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H.R. 203 · 108th Congress

Acid Rain Control Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JSR SweeneySponsor
11 cosponsors · 4 D, 7 R
JMR McHugh PKR King MMD McNulty JND Nadler JQR Quinn TRR Reynolds LSD Slaughter JWR Walsh EED Engel AHR Houghton CSR Shays

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Acid Rain Control Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require further reductions in total annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by utility units and nitrogen oxides by facilities with one or more combustion units serving at least one electricity generator with a capacity of at least 25 megawatts. Permits emissions trading and allocation.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2003
Acid Rain Control Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require further reductions in total annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by utility units and nitrogen oxides by facilities with one or more combustion units serving at least one electricity generator with a capacity of at least 25 megawatts. Permits emissions trading and allocation.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations controlling electric utility and industrial source emissions of mercury. Prohibits mercury emission allowance transfers.

Requires that these emissions regulations prevent localized adverse effects and ensure significant reductions on both coasts.

Directs the Administrator to identify for and report to Congress on scientifically credible environmental indicators sufficient to protect sensitive ecosystems of the Adirondack, mid-Appalachian, Rocky and Southern Blue Ridge Mountains as well as the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, Long Island Sound, and the Chesapeake Bay.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Acid Rain Control Act

Latest action (Feb 3, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 7, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.