Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019”.
Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
Sec. 2 Report on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall submit a report to Congress on the utility of the data from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program for determining the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by each taxpayer for the purpose of imposing a fee on such taxpayers with respect to such emissions. Such report shall include a detailed description and analysis of any administrative or other challenges associated with using such data for such purpose.
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program— For purposes of this section, the term “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program” means the reporting program established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under title II of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.