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Title VII — Stopping EPA overreach

S. 2170 · 113th Congress · Mar 27, 2014 · Lineage

VII Stopping EPA overreach

Sec. 7001 Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
the Environmental Protection Agency has exceeded its statutory authority by promulgating regulations that were not contemplated by Congress in the authorizing language of the statutes enacted by Congress;
(2)
no Federal agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases under current law; and
(3)
no attempt to regulate greenhouse gases should be undertaken without further Congressional action.

Sec. 7002 Clarification of Federal regulatory authority to exclude greenhouse gases from regulation under the Clean Air Act

(a)
Repeal of Federal climate change regulation—
(1)
Greenhouse gas regulation under Clean Air Act— Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended—
(A)
by striking “(g) The term” and inserting the following:

“(g) Air pollutant

“(1) In general—The term”

(B)
by adding at the end the following:

“(2) Exclusion—The term air pollutant does not include carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, per­fluo­ro­car­bons, or sulfur hexafluoride.”

(2)
No regulation of climate change— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in any of the following Acts or any other law authorizes or requires the regulation of climate change or global warming:
(A)
The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
(B)
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
(C)
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(D)
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(E)
The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
(b)
Effect on proposed rules of the EPA— In accordance with this section, the following proposed or contemplated rules (or any similar or successor rules) of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be void and have no force or effect:
(1)
The proposed rule entitled “Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units” (published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 2014)).
(2)
The contemplated rules on carbon pollution for existing power plants.
(3)
Any other contemplated or proposed rules proposed to be issued pursuant to the purported authority described in subsection (a)(2).

Sec. 7003 Jobs analysis for all EPA regulations

(a)
In general— Before proposing or finalizing any regulation, rule, or policy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide an analysis of the regulation, rule, or policy and describe the direct and indirect net and gross impact of the regulation, rule, or policy on employment in the United States.
(b)
Limitation— No regulation, rule, or policy described in subsection (a) shall take effect if the regulation, rule, or policy has a negative impact on employment in the United States unless the regulation, rule, or policy is approved by Congress and signed by the President.