To amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2A9715C8C4E24E30806E0F28E6F6DF7F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2024 or the ZEVs Act of 2024.
- Section HEC097A0A5CF842848B39AF0A9A22F792: 2. Findings In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term zero-emission vehicle has the...
- Section HB0146AC061094A7B8425D2AA004E4B05: 3. National zero-emission vehicle standard Part A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H0F987C57BDAF4B7FAA115D53577C1208: 220. National zero-emission vehicle standard In this section: The term base quantity of new passenger vehicles means the total quantity of new passenger...
- Section H0F0E6C2BCA1847F6BFA43A043921D10B: 4. Congressional intent Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act— is intended as a statement of congressional intent with respect to the authority...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Clean Air Act to create a national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Levin (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Chu, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that— engaged in the manufacturing of new passenger vehicles
an entity that— engaged in the manufacturing of new passenger vehicles
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