[Congressional Bills 112th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3185 Introduced in House (IH)] 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3185 To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 13, 2011 Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Kline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXISTING STATIONARY COMPRESSION IGNITION RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. The final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency on March 3, 2010, entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' (75 Fed. Reg. 9648), and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines (as that term is used in the rule) operated for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump by-- (1) a State or local government, political subdivision, or agency; (2) a public or cooperative utility; or (3) persons or entities engaged in the production of agricultural commodities, including livestock. SEC. 2. EXISTING STATIONARY SPARK IGNITION RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. The final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency on August 20, 2010, entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' (75 Fed. Reg. 51570), the direct final action published by the Environmental Protection Agency on March 9, 2011, entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' (76 Fed. Reg. 12863), and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines (as that term is used in the rules) operated for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump-- (1) by a State or local government, political subdivision, or agency; (2) a public or cooperative utility; or (3) persons or entities engaged in the production of agricultural commodities, including livestock. <all>