Electric Utility Nitrogen Oxide Limitation Act of 1997
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 17, 1997)
Electric Utility Nitrogen Oxide Limitation Act of 1997 - Makes it unlawful for any fossil-fuel fired utility unit with a nameplate capacity of greater than 25 megawatts of electrical output to emit nitrogen oxides in excess of a maximum allowable emission standard of 0.35 pounds per million Btu.
Cites circumstances under which the owner of several electric utility units within a single State may elect to use alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitations and receive operating permits accordingly.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue implementation and enforcement regulations. Sets a deadline after which no unit under this Act may operate without a permit subject to the Clean Air Act.
Declares that the requirements of this Act shall be treated as an emission limitation under the Clean Air Act.
What just happenedJun 26, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 17, 1997
- Jun 26, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 26, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Energy Subcommittee - Jun 17, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 17, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3809)
- Jun 17, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House