House
Resolution
52
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
52
BY
PAUSTIAN
A
Resolution
calling
for
the
curtailment
and
assessment
1
of
air
quality
regulation
by
the
United
States
2
environmental
protection
agency.
3
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
environmental
protection
4
agency
(EPA)
has
proposed
or
is
proposing
numerous
5
new
air
quality
regulations
that
have
had
and
will
6
potentially
have
an
enormous
negative
effect
on
this
7
state’s
residential,
commercial,
and
industrial
energy
8
consumers
by
increasing
rates;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
EPA’s
regulatory
activity
regarding
10
air
quality
and
greenhouse
gases
has
been
referred
11
to
as
a
“train
wreck”
because
of
the
numerous
and
12
overlapping
requirements,
the
uncertainty
created
by
13
the
continual
demand
to
upgrade
or
comply
with
a
new
14
set
of
regulations,
and
the
potentially
devastating
15
consequences
this
regulatory
activity
may
have
on
the
16
economy
of
this
state;
and
17
WHEREAS,
the
EPA
has
not
undertaken
any
18
comprehensive
study
of
the
cumulative
effects
of
19
this
new
regulatory
activity
on
the
economy,
jobs,
20
and
competitiveness
of
the
United
States;
nor
has
it
21
performed
any
comprehensive
study
of
the
prospective
22
environmental
benefits
of
its
greenhouse
gas
regulation
23
in
terms
of
the
impact
on
global
climate
change;
and
24
WHEREAS,
having
identified
taking
action
on
climate
25
change
and
improving
air
quality
as
its
first
strategic
26
goal
for
the
2011-2015
time
period,
the
EPA
should
be
27
required
to
identify
the
specific
actions
it
intends
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to
take
to
achieve
these
goals
and
to
assess
the
total
1
cost
of
the
actions
required
to
achieve
them;
and
2
WHEREAS,
the
General
Assembly
of
the
State
of
Iowa
3
supports
continuing
improvements
in
the
quality
of
the
4
nation’s
air
and
believes
that
such
improvements
can
be
5
made
in
a
sensible
fashion
without
damaging
the
economy
6
so
long
as
there
is
a
full
understanding
of
the
cost
of
7
the
regulations
at
issue;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
regulations
under
consideration
could
9
pose
significant
compliance
challenges
for
the
electric
10
power
sector,
both
with
respect
to
economic
burden
and
11
the
feasibility
of
implementation
by
the
contemplated
12
deadlines;
NOW
THEREFORE,
13
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
14
the
House
of
Representatives
supports
the
imposition
15
of
a
moratorium
on
enforcement
of
rules
regulating
16
greenhouse
gas
emissions
for
a
period
of
at
least
two
17
years,
and
a
moratorium
on
enforcement
of
existing
or
18
proposed
rules
regulating
air
quality
for
at
least
19
two
years,
except
air
quality
regulation
which
the
20
EPA
can
document
by
a
preponderance
of
evidence
will
21
result
in
an
imminent
or
irreversible
threat
to
public
22
health
or
the
environment
if
subject
to
a
delay
in
23
implementation;
and
24
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
25
Representatives
supports
requiring
the
EPA
to
undertake
26
a
study,
drawing
on
the
expertise
of
both
the
EPA
and
27
federal
agencies
and
departments
possessing
expertise
28
in
and
responsibility
for
the
United
States
economy
29
and
electric
utility
generation
and
regulation,
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to
identify
all
regulatory
activity
that
the
EPA
1
intends
to
undertake
in
furtherance
of
its
goal
of
2
taking
action
on
climate
change
and
improving
air
3
quality.
The
study
should
specify
the
cumulative
4
effects
of
these
regulations
on
the
economy,
jobs,
and
5
competitiveness
of
the
United
States,
and
provide
an
6
objective
cost-benefit
analysis
of
the
EPA’s
current
7
and
anticipated
air
quality
regulation;
and
8
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
9
resolution
be
sent
to
the
members
of
Iowa’s
10
congressional
delegation.
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