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HR 1119 - SENSE Act - National Key Vote
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Bill Passed
(House)
(215-189) -
March 8, 2018(Key vote)
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Title: SENSE Act
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Vote to pass a bill that exempts power plants that convert coal refuse into energy from certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
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Exempts certain coal-refuse plants from air regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Sec. 2).
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Establishes an alternative means for coal-refuse plants to be in compliance with EPA emission standards related to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide (Sec. 2).
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Defines “coal refuse” as any byproduct of coal mining, physical coal cleaning, or coal preparation (Sec. 2).
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Specifies that the new exemptions and compliance standards apply to any coal-refuse plant that meets the following criteria (Sec. 2):
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The plant uses fluidized bed combustion technology to convert coal refuse into energy; and
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The coal refuse is at least 75 percent of the annual fuel consumed by heat input.
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Prohibits the EPA from requiring units to comply with both an emission standard for hydrogen chloride and an emission standard for sulfur dioxide (Sec. 2).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Louis J. 'Lou' Barletta (PA - R)
- George J. 'Mike' Kelly Jr. (PA - R)
- David B. McKinley (WV - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Glenn William 'GT' Thompson Jr. (PA - R)
