House
Resolution
118
H-8215
Amend
House
Resolution
118
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
page
2,
line
25,
through
page
3,
2
line
5,
and
inserting
<
electricity
generating
plants;
3
and
4
WHEREAS,
carbon
emissions
are
recognized
as
a
5
hazardous
air
pollutant
with
documented
climate
6
impacts
resulting
in
highly
variable
weather
patterns
7
and
extreme
weather
events,
with
growing
economic,
8
environmental,
and
human
consequences;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives
10
acknowledges
that
the
federal
Clean
Air
Act
of
1970
11
requires
the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
12
Agency
to
regulate
carbon
emissions
in
the
public
13
interest,
as
confirmed
by
the
United
States
Supreme
14
Court
in
Massachusetts
v.
Environmental
Protection
15
Agency
in
2007;
NOW
THEREFORE,
16
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
17
that
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives,
on
behalf
18
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
reiterates
its
commitment
to
19
implementing
the
requirements
of
the
federal
Clean
20
Air
Act
under
the
direction
of
and
in
partnership
21
with
the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
22
Agency,
including
standards
for
stationary
sources
23
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
such
as
coal-fired
power
24
plants;
and
>
25
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STAED
of
Linn
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HR118.3828
(2)
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