,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 ,johnson 
of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,clean ,air ,act to prohibit  
the regulation of emissions of carbon   
dioxide from new or existing power      
plants under certain circumstances4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,coal ,jobs and ,affordable ,energy
 ,protection ,act of #bjad4  #b4        
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,america has enough    
coal to last for #bjj years4 ,today this
 abundant1 low-cost1 and reliable       
resource generates approximately #dj    
percent of the ,nation's                
electricity--more than any other energy 
source4 ,but new estimates show that    
because of looming regulatory           
restrictions1 a large number of         
,america's coal-fired plants would be   

forced to close over the next #f years1 
weakening the reliability of the power  
grid1 increasing the price of energy1   
and depriving consumers of enough       
generating capacity to supply           
electricity to as many as #ej million   
homes4  7#b7 ,consumers should not be   
forced to pay for unproven technology4  
,the ,environmental ,protection         
,agency's performance standards for new 
coal-fired power plants rely on carbon  
capture and storage technology that is  
not only unproven1 but also             
prohibitively expensive4 ,one           
,department of ,energy official recently
 told ,congress that implementing this  
technology could increase the wholesale 
price of electricity by as much as #hj  
percent4  7#c7 ,higher energy prices hit
 the poor harder4 ,policies that        
increase the price of electricity tax   
those who can least afford it--elderly  
,americans on fixed incomes and         
low-income families4 ,households with   
annual incomes at #ej1jjj or less       

already spend more of their budgets on  
energy than on food4 ,policies that hike
 the price of electricity will harm most
 those already on tight budgets4  7#d7  
,more expensive electricity hurts       
,american industry4 ,policies that      
produce higher and more volatile        
electricity costs harm many of          
,america's basic industries1 damaging   
their ability to control costs1 generate
 profits1 and compete in global markets4
 ,for the ,united ,states steel         
industry1 for example1 a #a cent        
increase in the price of electricity    
adds #dej million in additional         
expense--money that won't be used to    
improve operations and increase         
employment4  7#e7 ,coal-fired power     
plants today are cleaner and more       
efficient than ever before4 ,the coal   
plants of the #bast century emit #dj    
percent less carbon dioxide than the    
average #bjth century coal plant1 and   
the technology is constantly improving4 
,policies that shut down generating     

capacity and raise prices--rather than  
nurture the development of additional   
coal technologies--will only harm all of
 the ,nation's energy users1 families1  
and businesses alike4  #c4 ,regulation  
of emissions of carbon dioxide from new 
or existing power plants  7a7           
,limitation on regulation ,the ,clean   
,air ,act is amended by inserting after 
section #cab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfab7 the  
following3  #cac4 ,limitation on        
regulation of emissions of carbon       
dioxide from new or existing power      
plants  7a7 ,definition of new or       
existing power plant ,in this section1  
the term new or existing power plant    
means a fossil fuel-fired power plant   
that commences operation at any time4   
7b7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law 7including       
regulations71 the ,administrator may not
 promulgate any regulation or guidance  
that limits or prohibits any new carbon 
dioxide emissions from a new or existing
 power plant1 and no such regulation or 

guidance shall have any force or effect1
 until the date on which--  7#a7 the    
,secretary of ,labor certifies to the   
,administrator that the regulation or   
guidance will not generate any loss of  
employment2  7#b7 the ,director of the  
,congressional ,budget ,office certifies
 to the ,administrator that the         
regulation or guidance will not result  
in any loss in the gross domestic       
product of the ,united ,states2  7#c7   
the ,administrator of the ,energy       
,information ,administration certifies  
to the ,administrator that the          
regulation or guidance will not generate
 any increase in electricity rates in   
the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7 the      
,chairperson of the ,federal ,energy    
,regulatory ,commission and the         
,president of the ,north ,american      
,electric ,reliability ,corporation     
certify to the ,administrator the       
reliability of electricity delivery     
under the regulation or guidance4  4    
7b7 ,technical correction ,the ,clean   

,air ,act is amended by redesignating   
the second section #cag 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#gfag7 7relating to economic impact     
assessment7 as section #cah4