Summary:
Climate Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose: (1) a carbon pollution fee on any manufacturer, producer, or importer of a carbon polluting substance; and (2) a carbon equivalency fee on imports of carbon pollution-intensive goods.

 Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer 50% of the amounts received each fiscal year as a result of the carbon equivalency fee to the Administrator and to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT). Requires the Administrator to use such amounts to: (1) provide amounts to state and local programs that assist communities in adapting to climate change, improving the resiliency of critical infrastructure, and protecting environmental quality and wildlife; and (2) meet international commitments made by the United States to assist with climate change adaptation. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to use such amounts to provide financial support: (1) to state and local programs that assist communities in improving the resiliency of critical infrastructure, and (2) for projects that provide preferential parking for carpools.

Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator in an amount equal to a specified portion of the amounts received as a result of the carbon pollution fee to provide a monthly residential environmental rebate to legal U.S. residents. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to establish an Office of Environmental Rebate Advocate to assist households with accessing and using the residential environmental rebate program.

Establishes the Pollution Reduction Trust Fund to be used to facilitate the implementation of the carbon pollution reduction program.

Directs the Administrator to establish the Sustainable Technologies Finance Program to provide financial assistance for projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids or propping agents granted to hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil and gas production activities under such Act.

Requires state underground injection programs to direct a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations to disclose: (1) before the commencement of such operations, the chemicals intended for use in underground injections; and (2) after the end of such operations, the chemicals actually used.

Requires the applicable person using hydraulic fracturing, when a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical treatment, to disclose such formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the Administrator, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement. Authorizes such person to require the execution of such statement and agreement as soon as practicable.

Directs the Administrator to prescribe an underground injection control program for a state, if the Administrator disapproves a state's program. Repeals provisions concerning optional demonstrations to the Administrator by states that show the effectiveness of such state programs relating to oil or natural gas.

Authorizes civil penalties for violations of underground injection requirements.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) report on the quantity of fugitive methane emissions resulting from any leak in natural gas infrastructure, and (2) enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to report on the quantity of U.S. GHG emissions not covered by a program under this Act and recommendations for programs to reduce such emissions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should carry out activities to ensure that, by January 1, 2050, the total quantity of GHG emissions released in the United States is reduced by not less than 80% of the emissions released during 2005.

climate protection act amends clean air act require administrator environmental_protection_agency epa impose carbon pollution fee manufacturer producer importer carbon polluting substance carbon equivalency fee imports carbon pollution intensive goods requires secretary treasury transfer amounts received fiscal year result carbon equivalency fee administrator secretary transportation dot requires administrator use amounts provide amounts state local programs assist communities adapting climate change improving resiliency critical infrastructure protecting environmental quality wildlife meet international commitments united_states assist climate change adaptation requires secretary transportation use amounts provide financial support state local programs assist communities improving resiliency critical infrastructure projects provide preferential parking authorizes appropriations administrator equal specified portion amounts received result carbon pollution fee provide monthly residential environmental rebate legal residents requires administrator promulgate regulations establish assist households accessing residential environmental rebate program establishes pollution reduction trust fund facilitate implementation carbon pollution reduction program directs administrator establish provide financial assistance projects reduce greenhouse gas ghg emissions amends safe_drinking_water_act repeal exemption restrictions underground injection fluids propping agents granted hydraulic fracturing operations relating oil gas production activities act requires state underground injection programs direct person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations disclose commencement operations chemicals intended use underground injections end operations chemicals actually requires applicable person hydraulic fracturing medical emergency exists proprietary chemical formula chemical hydraulic fracturing necessary medical treatment disclose formula specific chemical identity trade secret chemical state administrator treating physician nurse request regardless existence written statement need confidentiality agreement authorizes person require execution statement agreement soon practicable directs administrator prescribe underground injection control program state administrator disapproves state program repeals provisions concerning optional demonstrations administrator states effectiveness state programs relating oil natural gas authorizes civil penalties violations underground injection requirements requires administrator report quantity fugitive methane emissions resulting leak natural gas infrastructure enter agreement national_academy_of_sciences report quantity ghg emissions covered program act recommendations programs reduce emissions expresses sense congress united_states carry activities ensure january total quantity ghg emissions released united_states reduced emissions released


Summary: Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national research and development program for the prevention and control of air pollution for any program, project, or activity that will be carried out outside the United States or its territories and possessions.

accountability grants act amends clean air act prohibit administrator environmental_protection_agency epa awarding grants contracts cooperative agreements financial assistance national research development program prevention control air pollution program project activity carried outside united_states territories possessions


Summary: Foreign Fuels Reduction Act - Amends Clean Air Act provisions governing the Renewable Fuel Program to require (current law authorizes) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when reducing the volume of cellulosic biofuel required under such Program to the projected volume available during that calendar year, to reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels required under the Program by the same (currently, the same or a lesser) volume.

foreign fuels reduction act amends clean air act provisions governing require current law authorizes administrator environmental_protection_agency epa reducing volume cellulosic biofuel required program projected volume available calendar year reduce applicable volume renewable fuel advanced biofuels required program currently lesser volume


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Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or SAFE Act - Requires the President to establish an interagency Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel to: (1) adopt the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (released March 26, 2013) to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources so that such resources become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of extreme weather and climate change; and (2) review and revise such strategy every four years.

Requires each agency represented on such panel to integrate the elements of such strategy that relate to conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources into agency plans, environmental reviews, and programs.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center within the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to assess and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and techniques to be used to address the impacts of extreme weather and climate change on natural resources.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Science Advisory Board to advise such Panel on the state of the science regarding such impacts and strategies and mechanisms for natural resources adaptation.

Requires each agency represented on such panel to submit to the President a natural resources adaptation plan to address such impacts and implement the plan upon approval by the President.

Requires states, in order to be eligible to receive funding under this Act, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior and, as applicable, the Secretary of Commerce for review and approval a state natural resources adaptation plan that details efforts to address impacts of climate change on natural resources and coastal areas.

safeguarding_america future environment act safe act requires president establish interagency adopt plants climate adaptation strategy released march protect restore conserve natural resources resources resilient adapt withstand impacts extreme weather climate change review revise strategy years requires agency represented panel integrate elements strategy relate conservation restoration management natural resources agency plans environmental reviews programs requires secretary interior establish united_states_geological_survey usgs assess develop scientific information tools strategies techniques address impacts extreme weather climate change natural resources requires secretary commerce secretary interior establish science advisory board advise panel state science impacts strategies mechanisms natural resources adaptation requires agency represented panel submit president natural resources adaptation plan address impacts implement plan approval president requires states order eligible receive funding act submit secretary interior applicable secretary commerce review approval state natural resources adaptation plan details efforts address impacts climate change natural resources coastal areas


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Clean Vehicle Corridors Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) designate at least five Clean Vehicle Corridors along federal highways, interstates, or other contiguous highways after consulting with specified agencies; and (2) encourage the addition of cleaner alternative fuel options and other supporting infrastructure along the corridors and the inclusion of existing and private facilities in the corridor.

Defines "cleaner alternative fuels" to include: (1) compressed natural gas, (2) liquefied natural gas, (3) liquefied petroleum gas (also known as propane), (4) plug-in electric, (5) advanced biofuels, and (6) hydrogen.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide waivers of statutory restrictions for cleaner alternative fuel projects and vehicles along Clean Vehicle Corridors.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain a publicly accessible website containing information and resources for corridors, (2) identify best practices and case studies of communities and complementary programs that have successfully promoted cleaner alternative fuel use in consultation with federal agencies, tribes, states, and Clean Cities, (3) identify all existing technical and financial mechanisms available to promote the development of cleaner alternative fuel infrastructure, and (4) collaborate with the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and all relevant Clean Vehicle Corridor stakeholders to collect data on cleaner alternative fueling station usage patterns. Authorizes: (1) two or more contiguous states to enter into an interstate compact to establish Clean Vehicle Corridor partnerships to facilitate planning for and siting of necessary facilities within those states; and (2) the Secretary, in consultation with the DOE Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to provide technical assistance to interstate compact partnerships.

clean vehicle corridors act requires secretary transportation dot designate clean vehicle corridors federal highways contiguous highways consulting specified agencies encourage addition cleaner alternative fuel options supporting infrastructure corridors inclusion existing private facilities corridor defines cleaner alternative fuels include compressed natural gas liquefied natural gas liquefied petroleum gas known propane plug electric advanced biofuels hydrogen authorizes secretary provide waivers statutory restrictions cleaner alternative fuel projects vehicles clean vehicle corridors requires secretary maintain publicly accessible website containing information resources corridors identify best practices case studies communities complementary programs successfully promoted cleaner alternative fuel use consultation federal agencies tribes states identify existing technical financial mechanisms available promote development cleaner alternative fuel infrastructure collaborate secretary energy doe relevant clean vehicle corridor stakeholders collect data cleaner alternative fueling station usage patterns authorizes contiguous states enter interstate compact establish clean vehicle corridor partnerships facilitate planning siting necessary facilities states secretary consultation doe secretary secretary commerce secretary interior administrator environmental_protection_agency epa provide technical assistance interstate compact partnerships


Summary: National Energy Tax Repeal Act - Prohibits the head of a federal agency from promulgating any regulation relating to power sector carbon pollution standards or any substantially similar regulation on or after June 25, 2013, unless that regulation is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress.

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Agency PAYGO Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include in a proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other agencies.

 Prohibits the Administrator from finalizing such a proposed rule unless such an offset is provided.

agency paygo act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa include proposed rule limits greenhouse gas emissions imposes increased costs agencies offset funds available administrator projected increased costs proposed rule impose agencies prohibits administrator finalizing proposed rule offset provided


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General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to provisions relating to the prevention of accidental releases of hazardous air pollutants, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) promulgate final regulations establishing criteria defining the terms "extremely hazardous substance," "appropriate hazard assessment techniques," and "design and maintain a safe facility"; and (2) issue guidelines to ensure enforcement of such provisions by the regional offices of EPA in a uniform and appropriate manner across all regions of the United States.

Modifies the definition of "accidental release" to exclude an emission resulting from an act intended to cause harm.

general duty clarification act amends clean air act respect provisions relating prevention accidental releases hazardous air pollutants require administrator environmental_protection_agency epa promulgate final regulations establishing criteria defining terms extremely hazardous substance appropriate hazard assessment techniques design maintain safe facility issue guidelines ensure enforcement provisions regional offices epa uniform appropriate manner regions united_states modifies definition accidental release exclude emission resulting act intended cause harm


Summary: Allows a state to permanently waive any regulation relating to electric generating units promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act if the state's governor certifies that the units are necessary for reasons of power reliability and affordability.

allows state permanently waive regulation relating electric generating units promulgated administrator environmental_protection_agency epa clean air act state governor certifies units necessary reasons power reliability affordability


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Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation Act of 2014 or the ACCTION Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement a program to demonstrate the integration of systems for the capture, transportation, and injection of carbon dioxide from industrial sources for long-term geological storage or enhanced oil recovery at a commercial scale.

Expands the types of activities that must be undertaken under the existing coal and related technologies program. Permits DOE to carry out a Transformational Coal Technology Program.

Requires DOE to establish an advisory committee to report on the carbon capture and sequestration program and the coal and related technologies program.

Makes projects under the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program eligible to receive other forms of federal assistance. Directs DOE, within two years, to give final approval to applications for loan guarantees and make loans for advanced fossil energy technology projects under the Program.

Sets forth provisions to streamline and expedite review of federal authorizations for clean coal generating projects.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow accelerated amortization of any mechanical or electronic system which is installed on a coal-fired electric generation unit and which reduces carbon dioxide emissions by specified means; (2) allow a new credit for investment in carbon dioxide capture, transport, and storage property; and (3) create a clean energy coal bond.

Establishes the Enhanced Recovery Program, a variable price support program, to accelerate the construction and operation of advanced coal-fueled projects that capture carbon dioxide emissions and sell or use the carbon dioxide for enhanced recovery.

advanced clean coal technology investment nation act act amends energy policy act require department_of_energy doe implement program demonstrate integration systems capture transportation injection carbon dioxide industrial sources long term geological storage enhanced oil recovery commercial scale expands types activities undertaken existing coal related technologies program permits doe carry requires doe establish advisory committee report carbon capture sequestration program coal related technologies program makes projects eligible receive forms federal assistance directs doe years final approval applications loan guarantees loans advanced fossil energy technology projects program sets forth provisions streamline expedite review federal authorizations clean coal generating projects amends internal revenue code allow accelerated amortization mechanical electronic system installed coal fired electric generation unit reduces carbon dioxide emissions specified means allow new credit investment carbon dioxide capture transport storage property create clean energy coal bond establishes enhanced recovery program variable price support program accelerate construction operation advanced coal fueled projects capture carbon dioxide emissions sell use carbon dioxide enhanced recovery


Summary: EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing or finalizing any major rule under the Clean Air Act (CAA) until after the Administrator: (1) completes an economy-wide analysis capturing the costs and effects across industry sectors and markets in the United States of the implementation of major rules promulgated under the CAA; and (2) establishes a process to update such analysis at least semiannually, in order to provide for the currently required continuing evaluation of potential loss or shifts in employment.

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2014 - Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a cooperative industry-government research and development program to demonstrate innovative technologies to capture, prevent, or store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from carbon-based fuels or to enable the beneficial use of CO2.

Requires DOE to conduct an annual assessment of existing programs supporting carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology until that technology is available in commerce. (CCS is a three-step process: the capture, transport, and underground injection and geologic sequestration of CO2.)

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for CO2 sequestration, to: (1) impose limitations on the allocation of credit amounts for carbon capture projects, including a 10-year limitation on CO2 capture at a qualified facility (defined as an industrial facility which captures not less than 500,000 metric tons of CO2 in a taxable year); (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish procedures for allocating the national limitation on such credit to projects for placing carbon capture equipment (i.e., equipment to capture and pressurize qualified CO2) in service at qualified facilities and for certifying projects for which an allocation has been made; and (3) identify as eligible for such credit the taxpayer who captures and disposes of the qualified CO2.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize DOE to make loan guarantees to: (1) construct or retrofit coal- or petroleum coke-fired industrial facilities or electric generation facilities to utilize CCS technology, and (2) construct pipelines for the transport of CO2 to sequestration sites or to sites where the C02 will be used for hydrocarbon recovery. Expands the qualifying advanced coal project investment tax credit to include an additional amount for the costs of constructing and retrofitting such facilities.

carbon capture sequestration deployment act directs department_of_energy doe establish cooperative industry government research development program demonstrate innovative technologies capture prevent store carbon dioxide co2 emissions carbon based fuels enable beneficial use co2 requires doe conduct annual assessment existing programs supporting carbon capture sequestration technology technology available commerce step process capture transport underground injection geologic sequestration co2 amends internal revenue code respect tax credit co2 sequestration impose limitations allocation credit amounts carbon capture projects including year limitation co2 capture qualified facility defined industrial facility captures metric tons co2 taxable year require secretary treasury establish procedures allocating national limitation credit projects placing carbon capture equipment equipment capture qualified co2 service qualified facilities certifying projects allocation identify eligible credit taxpayer captures disposes qualified co2 amends energy policy act authorize doe loan guarantees construct retrofit coal- petroleum coke fired industrial facilities electric generation facilities utilize technology construct pipelines transport co2 sequestration sites sites hydrocarbon recovery expands qualifying advanced coal project investment tax credit include additional costs constructing retrofitting facilities


Summary: Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise and expand the tax credit program for carbon dioxide sequestration by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to establish: (1) a process for annual competitive bidding for carbon dioxide sequestration credits, (2) a certification process that guarantees the availability of the credit for private sector companies investing in commercial-scale carbon capture projects, (3) criteria for revoking the certification of a project that does not meet specified timelines for beginning construction and operations and that makes materially inaccurate representations in the bidding process, (4) an external review of the annual competitive bidding process by a panel of independent experts to improve such process and ensure its transparency and effectiveness, and (5) a review process for determining the actual and projected increase in federal revenues attributable to the competitive bidding process and credit allocations under this Act.

enhanced oil recovery act amends internal revenue code revise expand tax credit program carbon dioxide sequestration directing secretary treasury establish process annual competitive bidding carbon dioxide sequestration credits certification process guarantees availability credit private sector companies investing commercial scale carbon capture projects criteria revoking certification project meet specified timelines beginning construction operations makes materially inaccurate representations bidding process external review annual competitive bidding process panel independent experts improve process ensure transparency effectiveness review process determining actual projected increase federal revenues attributable competitive bidding process credit allocations act


Summary: Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.

coal country protection act economy epa overreach act amends clean air act prohibit administrator environmental_protection_agency epa promulgating regulation guidance limits prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions fossil fuel fired power plant certified secretary labor regulation guidance generate loss employment director congressional_budget_office cbo result loss gross domestic product administrator energy_information_administration generate increase electricity rates chairperson federal_energy_regulatory_commission ferc president north_american_electric_reliability_corporation effect reliability electricity delivery


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Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2014 or the ORDEAL Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to lengthen from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to review and revise air quality criteria and primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Eliminates the EPA's authority to review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards for ozone concentrations earlier or more frequently than required. Prohibits the EPA from reviewing and revising NAAQS for ozone concentrations before February 1, 2018. Requires the EPA to complete a thorough review of the standards and make revisions not later December 31, 2018.

Lengthens from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which an independent scientific review committee is required to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any new standards or revisions to existing criteria and standards. Delays the review by an independent scientific review committee of NAAQS for ozone concentrations until February 1, 2018.

ozone regulatory delay extension assessment length act act amends clean air act lengthen years years intervals environmental_protection_agency epa required review revise air quality criteria primary secondary national ambient air quality standards naaqs eliminates epa authority review revise criteria promulgate new standards ozone concentrations earlier frequently required prohibits epa reviewing revising naaqs ozone concentrations february requires epa complete thorough review standards revisions later december years years intervals independent scientific review committee required review air quality criteria naaqs recommend new standards revisions existing criteria standards delays review independent scientific review committee naaqs ozone concentrations february


Summary:
Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the requirements for regulations that govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. (The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] may exclude monitored exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards from consideration when designating an area as nonattainment, redesignating an area as nonattainment, or reclassifying an existing nonattainment area to a higher classification if a state demonstrates that an exceptional event caused the exceedances.)

 Requires the criteria used to determine if an exceptional event was demonstrated to be specific in order to minimize the discretion of the EPA in approving or disapproving the demonstration.

 Requires the EPA to make a determination within 90 days after the submission of a petition by a state of an exceptional event demonstration. Considers the demonstration approved if the EPA does not make a determination by that deadline.

 Requires a determination to be based on a preponderance of the evidence and to accord substantial deference to the findings of the state exceptional event demonstration. Establishes an appeal process for reviewing a disapproval of a demonstration.

reforms act amends clean air act revise requirements regulations govern review handling air quality monitoring data influenced exceptional events environmental_protection_agency epa exclude monitored exceedances national_ambient_air_quality_standards consideration designating area nonattainment area nonattainment reclassifying existing nonattainment area higher classification state demonstrates exceptional event caused exceedances requires criteria determine exceptional event demonstrated specific order minimize discretion epa approving disapproving demonstration requires epa determination days submission petition state exceptional event demonstration considers demonstration approved epa determination deadline requires determination based preponderance evidence accord substantial deference findings state exceptional event demonstration establishes appeal process reviewing disapproval demonstration


Summary:
Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include an offset in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other agencies. Requires the offset to be from funds available to the EPA and for all projected increased costs imposed on other agencies.

Prohibits agencies from passing on the cost imposed by the rule on to any rate payer of the agencies.

agency paygo greenhouse gases act requires environmental_protection_agency epa include offset proposed rule limits greenhouse gas emissions imposes increased costs agencies requires offset funds available epa projected increased costs imposed agencies prohibits agencies passing cost imposed rule rate payer agencies


Summary:
Clean Air, Strong Economies Act or the CASE Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its existing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard.

Requires the EPA, in promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, to:

 only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling); take into consideration feasibility and cost; and include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone.

clean_air strong economies act case act prohibits environmental protection agency epa lowering existing national ambient air quality standards naaqs counties nonattainment areas counties exceeding limit attained standard requires epa promulgating primary secondary naaqs ozone consider county nonattainment area basis direct air quality monitoring modeling consideration feasibility cost include regulatory impact analysis proposed final rule analysis include calculation benefits resulting reducing emissions pollutant ozone


Summary:
Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the impact of climate change on health systems.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) publish and implement a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the impact of climate change on public health in the United States and other nations, particularly developing nations; (2) revise the plan periodically to reflect new information; (3) establish a permanent science advisory board; and (4) contract with the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine to assess the need for health professionals to prepare for and respond to the impact of climate change on public health.

climate change health protection promotion act expresses sense congress respect impact climate change health systems directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs publish implement national strategic action plan assist health professionals preparing responding impact climate change public health united_states nations particularly developing nations revise plan periodically reflect new information establish permanent science advisory board contract national_research_council institute_of_medicine assess need health professionals prepare respond impact climate change public health


Summary: Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to calculate a carbon score for legislation. Requires the score to include projected net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from enactment and implementation of a bill or resolution and the appropriation of any amounts authorized in the legislation. Directs CBO to include the carbon score when carrying out provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requiring a cost estimate for each bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee except the appropriations committees.

carbon pollution transparency act requires director congressional_budget_office cbo calculate carbon score legislation requires score include projected net greenhouse gas emissions result enactment implementation bill resolution appropriation amounts authorized legislation directs cbo include carbon score carrying provisions congressional_budget_act requiring cost estimate bill resolution reported congressional committee appropriations committees


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Super Pollutants Act of 2014 - Establishes requirements for agencies to evaluate, mitigate, reduce, and report on the following short-lived climate pollutant emissions (non-carbon dioxide pollutants that contribute to global warming even though they stay in the atmosphere for only a short time): black carbon (soot emissions that absorb sunlight, reduce the reflectivity of snow and ice when deposited on them, and generate heat), methane, and high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons (high-GWP HFC).

Requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation to address these pollutants through an action plan.

Directs the Department of State to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce black carbon emissions from international shipping.

Requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to prioritize black carbon mitigation activities as part of aid distribution activities.

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the availability of high-GWP HFC alternatives.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the manufacture of any uncharged hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22 air-conditioning condensing equipment for residential use. Requires the EPA to determine whether the sale of R-134a automotive air-conditioning recharge kits to consumers represents an environmentally significant source of high-GWP HFC emissions.

Requires the State Department, the DOE, the EPA, and the Department of Commerce to provide other countries with technical guidance on containing emissions from gas drilling, landfills, coal mining, and agriculture.

Directs the EPA to establish an inspection and maintenance program for equipment that has high leak rates of methane gas.

super pollutants act establishes requirements agencies evaluate mitigate reduce report following short lived climate pollutant emissions non carbon dioxide pollutants contribute global warming stay atmosphere short time black carbon emissions sunlight reduce snow ice deposited generate heat methane high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons high hfc requires president establish interagency_task_force short lived climate pollutant mitigation address pollutants action plan directs department_of_state develop comprehensive plan reduce black carbon emissions international shipping requires international_development usaid prioritize black carbon mitigation activities aid distribution activities requires department_of_energy doe environmental_protection_agency epa evaluate availability high hfc alternatives amends clean air act prohibit manufacture uncharged air conditioning equipment residential use requires epa determine sale automotive air conditioning recharge kits consumers represents environmentally significant source high hfc emissions requires state_department doe epa department_of_commerce provide countries technical guidance containing emissions gas drilling landfills coal mining agriculture directs epa establish inspection maintenance program equipment high leak rates methane gas


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American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on: (1) fossil fuel products, including coal, petroleum products, and natural gas, for carbon dioxide emissions; and (2) emissions of any greenhouse gas other than carbon dioxide from any greenhouse gas emission source.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish, implement, and report on a program to collect data on methane emissions by major non-natural sources, including emissions attributable to the extraction and distribution of coal, petroleum products, and natural gas.

Establishes the American Opportunity Trust Fund to provide economic assistance to low-income families and businesses using tax revenues generated by this Act.

impose fee fossil fuel products including coal petroleum products natural gas carbon dioxide emissions emissions greenhouse gas carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission source directs secretary treasury establish implement report program collect data methane emissions major non natural sources including emissions attributable extraction distribution coal petroleum products natural gas establishes provide economic assistance low income families businesses tax revenues generated act


Summary:
Ten in Ten Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to be administered by the Department of Energy for promoting the establishment of at least 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the next 10 years. (Carbon capture and sequestration is a three-step process: the capture, transport, and underground injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide.)

Includes as eligible projects carbon capture and sequestration units that are designed for: (1) new, retrofitted, or upgraded coal-fired power plants; and (2) certain nonmodular power plants using integrated gasification combined cycle technology.

act establishes treasury carbon capture sequestration deployment acceleration fund administered department_of_energy promoting establishment commercial scale carbon capture sequestration units years carbon capture sequestration step process capture transport underground injection geologic storage carbon dioxide includes eligible projects carbon capture sequestration units designed new retrofitted upgraded coal fired power plants certain power plants integrated gasification combined cycle technology


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Firefighter Equipment Protection Act

Codifies a national security exemption from emissions regulations for excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) that is transferred under specified DOD property transfer programs to a firefighting agency in a state or to another state agency.

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Summary: Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: (1) is designed to generate electricity, and (2) if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the project.

amends export-import_bank_act prohibit export-import_bank guaranteeing insuring extending credit participating extension credit connection purchase sale good service high carbon intensity project designed generate electricity completed produce grams carbon dioxide kilowatt hour electricity generated project


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Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels; (2) add a carbon dioxide equivalent rate to the tax on crude oil and petroleum products; and (3) impose an new excise tax on the carbon content of methanol, ethanol, and biodiesel produced in the United States and entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to send to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and make public a report on the total life-cycle emissions of carbon dioxide for gasoline, diesel fuel, biofuel, and other regulated fuels.

gas tax replacement act amends internal revenue code repeal excise taxes gasoline diesel fuels add carbon dioxide equivalent rate tax crude oil petroleum products impose new excise tax carbon content methanol ethanol biodiesel produced united_states entered united_states consumption use warehousing requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa send internal_revenue_service irs public report total life cycle emissions carbon dioxide gasoline diesel fuel biofuel regulated fuels


Summary:
Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2015 or the SUPER Act of 2015

 This bill requires the President to establish the Task Force on Super Pollutants to:

 review existing and potential policies and measures that promote the reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, in part by identifying and evaluating programs and activities of the federal government that contribute to a reduction; identify and recommend specific federal programs and activities that are duplicative and that can be consolidated to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness; identify gaps where programs do not exist and recommend programs and activities to fill these gaps to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, with an emphasis on industry standards and public-private partnerships; identify, compile, evaluate, and develop best practices for reducing short-lived climate pollutants; and report to Congress on its findings and recommendations. A "short-lived climate pollutant" is black carbon, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, tropospheric ozone and its precursors, or emissions from banks of ozone-depleting substances.

super act bill requires president establish task_force review existing potential policies measures promote reduction short lived climate pollutants identifying evaluating programs activities federal government contribute reduction identify recommend specific federal programs activities duplicative consolidated achieve greater efficiency effectiveness identify gaps programs exist recommend programs activities fill gaps reduce short lived climate pollutants emphasis industry standards public private partnerships identify compile evaluate develop best practices reducing short lived climate pollutants report congress findings recommendations short lived climate pollutant black carbon methane hydrofluorocarbons ozone precursors emissions banks ozone depleting substances


Summary:
Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain businesses located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel.

Allows a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid motor vehicles placed in service after December 31, 2014, by an eligible business if substantially all of the use of the vehicle is in a nonattainment area.

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Summary:
Managed Carbon Price Act of 2015

 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require U.S. coal producers, oil refinery operators, first sellers of natural gas, and producers of other greenhouse gas [GHG] emission substances and importers of any GHG emission substance (covered persons) to purchase a federal emission permit from the Department of the Treasury for the sale, combustion, or other use of a GHG emission substance. Exempts from such requirement a GHG emission substance to be used for noncombustion agricultural purposes or for which a permit has been previously purchased.

Requires Treasury to impose a GHG emission permit equivalency fee on imports of carbon intensive goods.

Requires federal emission permits to be: (1) denominated in one-quarter carbon dioxide equivalents, and (2) purchased within 14 calendar days before or after a GHG emission substance is produced or entered into the United States.

Requires Treasury to: (1) establish a price for obtaining a permit for a year based on a determination of the dollar amount necessary to meet specified emissions reductions targets; (2) publish a five-year price schedule for permits by January 1, 2016, for each of the five years from 2017 to 2021; and (3) publish a 10-year schedule of the minimum and maximum prices for permits by January 1, 2023, and every 10 years thereafter. Establishes minimum and maximum permit prices. Authorizes Treasury to reduce permit prices if target reductions are being exceeded and to increase such prices if target reductions are not being met.

Establishes emission reduction targets for 2016 through 2060 decreasing from 90% to 20% of the carbon dioxide equivalents emitted in the United States in 2005.

Requires Treasury to report annually on: (1) the extent to which such limitations are being achieved, (2) GHG emission permits sold and their impact on GHG emissions, and (3) worldwide GHG emissions in relation to 2005 emissions.

Defines a "carbon dioxide equivalent" as the quantity of a GHG emission substance that makes the same contribution to global warming as one metric ton of carbon dioxide. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to publish and update a schedule listing such quantity for each GHG emission substance.

Requires: (1) repayment of permit fees to specified permittees that use GHG emission substances in a manner that will make a negligible or no contribution to global warming, and (2) payment of the permit equivalency fees to exporters of carbon-intensive goods.

Imposes a tax on covered persons who fail to obtain a federal emission permit.

Establishes the Energy and Economic Security Trust Fund to pay monthly dividends to taxpayers from permit sales revenues.

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Summary:
Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury to establish a carbon trading program that caps the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from crude oil, coal, and natural gas. Beginning in 2017, crude oil refineries, petroleum importers, coal mines, coal importers, and natural gas suppliers or processors must purchase carbon permits equivalent to the amount of CO2 that would be emitted by covered fuels. Treasury will auction these permits to those entities.

This bill establishes a declining cap on the quantity of permits issued to reduce CO2 emissions until 2050 when the permits issued represent an amount 80% below 2005 CO2 emission levels.

Treasury must issue permits for carbon capture and sequestration of CO2 from covered fuels.

This bill provides for the trading or sale of permits between entities, the banking by entities of permits for future years, and the borrowing by Treasury of permits from future years to stabilize permit prices.

Auction proceeds and penalties are returned to U.S. citizens lawfully present in the United States using the Healthy Climate Trust Fund established by this bill.

Treasury must impose fees on the import and pay fees for the export of carbon-intensive goods when the export country does not have equivalent measures to regulate greenhouse gases. Carbon-intensive goods are goods with an increased cost due to the regulation of greenhouse gases.

The Environmental Protection Agency must regulate within 10 years all sources of greenhouse gases that are anthropogenically emitted (caused by human activity). This excludes gases attributable to the production of animals for food.

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Summary: This bill amends the Clean Air Act to modify provisions regarding geographical areas that do not attain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and carbon monoxide. Currently, if an ozone or carbon monoxide nonattainment area is classified as a serious, severe, or extreme area, the nonattainment area's boundaries must be revised to include the entire metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area. This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require each state to revise the boundaries of all of these nonattainment areas that expanded to include the entire statistical area. States must exclude from the nonattainment area all counties within each statistical area that are not in violation of the NAAQS concerned, as determined by air quality monitoring and not by computer modeling.

bill amends clean air act modify provisions geographical areas attain national ambient air quality standards naaqs ozone carbon monoxide currently ozone carbon monoxide nonattainment area classified severe extreme area nonattainment area boundaries revised include entire metropolitan statistical area consolidated metropolitan statistical area bill directs environmental_protection_agency epa require state revise boundaries nonattainment areas expanded include entire statistical area states exclude nonattainment area counties statistical area violation naaqs concerned determined air quality monitoring computer modeling


Summary:
Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) publish and implement a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the impact of climate change on public health in the United States and other nations, particularly developing nations; (2) revise the plan periodically to reflect new information; (3) establish a permanent science advisory board; and (4) contract with the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine to assess the need for health professionals to prepare for and respond to the impact of climate change on public health.

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Summary:
Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the requirements for regulations that govern the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. (The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] may exclude monitored exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards from consideration when designating an area as nonattainment, redesignating an area as nonattainment, or reclassifying an existing nonattainment area to a higher classification if a state demonstrates that an exceptional event caused the exceedances.)

 The criteria used to determine if an exceptional event was demonstrated must be specific in order to minimize the discretion of the EPA in approving or disapproving the demonstration.

 The EPA must make a determination within 90 days after the submission of a petition by a state of an exceptional event demonstration. The demonstration is approved if the EPA does not make a determination by that deadline.

 A determination must be based on a preponderance of the evidence and give substantial deference to the findings of the state exceptional event demonstration. An appeal process for reviewing a disapproval of a demonstration is established.

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Summary:
Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015 or the ORDEAL Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to lengthen from 5 years to 10 years the intervals at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to review and revise air quality criteria and primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). This bill eliminates the EPA's authority to review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards for ozone concentrations earlier or more frequently than required. The EPA may not review and revise NAAQS for ozone concentrations before February 1, 2019. The EPA must complete a thorough review of the NAAQS for ozone concentrations and make revisions no later December 31, 2019.

The intervals at which an independent scientific review committee is required to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any new standards or revisions to existing criteria and standards are lengthened from 5 years to 10 years. The bill delays the review by an independent scientific review committee of NAAQS for ozone concentrations until February 1, 2019.

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Summary:
Clean Air, Strong Economies Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard.

In promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, the EPA must:

 only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling); take into consideration feasibility and cost; and include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone.

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Summary:
Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal prohibitions against: (1) aggregating emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station with emissions from other similar units, whether or not the units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether the units or stations are major sources of listed toxic air pollutants under such Act; (2) aggregating such emissions for any purpose under such Act, in the case of any oil or gas exploration or production well; and (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listing an oil and gas production well as an area source category of toxic air pollutants under such Act.

The EPA must: (1) issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants; and (2) revise the list within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.

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Summary: This bill amends the Clean Air Act to apply limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Limitations on Reid vapor pressure are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season.

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Summary:
Climate Change Education Act

 This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to:

 broaden the understanding of human-induced climate change, possible consequences, and potential solutions; apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; conduct a national information campaign to help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to energy conservation, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction; and inform the public of impacts to human health and safety as a result of climate change. NOAA must establish a grant program for climate change education. This grant program must be included in the Program.

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Summary:
Climate Solutions Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 by directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to promulgate regulations that require the percentage of electric energy generated from renewable sources that is sold at the retail level to increase each year beginning in 2020 so that in 2050 and each subsequent year, the percentage is at least 80%.

DOE must also promulgate regulations that set cumulative energy savings targets for retail electric energy and natural gas suppliers that require each supplier to secure annual savings that are achieved through end-use efficiency improvements at customer facilities. For electric energy suppliers, the targets must increase from .25% of sales in 2018 to 1.5% of sales in 2023 and each year thereafter through 2028. For natural gas suppliers, the target must increase from .25% of sales in 2018 to .5% of sales in 2023 and each year thereafter through 2028. DOE must allow suppliers to achieve the targets through a market-based trading system.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must promulgate annual emission reduction targets for each of 2030 through 2050 to ensure that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions: (1) in 2035 are at least 40% below those in 1990, and (2) in 2050 are at least 80% below those in 1990. The EPA must promulgate final regulations to implement those targets within 7 years and review them at least every 5 years thereafter.

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Summary:
Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans

This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule entitled, "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.

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Summary:
Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill extends compliance deadlines for rules under the Clean Air Act that address carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants pending final judicial review. This extension applies to any final rule that succeeds either:

 the proposed rule entitled "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units"; or the supplemental proposed rule entitled "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. Territories; Multi-Jurisdictional Partnerships." The extension period begins 60 days after the notice of promulgation of a final rule appears in the Federal Register and ends when the rule is no longer subject to judicial appeal or review.

The bill urges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in promulgating, implementing, or enforcing the rules, to address how the megawatt hours discharged from a pumped hydroelectric storage system will be incorporated into implementation plans adopted pursuant to the rules.

 (Sec. 3) A state is not required to submit or follow an implementation plan that addresses carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants if it determines that the plan would have a significant adverse effect on: (1) the state's residential, commercial, or industrial ratepayers; or (2) the reliability of the state's electricity system.

(Sec. 4) The EPA must treat hydropower as renewable energy when implementing or enforcing the rules.

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Summary:
Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel products and from any facility which is required to report emissions or to which emissions are attributed. The tax is equal to $30 per metric ton of carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide equivalent in 2016, increasing each subsequent year at 4% above inflation.

The bill amends the Social Security Act to establish a Low-Income Cost Mitigation Program to provide an energy refund amount to certain low and middle-income households to compensate such households for increases in energy costs due to this bill.

The Department of Labor may use revenues generated by this bill to implement a program to assist displaced workers in the coal industry.

The bill also provides for a gradual reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 32% in taxable years beginning in 2016 to 28% in taxable years beginning after 2019.

The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a website to make information regarding the amount and sources of revenue attributable to this bill publicly available.

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Summary:
Common Sense Waiver Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive an emission standard or other requirement for hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act applicable to the control of asbestos emissions in the demolition or renovation of a building if the building has been condemned and there is a reasonable expectation of the building's structural failure.

The EPA must approve or disapprove a request for a waiver by a state or local government within 90 days. If the EPA doesn't meet the deadline, the request is approved.

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Summary:
Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified:

 by the Department of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, by the Congressional Budget Office that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, by the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery.

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Summary:
Manufacturers First Act of 2015

This bill requires the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for air pollutants under the Clean Air Act that are in effect on this bill's enactment date to remain in effect. The Environmental Protection Agency may not issue, implement, or enforce revisions to those NAAQS or any new NAAQS. (Primary NAAQS provide public health protection and secondary NAAQS provide public welfare protection.)

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Summary:
EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014

 This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing, implementing, and enforcing any proposed or final rule addressing emissions of carbon dioxide from any new, existing, modified, or reconstructed electric power plant unless the regulatory impact analysis for the rule primarily considers, and separately reports on, the domestic benefits of the rule that are associated with the carbon dioxide emission reductions projected to occur under the rule.

The bill also nullifies the following proposed rules: (1) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, (2) Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (3) Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.

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Summary:
America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax, beginning in calendar year 2016, on any taxable carbon substance sold by its manufacturer, producer, or importer. Defines "taxable carbon substance" as: (1) coal (including lignite and peat); (2) petroleum and any petroleum products; and (3) natural gas that is extracted, manufactured, or produced in the United States, or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing.

Establishes in the Treasury the America's Energy Security Trust Fund to assist industries negatively affected by this Act, make transfers to the Highway Trust Fund to cover shortfalls, and provide payroll tax relief.

Allows individual taxpayers a tax credit equal to carbon tax rebate amounts calculated by the Department of the Treasury.

Directs Treasury to study and report to Congress on the best methods to assess and collect taxes on non-carbon greenhouse gases.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should establish binding agreements with major greenhouse gas emitting nations to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Summary:
Quiet Communities Act of 2015

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control and reauthorizes the Office's activities through FY2020.

The responsibilities of the Office must include: (1) promoting the development of effective state and local noise control programs, (2) carrying out a national noise control research program, (3) carrying out a national noise environmental assessment program, (4) establishing regional technical assistance centers to assist state and local noise control programs, (5) assessing the effectiveness of the Noise Control Act of 1972, and (6) conducting related outreach and educational activities. The Office must emphasize noise abatement approaches that rely on local and state activities, market incentives, and coordination with other agencies.

Using funds made available to the Office, the EPA must carry out a study of airport noise.

The bill amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to expand the quiet communities grant program to include grants for establishing and implementing training programs on use of noise abatement equipment and implementing noise abatement plans.

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Summary:
Carbon Capture Research and Development Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels when carrying out certain research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs in fossil energy.

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Summary:
Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2015

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive fuel mandates if there is a problem with distribution or delivery equipment that is necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives.

The EPA may extend the effectiveness of such waiver for more than 20 days if the problem exists for more than 20 days.

If the EPA does not approve or deny a request for such waiver within three days, the waiver must be considered to be approved.

The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise requirements for a fuel system requirements harmonization study by: (1) including the consideration of biofuels in the study, and (2) extending the deadline for reporting on the study until June 1, 2016.

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Summary:
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

This bill prohibits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program, or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this bill.

A cap-and-trade program is any regulatory program established after enactment of this bill that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas (caused by human activity).

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Summary:
Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2015

 This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to calculate a carbon score for legislation. The carbon score is the projected net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from: (1) enactment and implementation of a bill or resolution, and (2) the appropriation of any amounts authorized in the legislation.

The CBO must include the carbon score in cost estimates for reported legislation that are submitted to congressional committees pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act or the SENSE Act

(Sec. 2) This bill modifies the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule as it applies to certain electric utility steam generating units (electric power plants) that convert coal refuse into energy. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must maintain the existing limits for sulfur dioxide emissions from coal refuse utilities under the cap-and-trade system, instead of applying the more restrictive limits that are scheduled to go into effect in 2017. (Under the current system, a cap sets a limit on emissions. The cap is lowered over time to reduce the amount of pollutants released. Utilities may only emit as much carbon as permitted under their allowances, which may be traded with others.) Thus, the EPA must allocate to coal refuse utilities in 2017 and subsequent years the same number of emissions allowances for sulfur dioxide that have been previously allocated to coal refuse utilities, instead of reducing allowances.

After January 1, 2017, a coal refuse utility may not trade any unused sulfur dioxide allowances. Those allowances may be saved by the coal refuse utilities for use in future compliance periods.

The EPA may not increase the total number of allowances for sulfur dioxide emissions from all sources that are allocated to each state.

The bill eases emission limits for hazardous air pollutants from coal refuse utilities. The EPA must allow the utilities to meet compliance requirements by meeting the maximum achievable control technology standards for either hydrogen chloride or sulfur dioxide.

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Summary:
FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in considering flight paths or procedures as part of the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, to limit negative impacts on the human environment near airports. The FAA may give preference to overlays of existing flight paths or procedures to ensure compatibility with land use.

The FAA shall appoint an FAA Community Ombudsman for each of its regions to:

 act as a liaison with communities regarding problems related to the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment; monitor the impact of System implementation on communities near affected airports; make recommendations to address community concerns and improve the use of community comments in FAA decisionmaking; and report periodically on the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment and on FAA responsiveness to community concerns. The FAA, in implementing the System, may not treat the establishment or revision of a flight path or procedure as covered by a categorical exclusion if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits notification that: (1) extraordinary circumstances exist, or (2) the establishment or revision will have a significant adverse impact on the human environment near such airport. The FAA, before treating such establishment or revision as covered by a categorical exclusion, shall provide notice and an opportunity for comment to persons affected.

The bill requires the FAA to: (1) reconsider a flight path or procedure established or revised after February 14, 2012, as part of the implementation of the System if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits written notification that the establishment or revision is resulting in a significant adverse impact on the human environment near the airport, (2) provide notice of such reconsideration and an opportunity for public comment, (3) assess the impacts on the human environment, and (4) report on comments received, assessment results, and changes to be made.

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Summary:
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015

This bill delays the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2015 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone issued under the Clean Air Act.

 Each state must designate all of its areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable with respect to the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2024. The EPA must promulgate final designations for those areas by October 26, 2025. States must submit a state implementation plan for the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2026.

The 2015 ozone standards do not apply to the review and disposition of an application for a preconstruction permit for the construction or modification of a major emitting facility or major stationary source if: (1) the application is completed before final designations under the Clean Air Act, or (2) the applicable permitting authority publishes a public notice of a preliminary determination or draft permit for the application before a certain date.

The bill changes the interval by which the EPA must review its NAAQS for criteria pollutants from a 5-year review cycle to a 10-year review cycle. The EPA must not complete any review of ozone criteria or its ozone NAAQS before October 26, 2025, or propose any revisions to them.

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Summary:
This bill prohibits the head of any federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Information Administration, and Department of Commerce certify in writing that China, India, and Russian have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring substantially similar reductions.

Any regulation, proposal, or action that requires those emission reductions and that is in effect before this certification is made is nullified.

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Summary:
Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, implementing, or enforcing restrictions under the Clean Air Act on methane emissions from: (1) crude oil production; or (2) natural gas production, processing, transmission, and storage.

The EPA may not finalize or enforce the proposed rule entitled, "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources," which proposes to amend the new source performance standards for oil and gas production by setting standards for methane and volatile organic compounds.

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