CARBON Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill changes section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act by adding a sentence that the term air pollutant does not include carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide. Because those gases are central greenhouse gases, the practical effect would be to remove them from Clean Air Act authorities that depend on the statutory air-pollutant definition.
Who Benefits and How
Fossil fuel producers, electric utilities, energy-intensive manufacturers, and regulated emission sources benefit from reduced Clean Air Act exposure for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Environmental Protection Agency must revise greenhouse-gas regulatory programs, state air regulators must update implementation plans and permitting assumptions, climate program administrators must replace Clean Air Act tools with other authorities, and communities relying on greenhouse-gas controls bear the risk of weaker federal protections.
Key Provisions
- Amends Clean Air Act section 302(g) to exclude carbon dioxide from the definition of air pollutant.
- Excludes methane and nitrous oxide from the Clean Air Act air-pollutant definition.
- Limits Clean Air Act regulatory authority for major greenhouse gases by changing the operative statutory definition.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Clean Air Act definition of air pollutant so carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are excluded from the term.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Regulation
Primary Purpose
Amends the Clean Air Act definition of air pollutant so carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are excluded from the term.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Fossil fuel producers
- Electric utilities
- Energy-intensive manufacturers
- Regulated emission sources
Identified Costs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- State air regulators
- Climate program administrators
- Communities affected by greenhouse gases
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Onder introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "CAA"
- → Clean Air Act
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