,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,delaney introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to give ,states the option of  
addressing emissions of greenhouse gases
 from existing stationary sources by    
pricing emissions4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,state's 
,choice ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,state      
option to impose a carbon tax  7a7      
,applicability ,this section applies    
with respect to any regulation to       
address climate change issued by the    
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency under section       
#aaa7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7;d77 for emissions of   
any greenhouse gas from an existing     
stationary source4  7b7 ,state option   
7#a7 ,option ,subject to paragraph 7#b71
 a regulation described in subsection   
7a7 shall allow a ,state the option to  

impose a carbon tax with respect to     
greenhouse gas emissions from an        
existing stationary source instead of1  
or in conjunction with1 applying a      
standard of performance for such        
emissions from such existing stationary 
source4  7#b7 ,reevaluation ,the        
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall--  7,a7 in    
#bjbe1 conduct an evaluation of any     
carbon tax imposed by a ,state pursuant 
to this subsection to determine whether 
such tax1 together with any other       
relevant measures of the ,state1 will1  
by the end of #bjcj1 achieve the        
greenhouse gas reduction goals of the   
regulations described in subsection 7a7 
which the tax is intended to replace 7in
 whole or in part72 and  7,b7 if the    
,administrator determines that the tax1 
together with any other relevant        
measures of the ,state1 will not achieve
 such goals1 require the ,state to      
increase the tax by the amount          
determined necessary by the             

,administrator to achieve such goals4   
7#c7 ,limitation ,the option described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall not be available
 to a ,state if the ,administrator      
determines that--  7,a7 such ,state is  
materially undermining the effectiveness
 of the carbon tax in decreasing        
greenhouse gas emissions through other  
policy changes2 or  7,b7 the            
,administrator has required the ,state  
to increase its tax1 as described in    
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 and the ,state has 
not complied with such requirement4  7c7
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7      
,carbon dioxide equivalent ,the term    
carbon dioxide equivalent means1 for    
each greenhouse gas1 the quantity of    
greenhouse gas that the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency determines makes the same       
contribution to global warming as #a    
metric ton of carbon dioxide4  7#b7     
,carbon tax ,the term carbon tax means  
an excise tax--  7,a7  7i7 on emissions 
of any greenhouse gas2 or  7ii7 on a    

fossil fuel based on emissions of any   
greenhouse gas that will result from the
 use of such fossil fuel2  7,b7 that in 
#bjae1 is not less than #bj per metric  
ton of carbon dioxide equivalent2 and   
7,c7 that in each subsequent year1      
increases by not less than #d percent   
above inflation1 as measured by the     
,consumer ,price ,index for all urban   
consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states   
city average74  7#c7 ,existing          
stationary source ,the term existing    
stationary source has the meaning given 
to the term existing source in section  
#aaa7;a77#f7 of the ,clean ,air ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7;a77#f774  7#d7    
,greenhouse gas ,the term greenhouse gas
 means any of the following3  7,a7      
,carbon dioxide4  7,b7 ,methane4  7,c7  
,nitrous oxide4  7,d7 ,sulfur           
hexafluoride4  7,e7 ,hydrofluorocarbons4
  7,f7 ,perfluorocarbons4  7#e7         
,stationary source ,the term stationary 
source has the meaning given such term  
in section #aaa7;a77#c7 of the ,clean   

,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7;a77#c774