S. 1536 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2013Mr. Flake (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Heller, and Mr. McCain) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on other Federal agencies an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency PAYGO Act of 2013. 2. Offsets for increased costs to Federal agencies for regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions (a) In general If the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency proposes a rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on one or more other Federal agencies, the Administrator shall include in the proposed rule an offset from funds available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies. (b) No offsets If the Administrator proposes a rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and imposes increased costs on one or more other Federal agencies but does not provide an offset in accordance with paragraph (1), the Administrator may not finalize the rule until the promulgation of the final rule is approved by law.