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House
Resolution 1357
By:
Representative Stephens of the
164th
A
RESOLUTION
Requesting
that the Congress of the United States adopt legislation that would postpone the
United States Environmental Protection Agency's effort to regulate greenhouse
gases through the Clean Air Act; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to regulate
greenhouse gases through the Clean Air Act, action which is an improper method
to solve climate and energy supply issues in a fair and effective way;
and
WHEREAS,
the EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new cars and light
trucks will trigger the same regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from
stationary sources, such as manufacturing facilities, power plants, hospitals,
and commercial establishments; and
WHEREAS,
regulating greenhouse gases from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act
would be a great hindrance to manufacturing and the economy; and
WHEREAS,
the pending EPA effort would burden progress on two of this 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 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 permitting requests
anticipated and which are already struggling in this economic climate;
and
WHEREAS,
the issue of greenhouse gas regulation should be deliberated and decided in a
legislative body that is made up of elected officials accountable to the people,
not a government agency filled with appointed officials like the
EPA.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body request that the Congress of the United States make efforts to enact
legislation restricting the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to
regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources through the Clean Air
Act until Congress adopts a balanced approach to address climate and energy
supply issues without crippling the economy.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member
of the Georgia congressional delegation.