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 ______________________________ STAED of Linn -1- HR118.3828 (2) 85 rn/rj 1/ 1 #1.