H.R. 4387 · 112th Congress

To allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain States subject to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2012-04-18
Latest action
2012-04-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Summary

Prohibits requiring a state that was not required to reduce emissions or levels of ozone, sulfur dioxide, or nitrogen oxides under the Clean Air Interstate Rule to comply with any requirement under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule before January 1, 2017.

Defines: (1) the "Clean Air Interstate Rule" as the final rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled "Rule To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Clean Air Interstate Rule); Revisions to the Acid Rain Program; Revisions to the NOX SIP Call"; and (2) the "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule" as the final rule entitled "Federal Implementation Plans: Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Correction of SIP Approvals" and revisions to that final rule entitled "Revisions to Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone."