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House Bill 1131
118th Congress(2023-2024)
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House on Feb 21, 2023
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H. R. 1131 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1131


To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 21, 2023

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Flexible air permits for critical energy resource facilities.

(a) In general.—The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, as necessary, revise regulations under parts 70 and 71 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to—

(1) authorize the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility to utilize flexible air permitting (as described in the final rule titled “Operating Permit Programs; Flexible Air Permitting Rule” published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on October 6, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 51418)) with respect to such critical energy resource facility; and

(2) facilitate flexible, market-responsive operations (as described in the final rule identified in paragraph (1)) with respect to critical energy resource facilities.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE.—The term “critical energy resource” means, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource—

(A) that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and

(B) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.

(2) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term “critical energy resource facility” means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.