[20050725]RS22207_美国国会对环保署汞规则的审查.pdf

1 “Revision of December 2000 Regulatory Finding on the Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutantsfrom Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and the Removal of Coal- and Oil-fired ElectricUtility Steam Generating Units from the Section 112(c) List,” 70 Federal Register 15994, March29, 2005. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22207July 25, 2005Congressional Review of EPAs Mercury Rulename redactedSpecialist in Environmental PolicyResources, Science, and Industry Divisionname redactedSpecialist in the Legislative ProcessGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryOn June 29, 2005, Senator Patrick Leahy and 31 cosponsors introduced S.J.Res.20; on the same day, a similar resolution (H.J.Res. 56) was introduced in the House byRepresentative Martin Meehan. If enacted into law, these resolutions would disapprove,under the Congressional Review Act, a rule promulgated by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency on March 29, 2005, in which EPA determined not to regulatehazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired electric utility units under Section 112of the Clean Air Act. Introduction of the Senate resolution set in mo