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Dems drafting bill that could derail state [CA] warming law
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| Last Edited | particleman Jun 05, 2007 03:01pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 5, 2007 08:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Democrats, in their first draft of new energy legislation, would wipe out California's landmark global warming law -- despite their California speaker's promises that her party would use the state as a model to combat climate change.
The legislation would pre-empt California and 11 other states from implementing laws requiring automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their fleets. The bill would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from granting the states waivers to put their climate change rules into effect.
California officials, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental aides, blasted the legislative proposal. "We're concerned that Congress is trying to take away the state's right to clean our air and protect our citizens," said BreAnda Northcutt, a spokeswoman for the California Environmental Protection Agency. The bill "appears to be singling out California's climate action efforts, and the 11 additional states that have adopted our standards, and tying our hands."
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However, the pre-emption plan might never see the light of day -- if, as expected, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and lawmakers from other affected states use their clout to quash the idea before it gets out of committee. Pelosi was unavailable for comment Monday, but her staff termed the measure a draft that needed much more work.
The proposal was written by Rep. Rick Boucher, a Democrat who represents a coal-producing district in southwest Virginia and chairs the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee charged with crafting climate change legislation. The full committee's chairman, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., a longtime ally of the auto industry, also played a key role in putting together the new legislation. |
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