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| http://hartzler.house.gov/newsletters/reining-epas-overregulation-american-energy | Reining In the EPA's Overregulation on American Energy | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | MO | Vicky Hartzler | H001053 | hartzler.house.gov | legacy | The House on Tuesday passed Resolutions of Disapproval of EPAs CO2 Rules for Power Plants, which will keep electricity affordable and reliable for Americans. S.J. Res. 23 and 24 would disapprove of EPAs rules to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) from new and existing plants. The rules were issued pursuant to the Presidents Climate Action Plan and published on October 23, 2015. They would put in place an unprecedented new regulatory structure on the U.S. electricity sector, effectively imposing renewable energy and cap-and-trade mandates similar to those in the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation that failed in 2010. In these rules, the administration is seeking to regulate where it could not legislate. The resolutions would provide for Congressional disapproval of each rule, and that each rule shall have no force and effect. Under the Congressional Review Act, the EPA may not issue the same or a substantially similar rule unless authorized by subsequent legislation. Passage of these resolutions will ensure that the United States continues to pursue an all of the above energy policy, that households and businesses continue to have access to affordable and reliable energy, and that we protect American ratepayers and jobs. The House will also be considering H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act this week, providing a broad response to Obama's policies and maximize America's energy potential. H.R. 8 seeks to update and modernize outdated policies, make our energy infrastructure more resiliant, and create quality American jobs by making it easier for energy companies to invest in our energy infrastructure. S.J. Res. 23 New Plants Rule (New Source Performance Standards) This resolution would disapprove of EPAs CO2 standards for new power plants. Under this rule, EPA interprets section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to allow the agency to set standards for new coal-fired power plants premised on the installation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that are not commercially viable. While EPA maintains CCS is adequately demonstrated, there are no commercial-scale coal-fired power plants with CCS currently operating in the United States that could meet the standards. The rule would impose a de facto ban on construction in the United States of any new coal-fired power plants, even the most state of the art coal-fired electric generating units that are currently being built in Europe, Japan and other countries. There is significant legal controversy surrounding the rule, and there are23 Stateswhose Attorneys General or state agencies have filed legal challenges to the rule. S.J. Res. 24 Existing Power Plants (Clean Power Plan) This resolution addresses EPAs CO2 rule for existing power plants. EPA interprets section 111(d), a rarely invoked provision of the CAA, to allow the agency to force a massive shift in the United States from coal-fired generation to renewable energy, primarily wind and solar. This rule would set CO2 emissions caps for each states electricity sector, including unachievable emissions limits for existing coal plants. The rule would require states to submit plans to the agency to meet the new mandates, and states that fail to submit a satisfactory plan would become subject to a Federal Plan under which the agency has proposed it would implement a federal regulatory cap-and-trade program. NERA Economic Consulting projects 40 states would have double digit electricity price increases under the rule. There are numerous legal challenges to the rule. To date, there are27 Stateswhose Attorneys General or state agencies have filed legal challenges and are requesting a stay of the rule during the litigation. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |