,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bfdc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #aj1 #bjah ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to clarify the effect of certain final rules and determinations of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,greener ,air ,standards ,mean ,our ,national security1 ,environment1 and ,youth ,saved ,act or the ,,gas ,,money ,saved ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 in #bjji1 the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration of the ,department of ,transportation and the ,environmental ,protection ,agency reached an historic agreement with ,state regulators1 automakers1 the ,international ,union1 ,united ,automobile1 ,aerospace1 and ,agricultural ,implement ,workers of ,america1 and leaders in the environmental community to establish a program of ,federal standards1 known as ,one ,national ,program1 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase corporate average fuel economy for light-duty vehicles1 in cooperation and alignment with the ,california ,air ,resources ,board2 7#b7 in #bjab1 as part of ,one ,national ,program-- 7,a7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency established final greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles of model years #bjag through #bjbe2 and 7,b7 the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration established final-- 7i7 corporate average fuel economy standards for vehicles of model years #bjag through #bjba2 and 7ii7 augural standards for vehicles of model years #bjbb through #bjbe2 7#c7 7,a7 the standards described in paragraph 7#b7 are based on the specific footprint of vehicles for the purposes of-- 7i7 providing automotive manufacturers flexibility2 and 7ii7 ensuring that consumers have a choice of a full range of vehicle sizes to meet their needs2 and 7,b7 under that footprint-based system1 small vehicles are required to meet more stringent standards than large vehicles2 7#d7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 together with the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration and the ,california ,air ,resources ,board1 jointly published a robust research and analysis document1 known as the ,technical ,assessment ,report1 that clearly demonstrated that the existing standards are technically feasible and cost-effective2 7#e7 in ,january #bjag1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency issued a final determination to maintain the existing greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles of model years #bjbb through #bjbe1 as prescribed by the final rule described in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 noting that the standards could have been strengthened but were not1 in order to ensure certainty for the automobile manufacturers2 7#f7 the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration-- 7,a7 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 is assessing the augural standards described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii72 and 7,b7 will conduct a rulemaking to prescribe final standards for vehicles of model years #bjbb through #bjbe2 and 7#g7 on ,april #b1 #bjah1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency issued a final determination entitled ,mid-term ,evaluation of ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards for ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-duty ,vehicles1 which-- 7,a7 rejected an extensive technical record that-- 7i7 includes more than #b1jjj pages2 and 7ii7 was created through-- 7,i7 a research period of #h years2 7,,ii7 a review of several hundred published reports2 7,,iii7 hundreds of stakeholder meetings2 and 7,,iv7 multiple opportunities for public comment2 7,b7 failed-- 7i7 to take into consideration extensive peer-reviewed publications1 including from the technical staff of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 demonstrating the ability of automobile manufacturers to meet the standards described in paragraph 7#b7 through model year #bjbe2 and 7ii7 to provide evidence to refute the findings contained in the final determination of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,final ,determination on the ,appropriateness of the ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards under the ,midterm ,evaluation and dated ,january #ab1 #bjag1 that-- 7,i7 automobile manufacturers are well positioned1 and have a wide range of technology pathways available1 to meet the standards described in paragraph 7#b7 at lower costs than previously estimated2 and 7,,ii7 although the technical record indicated that those standards could be made more stringent1 maintaining the standards would provide regulatory certainty for the automobile industry2 and 7,c7 was not based on a complete technical review of the evidence1 but was an attack on the largest climate policy in effect on the date of the final determination4 #c4 ,greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the notice of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,mid-term ,evaluation of ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards for ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-duty ,vehicles and dated ,april #b1 #bjah1 the following shall have the force and effect of law3 7#a7 ,the final rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled #bjag and ,later ,model ,year ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions and ,corporate ,average ,fuel ,economy ,standards 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #fbfbd 7,october #ae1 #bjab77 7as in effect on ,april #a1 #bjah74 7#b7 ,the final determination of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,final ,determination on the ,appropriateness of the ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-,duty ,vehicle ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards under the ,midterm ,evaluation and dated ,january #ab1 #bjag 7as in effect on ,april #a1 #bjah74 7b7 ,limitation on certain actions ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency may not issue any rules or take any action that would effectively reduce the stringency of greenhouse gas emissions standards required to be attained by each fleet of light-duty vehicles manufactured for sale in the ,united ,states for model years #bjbb through #bjbe under the regulation described in subsection 7a77#a71 as affirmed by the final determination described in subsection 7a77#b74