Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that imposes any performance standard for emissions of any greenhouse gas from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit if a state regulatory authority informs the Administrator that the rule is likely to lead to a 3% or greater increase in the price of electricity for end-use consumers.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6501 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6501

 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
  from finalizing certain proposed rules under the Clean Air Act if a 
State regulatory authority gives notice that such a rule will lead to a 
 3 percent or greater increase in the price of electricity for end-use 
                               consumers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2012

   Mr. Berg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
  from finalizing certain proposed rules under the Clean Air Act if a 
State regulatory authority gives notice that such a rule will lead to a 
 3 percent or greater increase in the price of electricity for end-use 
                               consumers.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Consumer Protection Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. NO FINALIZATION OF CERTAIN NSPS RULES.

    (a) Rule.--
            (1) In general.--If any State regulatory authority informs 
        the Administrator that a proposed rule described in paragraph 
        (2) is likely to lead to a 3 percent or greater increase in the 
        price of electricity for end-use consumers, then the 
        Administrator may not finalize such rule.
            (2) Covered rules.--A proposed rule described in this 
        paragraph is a proposed rule that imposes any standard of 
        performance under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7411) for emissions of any greenhouse gas from any existing 
        source, or new source, that is a fossil fuel-fired electric 
        utility generating unit.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Existing source.--The term ``existing source'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 
        U.S.C. 7411).
            (3) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means any 
        of the following:
                    (A) Carbon dioxide.
                    (B) Methane.
                    (C) Nitrous oxide.
                    (D) Hydrofluorocarbons.
                    (E) Perfluorocarbons.
                    (F) Sulfur Hexafluoride.
            (4) New source.--The term ``new source'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7411).
            (5) State regulatory authority.--The term ``State 
        regulatory authority'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
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