Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 422 To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2019 Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Remote Gener- 4 ator Reliability and Protection Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi- 7 ronmental Protection Agency shall revise section 8 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 9 in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jan 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H422.IH H422 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 422 IH ‘‘that was not certified’’ and all that follows through 1 ‘‘compared to engine-out emissions’’ and inserting ‘‘must 2 have that engine certified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM 3 standards’’. 4 (b) EMISSIONS AND ENERGY RELIABILITY STUDY.— 5 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 6 Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 7 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 8 shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 9 Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 10 Commerce of the House of Representatives a report as- 11 sessing options for the Federal Government to assist re- 12 mote areas in the State of Alaska in meeting the energy 13 needs of those areas in an affordable and reliable manner 14 using— 15 (1) existing emissions control technology; or 16 (2) other technology that achieves emissions re- 17 ductions similar to the technology described in para- 18 graph (1). 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jan 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H422.IH H422 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS