H.R. 1140 · 118th Congress

To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.

Stage
Reported from committee
Sponsor
Greg Pence
Introduced
2023-02-21
Latest action
2023-03-23 · Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-16.

Summary

This bill allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a temporary waiver of requirements under the Clean Air Act or the Solid Waste Disposal Act for a critical energy resource facility if the EPA finds that the processing or refining of a critical energy resource at the facility is necessary to meet national security or energy security needs. Further, the EPA may issue such waiver with or without notice, hearing, or other report.