,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,heller introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to protect consumers by        
prohibiting the ,administrator of the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency from 
promulgating as final certain           
energy-related rules that are estimated 
to cost more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj and    
will cause significant adverse effects  
to the economy4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,energy        
,consumers ,relief ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,covered energy-related rule ,the  
term covered energy-related rule means a
 rule of the ,environmental ,protection 
,agency that--  7,a7 regulates any      

aspect of the production1 supply1       
distribution1 or use of energy or       
provides for that regulation by ,states 
or other governmental entities2 and     
7,b7 is estimated by the ,administrator 
or the ,director of the ,office of      
,management and ,budget to impose direct
 costs and indirect costs1 in the       
aggregate1 of more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4 
7#c7 ,direct costs ,the term direct     
costs has the meaning given the term in 
chapter #h of the document of the       
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
entitled ,guidelines for ,preparing     
,economic ,analyses and dated ,december 
#ag1 #bjaj4  7#d7 ,indirect costs ,the  
term indirect costs has the meaning     
given the term in chapter #h of the     
document of the ,environmental          
,protection ,agency entitled ,guidelines
 for ,preparing ,economic ,analyses and 
dated ,december #ag1 #bjaj4  7#e7 ,rule 
,the term rule has the meaning given the
 term in section #eea of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#f7 ,secretary 

,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  #c4 ,prohibition
 against finalizing certain             
energy-related rules that will cause    
significant adverse effects to the      
economy ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 the ,administrator    
shall not promulgate as final any       
covered energy-related rule if the      
,secretary determines under section     
#d7;d7 that the rule will result in     
significant adverse effects to the      
economy4  #d4 ,reports and              
determinations prior to promulgating as 
final certain energy-related rules  7a7 
,in general ,before promulgating as     
final any covered energy-related rule1  
the ,administrator shall carry out the  
activities described in subsections 7c7 
through 7d74  7b7 ,report to ,congress  
,for each covered energy-related rule1  
the ,administrator shall submit to      
,congress a report 7and transmit a copy 
to the ,secretary7 containing--  7#a7 a 
copy of the rule2  7#b7 a concise       

general statement relating to the rule2 
7#c7 an estimate of the total costs of  
the rule1 including the direct costs and
 indirect costs of the rule2  7#d7 an   
estimate of--  7,a7 the total benefits  
of the rule2 and  7,b7 when those       
benefits are expected to be realized2   
7#e7 a description of the modeling1 the 
assumptions1 and the limitations due to 
uncertainty1 speculation1 or lack of    
information associated with the         
estimates under paragraph 7#d72  7#f7 an
 estimate of the increases in energy    
prices1 including potential increases in
 gasoline or electricity prices for     
consumers1 that may result from         
implementation or enforcement of the    
rule2 and  7#g7 a detailed description  
of the employment effects1 including    
potential job losses and shifts in      
employment1 that may result from        
implementation or enforcement of the    
rule4  7c7 ,initial determination on    
increases and impacts ,the ,secretary1  
in consultation with the ,federal       

,energy ,regulatory ,commission and the 
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration1 shall     
prepare an independent analysis to      
determine whether the covered           
energy-related rule will cause--  7#a7  
any increase in energy prices for       
consumers1 including low-income         
households1 small businesses1 and       
manufacturers2  7#b7 any impact on fuel 
diversity of the electricity generation 
portfolio of the ,united ,states or on  
national1 regional1 or local electric   
reliability2  7#c7 any adverse effect on
 energy supply1 distribution1 or use due
 to the economic or technical           
infeasibility of implementing the rule2 
or  7#d7 any other adverse effect on    
energy supply1 distribution1 or use     
7including a shortfall in supply and    
increased use of foreign supplies74  7d7
 ,subsequent determination on adverse   
effects to the economy ,if the          
,secretary determines1 under subsection 
7c71 that the rule will result in an    

increase1 impact1 or effect described in
 that subsection1 then the ,secretary1  
in consultation with the ,administrator1
 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the       
,secretary of ,labor1 and the           
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration1 shall--  7#a7 determine
 whether the rule will result in        
significant adverse effects to the      
economy1 taking into consideration--    
7,a7 the costs and benefits of the rule 
and limitations in calculating those    
costs and benefits due to uncertainty1  
speculation1 or lack of information2 and
  7,b7 the positive and negative impacts
 of the rule on economic indicators1    
including those related to gross        
domestic product1 unemployment1 wages1  
consumer prices1 and business and       
manufacturing activity2 and  7#b7       
publish the results of that             
determination in the ,federal ,register4