Bill Text: IL HR0933 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the U.S. Congress to postpone the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the authority of the Clean Air Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-27 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee; /Reconsider Vote [HR0933 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0933-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is necessary for the Congress of the United
States to provide a fair and effective approach to climate and
energy supply issues in order to safeguard American jobs,
ensure affordable energy for America, and maintain America's
global competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan
to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new cars and
light trucks will trigger the same regulation of GHG emissions
from stationary sources, like manufacturing facilities, power
plants, hospitals, and commercial establishments; and
WHEREAS, Regulating greenhouse gas emissions from
"stationary sources" under the Clean Air Act would be a great
anchor on manufacturing and the economy in general; and
WHEREAS, The pending USEPA effort would burden progress on
2 of the nation's top priorities, environmental improvement and
economic recovery, by imposing onerous permitting requirements
that will significantly delay or even eliminate investments in
new energy-efficient technologies; and
WHEREAS, Over 4 million jobs were lost in 2009, and these
proposed regulations have the potential to cause even more job

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losses; and
WHEREAS, The regulatory requirements of the Clean Air Act
will overwhelm state agencies, which are not equipped to handle
the estimated 6 million anticipated permitting requests; and
WHEREAS, Only Congress can act to avoid the significant
costs and burdens imposed by the regulations on stationary
sources, which even the USEPA admits will lead to "absurd
results"; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
encourage the Congress of the United States to adopt
legislation that would postpone the USEPA's effort to regulate
greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources using
existing Clean Air Act authority until Congress adopts a
balanced approach to address climate and energy supply issues
without crippling the economy; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
delivered to members of the Illinois congressional delegation.