Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The "Omnibus" Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Summary
What This Bill Does
H.J.Res. 89 is a signed Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution. It cancels EPA's waiver decision for California's Omnibus Low NOX regulation, cited at 90 Fed. Reg. 643. The covered waiver relates to California motor vehicle, engine, and nonroad engine pollution standards aimed at low-nitrogen-oxide emissions. The resolution does not set a new emissions standard; it makes the specified EPA waiver decision legally ineffective.
Who Benefits and How
Heavy-duty engine manufacturers, diesel truck fleet operators, and nonroad engine manufacturers benefit because the resolution reduces compliance burden associated with California's Omnibus Low NOX requirements. These regulated businesses gain relief from having to treat the cited EPA waiver decision as valid support for stricter California engine and vehicle-emissions rules.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board bear the burden because the resolution requires the waiver decision to have no force or effect. California emissions regulators must stop relying on the waiver to enforce the covered Omnibus Low NOX standards, and EPA loses the legal effect of its approval decision for that state pollution-control program.
Key Provisions
- Repeals the legal effect of EPA's January 6, 2025 waiver decision for California's Omnibus Low NOX motor vehicle, engine, and nonroad engine standards.
- Blocks regulatory reliance on the cited waiver notice for the covered low-NOX pollution-control requirements.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA's January 6, 2025 waiver decision for California's Omnibus Low NOX regulation for motor vehicle, engine, and nonroad engine pollution standards.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to nullify EPA's January 6, 2025 waiver decision for California's Omnibus Low NOX regulation for motor vehicle, engine, and nonroad engine pollution standards.
Policy Domains
Single operative clause - EPA California Omnibus Low NOX waiver disapproval
Identified Gains
- Heavy-duty engine manufacturers
- Diesel truck fleet operators
- Nonroad engine manufacturers
Identified Costs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- California Air Resources Board
- California emissions regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-17.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay …
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3105-3106, S3109-3110)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in …
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Stakeholder Effects
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Heavy-duty engine manufacturers, Nonroad engine manufacturers
California Air Resources Board, EPA vehicle-emissions waiver program
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 89
H.J.Res. 89
On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 89
Motion to Proceed to H.J.Res. 89
On Passage
Congressional disapproval, of the rule submitted by the EPA relating to “California State Motor Veh…
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "epa"
- → Environmental Protection Agency
- "congress"
- → Congress
- "california_regulators"
- → California Air Resources Board and California emissions regulators
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