H.R. 2594 · 112th Congress
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- John Mica
- Introduced
- 2011-07-20
- Latest action
- 2011-12-17 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prohibit an operator of a U.S. civil aircraft from participating in any emissions trading scheme unilaterally established by the European Union. Directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other appropriate U.S. government officials to use their authority to conduct international negotiations and take other actions necessary to ensure that operators of U.S. civil aircraft are held harmless from any such scheme.