[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3489 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3489 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2008 Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Kerry) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STUDY BY ADMINISTRATOR OF BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS. (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') shall work with representatives of industry and environmental groups as appropriate to conduct a study of black carbon emissions, including-- (1) an identification of-- (A) the major sources of black carbon emissions in the United States and throughout the world, an estimate of the quantity of current and projected future emissions, and the net climate effects of the emissions from those sources; (B) the most recent scientific information and data relevant to the climate-related impacts of black carbon emissions from the sources described in subparagraph (A); (C) the most effective and cost-effective control technologies, operations, or strategies for additional domestic and international reductions in black carbon reductions, including a lifecycle, cost-effectiveness, and net climate impact analysis of control technologies, operations, or strategies that remove or reduce black carbon, such as installation of diesel particulate filters on existing diesel on- and off-road engines; (D) carbon dioxide equivalency factors or other metrics that compare the warming or other climate effects of black carbon with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases; and (E) the health benefits associated with additional black carbon reductions; and (2) recommendations of the Administrator regarding-- (A) areas of focus for additional research for technologies, operations, and strategies with the highest potential to reduce black carbon emissions; (B) actions that the Federal Government could take to encourage or require additional black carbon emission reductions; and (C) the development of a climate-beneficial tropospheric ozone reduction strategy, and a description of the relationship of that strategy to the ozone reduction strategy in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. <all>