters pollution source identification and tracking program for such waters that are used by the public and that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators. Authorizes appropriations for grants to states and local governments for developing and implementing monitoring and notification programs for FY2014-FY2018. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 through FY2018. Requires a state recipient of a monitoring and notification program grant to report to the EPA Administrator on actions taken to notify state environmental agencies with authority to prevent or treat sources of pathogenic contamination in coastal recreation waters when water quality standards are exceeded. Requires state or local government grant recipients to identify: the use of a rapid testing method to detect levels of pathogens or pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health; measures for communicating the results of a water sample concerning pollutants within 24 hours of receipt to specified officials and all state agencies with authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of pollution in coastal recreation waters; measures for an annual report to the Administrator on the occurrence, nature, location, pollutants involved, and extent of any exceeding of applicable water quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators; the av… 2023-01-11T13:24:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2601
113-hr-2318 113 hr 2318 Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-11 2013-11-01 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184. House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 1 Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to apply all guidelines, rules, regulations, and criteria applicable to response actions (currently, preliminary assessments) to address hazardous substances at facilities to those currently or formerly owned or operated by the United States. Requires federal facilities to comply with state substantive and procedural requirements regarding response relating to hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, including state hazardous waste requirements, in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity. Waives sovereign immunity with respect to state substantive or procedural requirements. Prohibits an agent, employee, or officer of the United States from being: (1) immune or exempt from injunctive relief with respect to such state requirements, and (2) personally liable for any civil penalty under such requirements or CERCLA with respect to any act or omission within the scope of their official duties. Provides that state substantive and procedural requirements include administrative orders, injunctive relief, civil and administrative penalties and fines, reasonable service charges or oversight costs, and laws or regulations requiring the imposition and maintenance of engineering or land use controls. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review as determined necessary, or upon state request, actions taken or regulations promulgated pursuant to any duties or powers delegated or assigned by the President to a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States other than EPA to ensure consistency with the guidelines, rules, regulations, or criteria established by the Administrator. 2023-01-11T13:23:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2318
113-hr-2279 113 hr 2279 Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-06 2014-01-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] CO R G000562 0 Title I: Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations - Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2014 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to remove a requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and revise regulations promulgated under such Act at least every three years. (Sec. 104) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to prohibit the President from promulgating any financial responsibility requirement under such Act without first reporting on: each facility or class of facilities to be covered by such requirement; the development of such requirement, including why the facility or class proposed to be covered by such requirement presents the highest level of risk of injury and why they are not already covered by adequate financial responsibility requirements; financial responsibility requirements promulgated by state or other federal agencies for the facility or class to be covered by such proposed requirement; the exposure to the Hazardous Substances Superfund for response costs resulting from such proposed covered facilities; and the capacity of the financial and credit markets to provide instruments of financial responsibility necessary to meet such requirement. Requires the President to update such report to reflect any revision of the facilities or classes of facilities to be covered by a financial responsibility requirement. (Sec. 105) Requires an owner or operator of a facility or vessel that has already established evidence of financial responsibility associated with the production, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances under state law or any other federal law to establish evidence of financial responsibility under CERCLA only if the President determines that, in the event of a non-permitted release of a hazardous substance that is not a federally permitted release or authorized by a state permit, the existing financial responsibility requirements … 2023-01-11T13:23:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2279
113-hr-2280 113 hr 2280 Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-06 2013-06-06 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] CA R C000059 0 Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable state political subdivisions  to acquire interests in real property pursuant to habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit loan applications for the Secretary of the Interior's review, which shall include a determination that the subdivision has adopted a complementary plan for sustainable infrastructure development that provides for the mitigation of environmental impacts; and (2) give preference to such subdivisions located in biologically rich regions in which rapid growth and development threaten successful implementation of approved habitat conservation plans. 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2280
113-hr-2218 113 hr 2218 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-03 2013-07-30 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 54 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to authorize states to adopt and implement coal combustion residuals (CCRs) permit programs. Requires each state governor to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within 6 months about whether such state will implement a program. Requires states that decide to implement a program to: (1) submit to the Administrator, within 36 months, a certification that the program meets the specifications of this Act; and (2) maintain either an approved municipal solid waste program or other system of prior approval and conditions under such Act for the control of hazardous disposal or an authorized state hazardous waste program. Requires the certification to include an emergency action plan for state response to a leak or spill at a structure that receives CCRs. Authorizes the state to update the certification as needed to reflect changes to the CCRs permit program. Establishes minimum requirements for CCRs permit programs. Requires the revised criteria established by this Act to apply to owners or operators of structures, including surface impoundments, that receive CCRs. Directs the agency responsible for implementing such a program to require that an independent registered professional engineer certify that: (1) the design of each structure that receives CCRs is in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices for containment of the maximum volume of CCRs and liquids which can be impounded therein, and (2) the construction and maintenance of the structure will ensure structural stability. Directs such agencies to require the owner or operator of a structure that receives CCRs and that is classified by the state as posing a high hazard potential pursuant to the guidelines published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), entitled "Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams," to prepare and maintain an emergency a… 2023-01-11T13:24:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2218
113-hr-2226 113 hr 2226 Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-06-03 2013-11-01 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182. House Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] OH R J000292 1 Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the President to consult with affected states: (1) in undertaking a removal action concerning hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants (substances); and (2) during (currently, before) the process of selecting any appropriate remedial action. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and each federal entity responsible for federal facility compliance to consult with state and local officials and provide them the opportunity to participate in the planning and selection of a remedial action with respect to such a facility. Requires a determination made by state or local officials to not participate in such action to be documented in the administrative record regarding the action. (Sec. 3) Requires the President to grant states credit for the share of costs with respect to a facility listed on the National Priorities List under the National Contingency Plan for amounts expended for removal at such facility of such substances in addition to the credits currently given for remedial actions. Authorizes credit to be given for oversight costs and in-kind expenditures. (Sec. 4) Requires the President, upon the request of a state, to provide to such state the basis for not including a priority among releases of such substances on the revised national list. Prohibits the President from adding a facility to the national list over the written objection of the state, unless: the state, as an owner or operator or a significant contributor of hazardous substances to the facility, is a potentially responsible party; the President determines that the contamination has migrated across a state boundary, resulting in the need for response actions in multiple states; or the criteria under the national contingency plan for issuance of a health advisory have been met. Removes provisions concerning the 100… 2023-01-11T13:23:51Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2226
113-hr-2127 113 hr 2127 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible. Environmental Protection 2013-05-23 2013-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 7 Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing any rule imposing a standard of performance under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit until: the Administrator determines that carbon capture and storage is the best system of emission reduction; and carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible for such units in a report submitted by at least three of the following officials: the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. Prohibits the Administrator, in proposing or finalizing any such rule, from combining in the same category of stationary sources: (1) an electric utility steam generating unit that is constructed for supplying more than one-third of its potential electric output capacity and more than 25 megawatt net-electrical output to any utility power distribution system for sale, and (2) a combined cycle electric generating unit that is subject to standards of performance for stationary combustion turbines. 2022-11-15T16:34:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2127
113-hr-2162 113 hr 2162 Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-05-23 2013-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 3 Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrators of each of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to: (1) include in monthly billing statements sent to customers estimates of each customer's share of such Administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife; and (2) provide to appropriate congressional committees an annual report estimating the total direct and indirect costs incurred by the Administration related to compliance with such laws, sources of replacement power, and integrating wind energy resources. 2022-11-15T16:33:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2162
113-hr-2174 113 hr 2174 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Environmental Protection 2013-05-23 2013-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] NY D I000057 16 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requiring the Office to: (1) conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Long Island Sound, including studies on environmental impacts on the Sound watershed and studies on planning initiatives for the Sound that identify the areas that are most suitable for various types of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services to meet economic, environmental, security, or social objectives; (2) develop and implement strategies to increase public education and awareness with respect to the ecological health and water quality conditions of the Sound; (3) make publicly available on the Internet information relating to the environmental quality of the Sound; and (4) monitor the progress made toward meeting the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the Plan. Limits the federal share for grants for projects and studies which will help implement the Plan, other than citizen involvement and citizen involvement grants, to 60%. Requires the Office's Director to submit a report that includes: (1) an assessment of the progress made by the Office and the Long Island Sound states in implementing the plan, (2) an assessment of the key ecological attributes that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the Sound watershed, (3) a description of any substantive modifications to the Plan made during the preceding two years, (4) recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Sound watershed, (5) priority actions for implementation of the Plan for the next two years, and (6) a description of the means by which federal funding and actions will be coordinated with the actions of the Long Island Sound states … 2020-02-14T19:14:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2174
113-hr-2205 113 hr 2205 Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013 Environmental Protection 2013-05-23 2013-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] MA D T000465 3 Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2013 - Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations. 2021-04-19T15:35:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2205

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