,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #egf #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #aicd    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,october #e1 #bjag,mr4        
,sullivan 7for himself and ,ms4         
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,september #ah1         
#bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,barrasso1 with  
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown
 of remote diesel power engines due to  
emission control devices1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,alaska ,remote     
,generator ,reliability and ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,revision of regulations     
required  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency     
shall revise section #fj4dbaf7;c7 of    

title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 by striking 
1 except that for #bjad model year and  
all that follows through compared to    
engine-out emissions4  7b7 ,electricity 
and energy reliability ,a revision of   
section #fj4dbaf of title #dj1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 may require the  
installation of emission control devices
 only if1 after consultation with the   
,secretary of ,energy1 the              
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency determines that such
 a requirement will not negatively      
affect electricity or energy reliability
 in any remote area of the ,state of    
,alaska4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,alaska ,remote     
,generator ,reliability and ,protection 
,act4  #b4 ,revision of regulations     
required  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall revise section
 #fj4dbaf7;c7 of title #dj1 ,code of    

,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this ,act71 by 
striking that was not certified and all 
that follows through compared to        
engine-out emissions and inserting must 
have that engine certified as meeting at
 least ,tier #c ,,pm standards4  7b7    
,emissions and energy reliability study 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 in consultation    
with the ,secretary of ,energy1 shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,environment
 and ,public ,works of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report assessing options for the        
,federal ,government to assist remote   
areas in the ,state of ,alaska in       
meeting the energy needs of those areas 
in an affordable and reliable manner    
using--  7#a7 existing emissions control
 technology2 or  7#b7 other technology  
that achieves emissions reductions      

similar to the technology described in  
paragraph 7#a74  ,september #ah1        
#bjah,reported with an amendment