Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2017”.
Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2017
A BILL
To eliminate certain programs of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Elimination of EPA grant programs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
all grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency that are in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act are hereby terminated; and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not establish or implement any grant program.
Sec. 3 Prohibition on use of funds for new ozone standards
No funds made available under any Act may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement any ozone standard promulgated after the date of enactment of this Act, including any national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated (or revised) under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409).
Sec. 4 Elimination of funding for certain regulations and programs
In general— No Federal funds may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency—
to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources (including cars, trains, airplanes, and non-road equipment);
to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program or any similar or successor program;
for the Global Methane Initiative or any similar or successor initiative;
for the Climate Resilience Fund or any similar or successor fund;
for the Climate Resilience Evaluation Awareness Tool or any similar or successor tool;
for the Green Infrastructure Program or any similar or successor program;
for the Climate Ready Water Utilities Initiative or any similar or successor initiative; or
for climate research at the Office of Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Definition of greenhouse gas— In this Act, the term greenhouse gas means any of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons.
Sec. 5 Termination of certain EPA programs
Sec. 6 Elimination of EPA regional offices
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall discontinue operation and maintenance of the Environmental Protection Agency’s State, regional, district, local, and other field offices, and activities carried out through those offices.
Sec. 7 Disposal or leasing of underutilized property required
Disposal or leasing required— The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall dispose of or lease any property determined by the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to be underutilized in the report entitled “EPA Can Further Reduce Space in Under-Utilized Facilities” dated February 20, 2013.
Fair market value requirement— Real property sold pursuant to this section shall be sold at not less than the fair market value as determined by the Administrator. Costs associated with disposal may not exceed the fair market value of the property unless the Administrator approves incurring such costs.
Monetary Proceeds Requirement— Real property may be sold pursuant to this section only if the property will generate monetary proceeds to the Federal Government, as provided in subsection (b). Disposal of real property pursuant to this section may not include any exchange, trade, transfer, acquisition of like-kind property, or other non-cash transaction as part of the disposal.
Rule of Construction— Nothing in this section shall be construed as terminating or in any way limiting authorities that are otherwise available to agencies under other provisions of law to dispose of Federal real property, except as provided in subsection (e).
Exemption From Certain Requirements— Any expedited disposal of a real property conducted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to—
subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code;
sections 550 and 553 of title 40, United States Code;
section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411);
any other provision of law authorizing the no-cost conveyance of real property owned by the Federal Government; or
any congressional notification requirement other than that in section 545 of title 40, United States Code.