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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 585
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2019Ms. Clarke of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas
sources, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Bringing Reductions to Energy’s Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act.
2.
Repeal of exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources
Section 112(n) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(n)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
3.
Hydrogen sulfide as a hazardous air pollutant
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)); and
(2) not later than 365 days after a final rule under paragraph (1) is issued, revise the list under section 112(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(c)) to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.