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H.R. 1154: BREATHE Act
- Introduced:
- Mar 14, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes.
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- Text
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Last updated Mar 14, 2013.
2 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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3/14/2013--Introduced.
Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal prohibitions against:
(1) aggregating emissions from any oil or gas exploration or production well and emissions from any pipeline compressor or pump station with emissions from other similar units, whether or not such units are in a contiguous area or under common control, to determine whether such units or stations are major sources of listed toxic air pollutants under such Act;
(2) aggregating such emissions for any purpose under such Act, in the case of any oil or gas exploration or production well; and
(3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listing an oil and gas production well as an area source category of toxic air pollutants under such Act. Requires the Administrator to:
(1) issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants; and
(2) revise such list within 365 days after issuing such rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 85: AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
- Subchapter I: PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
- Part A: Air Quality and Emission Limitations
- Section 7412: Hazardous air pollutants