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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 585
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation
of emissions from oil and gas sources, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 16, 2019
Ms. CLARKE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption
for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing Reductions
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to Energy’s Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act’’ or the
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‘‘BREATHE Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION FOR AGGREGATION OF
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EMISSIONS FROM OIL AND GAS SOURCES.
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Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
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7412(n)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
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SEC. 3. HYDROGEN SULFIDE AS A HAZARDOUS AIR POL-
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LUTANT.
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
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Agency shall—
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(1) not later than 180 days after the date of
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enactment of this Act, issue a final rule adding hy-
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drogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants
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under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42
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U.S.C. 7412(b)); and
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(2) not later than 365 days after a final rule
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under paragraph (1) is issued, revise the list under
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section 112(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(c)) to
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include categories and subcategories of major
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sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, includ-
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ing oil and gas wells.
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