H2025B3907A06175 NAD:CDM 06/10/20 #90 A06175
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2025
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KRUEGER
Printer's No. 3907
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 5, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Providing for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 through 15; pages 2 through 7,
lines 1 through 30; page 8, line 1; by striking out "Declaration
of policy." in line 11, all of lines 12 through 15 on page 1,
all of lines 1 through 30 on pages 2 through 7 and all of line 1
on page 8 and inserting
Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
(a) General rule.--As a matter of Pennsylvania law,
statutory and constitutional authority currently exists that
authorizes a State agency to regulate or impose a tax on carbon
dioxide emissions. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the
General Assembly to work together with the Department of
Environmental Protection, the Environmental Quality Board, the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and other important
stakeholders, to regulate or impose a tax on carbon dioxide
emissions.
(b) Authority.--The General Assembly recognizes that
statute, including the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119,
No.787), known as the Air Pollution Control Act, the act of
February 17, 1972 (P.L.64, No.20), known as the Uniform
Interstate Air Pollution Agreements Act, the act of July 9, 2008
(P.L.935, No.70), known as the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act
or the Pennsylvania Constitution, authorizes the Governor, the
Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Environmental
Protection or any other agency or official to adopt regulations,
implement a policy or take any other action to authorize the
Commonwealth to join or participate in a State or regional
greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program or establish a greenhouse
gas cap-and-trade program.
Amend Bill, page 8, line 2, by striking out "6" and inserting
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See A06175 in
the context
of HB2025