,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjag,mr4
 ,flake 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 &    
,mr4 ,cotton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to include 9 any     
propos$ rule t limits gre5h\se gas      
emissions & imposes increas$ co/s on o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cies an (fset f funds        
available to ! ,adm9i/rator = all       
project$ increas$ co/s t ! propos$ rule 
w\ld impose on o!r ,f$]al ag5cies4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ag5cy ,,paygo = ,gre5h\se ,gases ,act4 
#b4 ,(fsets = increas$ co/s to ,f$]al   
ag5cies = regulations limit+ gre5h\se   
gas emissions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy proposes a rule t    
limits gre5h\se gas emissions & imposes 
increas$ co/s on "o or m o!r ,f$]al     

ag5cies1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all include 9 !
 propos$ rule an (fset f funds available
 to ! ,adm9i/rator = all project$       
increas$ co/s t ! propos$ rule w\ld     
impose on o!r ,f$]al ag5cies4  7b7 ,no  
(fsets ,if ! ,adm9i/rator proposes a    
rule t limits gre5h\se gas emissions &  
imposes increas$ co/s on "o or m o!r    
,f$]al ag5cies b does n provide an (fset
 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 !        
,adm9i/rator may n f9alize ! rule until 
! promulgation ( ! f9al rule is approv$ 
by law4  7c7 ,re/riction ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 if ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy     
proposes a rule describ$ 9 subsection   
7a7--  7#a7 a ,f$]al ag5cy on :i* ! rule
 imposes increas$ co/s may n pass ! co/s
 impos$ by ! rule onto any rate pay] ( !
 ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7#b7 ! propos$ rule-- 
7,a7 %all be consid]$ to be a rule t    
imposes increas$ co/s on a ,f$]al ag5cy2
 &  7,b7 %all be subject to ?is section4