,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 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 emissions 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 on ,april #ac1 #bjah1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency issued a new final determination entitled ,mid-,term ,evaluation of ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions ,standards for ,model ,year #bjbb-bjbe ,light-,duty ,vehicles 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #afjgg71 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 cost 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 determination2 and 7#g7 on ,august #bd1 #bjah1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ,the ,safer ,affordable ,fuel-,efficient 7,,safe7 ,vehicles ,rule for ,model ,years #bjba-bjbf ,passenger ,cars and ,light ,trucks 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #dbhag7 7referred to in this section as the ,notice71 which included a preferred alternative that would-- 7,a7 freeze the light-duty fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards at model year #bjbj levels1 with no year-over-year improvement through model year #bjbf2 7,b7 result in no improvement in vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards during the period of #bjah through #bjbf1 when considered together with an additional proposal to eliminate hydrofluorocarbon compliance credits2 7,c7 result in-- 7i7 an estimated light-duty fleet fuel economy of approximately #cg miles per gallon2 and 7ii7 a carbon dioxide emissions standard of approximately #bdj grams per mile during calendar year #bjbf2 and 7,d7 as compared to existing standards-- 7i7 increase domestic oil consumption by not less than #ejj1jjj barrels of oil per day by the early #bjcjs1 according to the ,notice2 7ii7 produce an additional #b1bjj1jjj1jjj metric tons of global warming emissions by ,january #a1 #bjdj2 7iii7 cost consumers #ee1jjj1jjj1jjj in additional gasoline costs in calendar year #bjdj2 and 7iv7 decrease the jobs in the automotive industry by #fj1jjj during calendar year #bjcj1 according to the ,notice4 #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 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #afjgg 7,april #ac1 #bjah77 and the notice of proposed rulemaking of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration entitled ,the ,safer ,affordable ,fuel-,efficient 7,,safe7 ,vehicles ,rule for ,model ,years #bjba-bjbf ,passenger ,cars and ,light ,trucks 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #dbhag 7,august #bd1 #bjah771 the following shall have the force and effect of law3 7#a7 ,the final rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,administration 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 rule 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 through calendar year #bjbe pursuant to the regulation described in subsection 7a77#a71 as affirmed by the final determination described in subsection 7a77#b74