Volume 164, No. 191 covering the 2nd Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“ALASKA REMOTE GENERATOR RELIABILITY AND PROTECTION ACT” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S7277-S7278 on Dec. 4, 2018.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ALASKA REMOTE GENERATOR RELIABILITY AND PROTECTION ACT
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 576, S. 1934.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1934) to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
S. 1934
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise section 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking ``that was not certified'' and all that follows through ``compared to engine-out emissions'' and inserting ``must have that engine certified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM standards''.
(b) Emissions and Energy Reliability Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing options for the Federal Government to assist remote areas in the State of Alaska in meeting the energy needs of those areas in an affordable and reliable manner using--
(1) existing emissions control technology; or
(2) other technology that achieves emissions reductions similar to the technology described in paragraph (1).
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment at the desk be agreed to, that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to.
The bill (S. 1934), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 1934
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise section 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking ``that was not certified'' and all that follows through ``compared to engine-out emissions'' and inserting ``must have that engine certified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM standards''.
(b) Emissions and Energy Reliability Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing options for the Federal Government to assist remote areas in the State of Alaska in meeting the energy needs of those areas in an affordable and reliable manner using--
(1) existing emissions control technology; or
(2) other technology that achieves emissions reductions similar to the technology described in paragraph (1).
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