[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4572 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4572
To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2010
Mr. Skelton (for himself, Mr. Peterson, and Mrs. Emerson) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act relating to greenhouse gases, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT.
Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) is amended
by adding the following at the end thereof: ``The term `air pollutant'
shall not include any of the following solely on the basis of its
effect on global climate change:
``(1) Carbon dioxide.
``(2) Methane.
``(3) Nitrous oxide.
``(4) Hydrofluorocarbons.
``(5) Perfluorocarbons.
``(6) Sulfur hexafluoride.''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD.
(a) Exclusion of Activities Relating to International Indirect Land
Use Change.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall not carry out any activities relating to the inclusion of
international indirect land use change in the implementation of the
renewable fuel program established under section 211(o) of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)).
(b) Exclusion of Indirect Emissions From International Land Use
Changes in Calculation of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--
Paragraph (1)(H) of section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1)(H)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(including direct emissions and
significant indirect emissions such as significant emissions
from land use changes)'' and inserting ``(excluding indirect
emissions from international land use changes)''; and
(2) by striking ``the Administrator'' and inserting ``the
Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture''.
(c) Renewable Biomass.--Paragraph (1)(I) of section 211(o) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) is amended to read as follows:
``(I) Renewable biomass.--The term `renewable
biomass' means--
``(i) materials, pre-commercial thinnings,
or invasive species from National Forest System
land and public lands (as defined in section
103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that--
``(I) are byproducts of preventive
treatments that are removed--
``(aa) to reduce hazardous
fuels;
``(bb) to reduce or contain
disease or insect infestation;
or
``(cc) to restore ecosystem
health;
``(II) would not otherwise be used
for higher-value products; and
``(III) are harvested in accordance
with--
``(aa) applicable law and
land management plans; and
``(bb) the requirements
for--
``(AA) old-growth
maintenance,
restoration, and
management direction of
paragraphs (2), (3),
and (4) of subsection
(e) of section 102 of
the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6512); and
``(BB) large-tree
retention of subsection
(f) of that section; or
``(ii) any organic matter that is available
on a renewable or recurring basis from non-
Federal land or land belonging to an Indian or
Indian tribe that is held in trust by the
United States or subject to a restriction
against alienation imposed by the United
States, including--
``(I) renewable plant material,
including--
``(aa) feed grains;
``(bb) other agricultural
commodities;
``(cc) other plants and
trees; and
``(dd) algae; and
``(II) waste material, including--
``(aa) crop residue;
``(bb) other vegetative
waste material (including wood
waste and wood residues);
``(cc) animal waste and by
products (including fats, oils,
greases, and manure); and
``(dd) food waste and yard
waste.''.
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