,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,delaney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to give ,/ates ! 
option ( address+ emissions ( gre5h\se  
gases f exi/+ /ation>y s\rces by pric+  
emissions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/ate's ,*oice ,act (   
#bjad4  #b4 ,/ate option to impose a    
c>bon tax  7a7 ,applicability ,?is      
section applies ) respect to any        
regulation to address climate *ange     
issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy "u     
section #aaa7;d7 ( ! ,clean ,air ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7;d77 = emissions ( 
any gre5h\se gas f an exi/+ /ation>y    
s\rce4  7b7 ,/ate option  7#a7 ,option  
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 a regulation 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all all[ a   
,/ate ! option to impose a c>bon tax )  
respect to gre5h\se gas emissions f an  
exi/+ /ation>y s\rce in/ead (1 or 9     

conjunction )1 apply+ a /&>d ( p]=mance 
= su* emissions f su* exi/+ /ation>y    
s\rce4  7#b7 ,reevaluation ,!           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all--  7,a7 9 #bjbe1
 conduct an evaluation ( any c>bon tax  
impos$ by a ,/ate pursuant to ?is       
subsection to det]m9e :e!r su* tax1     
toge!r ) any o!r relevant measures ( !  
,/ate1 w1 by ! end ( #bjcj1 a*ieve !    
gre5h\se gas r$uction goals ( !         
regulations describ$ 9 subsection 7a7   
:i* ! tax is int5d$ to replace 79 :ole  
or 9 "p72 &  7,b7 if ! ,adm9i/rator     
det]m9es t ! tax1 toge!r ) any o!r      
relevant measures ( ! ,/ate1 w n a*ieve 
su* goals1 require ! ,/ate to increase !
 tax by ! am\nt det]m9$ necess>y by !   
,adm9i/rator to a*ieve su* goals4  7#c7 
,limitation ,! option describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be available to a  
,/ate if ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es t--    
7,a7 su* ,/ate is mat]ially und]m9+ !   
effectiv5ess ( ! c>bon tax 9 decreas+   
gre5h\se gas emissions ?r\gh o!r policy 

*anges2 or  7,b7 ! ,adm9i/rator has     
requir$ ! ,/ate to increase its tax1 z  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 & ! ,/ate
 has n compli$ ) su* requirem5t4  7c7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,c>bon   
dioxide equival5t ,! t]m c>bon dioxide  
equival5t means1 = ea* gre5h\se gas1 !  
quantity ( gre5h\se gas t ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy   
det]m9es makes ! same contribution to   
global w>m+ z #a metric ton ( c>bon     
dioxide4  7#b7 ,c>bon tax ,! t]m c>bon  
tax means an excise tax--  7,a7  7i7 on 
emissions ( any gre5h\se gas2 or  7ii7  
on a fossil fuel bas$ on emissions ( any
 gre5h\se gas t w result f ! use ( su*  
fossil fuel2  7,b7 t 9 #bjae1 is n less 
?an #bj p] metric ton ( c>bon dioxide   
equival5t2 &  7,c7 t 9 ea* subsequ5t    
ye>1 increases by n less ?an #d p]c5t   
above inflation1 z measur$ by ! ,consum]
 ,price ,index = all urban consum]s 7all
 items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age74     
7#c7 ,exi/+ /ation>y s\rce ,! t]m exi/+ 
/ation>y s\rce has ! mean+ giv5 to ! t]m

 exi/+ s\rce 9 section #aaa7;a77#f7 ( ! 
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gdaa7;a77#f774  7#d7 ,gre5h\se gas ,!  
t]m gre5h\se gas means any ( ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,c>bon dioxide4  7,b7 ,me?ane4     
7,c7 ,nitr\s oxide4  7,d7 ,sulfur       
hexafluoride4  7,e7 ,hydr(luoroc>bons4  
7,f7 ,p]fluoroc>bons4  7#e7 ,/ation>y   
s\rce ,! t]m /ation>y s\rce has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aaa7;a77#c7 ( ! 
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gdaa7;a77#c774