,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #i #aah?       
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aadj 
,report ,no4 #aah-af ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( 
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,p5ce introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc;,additional 
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,latta1    
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 
,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 & ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,georgia  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc,report$ f !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce2        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    
pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to waive application 
( c]ta9 requirem5ts ) respect to        
process+ & ref9+ a critical en]gy       
res\rce at a critical en]gy res\rce     
facility1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,waiv] 
= national security or en]gy security   
7a7 ,clean ,air ,act requirem5ts  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,if ! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 9     

consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1    
det]m9es t1 by reason ( a sudd5 increase
 9 dem& =1 or a %ortage (1 a critical   
en]gy res\rce1 or ano!r cause1 !        
process+ or ref9+ ( a critical en]gy    
res\rce at a critical en]gy res\rce     
facility is necess>y to meet ! national 
security or en]gy security ne$s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 !n ! ,adm9i/rator may1 ) 
or )\t notice1 he>+1 or o!r report1     
issue a tempor>y waiv] ( any requirem5t 
"u ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#gdja et seq47 ) respect to su* critical
 en]gy res\rce facility t1 9 ! judgm5t (
 ! ,adm9i/rator1 w all[ = su* process+  
or ref9+ at su* critical en]gy res\rce  
facility z necess>y to be/ meet su* ne$s
 & s]ve ! public int]e/4  7#b7 ,conflict
 ) o!r environm5tal laws ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all ensure t any waiv] ( a requirem5t 
"u ! ,clean ,air ,act "u ?is subsection1
 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 does n 
result 9 a conflict ) a requirem5t ( any
 o!r applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local 
environm5tal law or regulation &        

m9imizes any adv]se environm5tal        
impacts4  7#c7 ,violations ( o!r        
environm5tal laws ,to ! ext5t any       
omission or action tak5 by a p>ty "u a  
waiv] issu$ "u ?is subsection is 9      
conflict ) any requirem5t ( a ,f$]al1   
,/ate1 or local environm5tal law or     
regulation1 su* omission or action %all 
n be consid]$ a violation ( su*         
environm5tal law or regulation1 or      
subject su* p>ty to any requirem5t1     
civil or crim9al liability1 or a citiz5 
suit "u su* environm5tal law or         
regulation4  7#d7 ,expiration & r5ewal (
 waiv]s ,a waiv] issu$ "u ?is subsection
 %all expire n lat] ?an #ij days aft] x 
is issu$4 ,! ,adm9i/rator may r5ew or   
reissue su* waiv] pursuant to p>agraphs 
7#a7 & 7#b7 = subsequ5t p]iods1 n to    
exce$ #ij days = ea* p]iod1 z !         
,adm9i/rator det]m9es necess>y to meet !
 national security or en]gy security    
ne$s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & s]ve !  
public int]e/4 ,9 r5ew+ or reissu+ a    
waiv] "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator   

%all include 9 any su* r5ew$ or reissu$ 
waiv] su* conditions z are necess>y to  
m9imize any adv]se environm5tal impacts 
to ! ext5t practicable4  7#e7 ,subsequ5t
 action by c\rt ,if a waiv] issu$ "u ?is
 subsection is subsequ5tly /ay$1        
modifi$1 or set aside by a c\rt pursuant
 a provision ( law1 any omission or     
action previ\sly tak5 by a p>ty "u !    
waiv] :ile ! waiv] 0 9 effect %all rema9
 subject to p>agraph 7#c74  7#f7        
,critical en]gy res\rce2 critical en]gy 
res\rce facility def9$ ,! t]ms critical 
en]gy res\rce & critical en]gy res\rce  
facility h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9     
section #cjbe7;f7 ( ! ,solid ,wa/e      
,disposal ,act 7z add$ by ?is section74 
7b7 ,solid ,wa/e ,disposal ,act         
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,haz>d\s ,wa/e        
,managem5t ,! ,solid ,wa/e ,disposal    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fija et seq47 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cjbd !    
foll[+3  #cjbe4 ,waiv]s = critical en]gy
 res\rce facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! 
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !        

,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 det]m9es t1 by      
reason ( a sudd5 increase 9 dem& =1 or a
 %ortage (1 a critical en]gy res\rce1 or
 ano!r cause1 ! process+ or ref9+ ( a   
critical en]gy res\rce at a critical    
en]gy res\rce facility is necess>y to   
meet ! national security or en]gy       
security ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !n !   
,adm9i/rator may1 ) or )\t notice1 he>+1
 or o!r report1 issue a tempor>y waiv] (
 any cov]$ requirem5t ) respect to su*  
critical en]gy res\rce facility t1 9 !  
judgm5t ( ! ,adm9i/rator1 w all[ = su*  
process+ or ref9+ at su* critical en]gy 
res\rce facility z necess>y to be/ meet 
su* ne$s & s]ve ! public int]e/4  7b7   
,conflict ) o!r environm5tal laws ,!    
,adm9i/rator %all ensure t any waiv] ( a
 cov]$ requirem5t "u ?is section1 to !  
maximum ext5t practicable1 does n result
 9 a conflict ) a requirem5t ( any o!r  
applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local      
environm5tal law or regulation &        
m9imizes any adv]se environm5tal        
impacts4  7c7 ,violations ( o!r         

environm5tal laws ,to ! ext5t any       
omission or action tak5 by a p>ty "u a  
waiv] issu$ "u ?is section is 9 conflict
 ) any requirem5t ( a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or 
local environm5tal law or regulation1   
su* omission or action %all n be        
consid]$ a violation ( su* environm5tal 
law or regulation1 or subject su* p>ty  
to any requirem5t1 civil or crim9al     
liability1 or a citiz5 suit "u su*      
environm5tal law or regulation4  7d7    
,expiration & r5ewal ( waiv]s ,a waiv]  
issu$ "u ?is section %all expire n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] x is issu$4 ,!        
,adm9i/rator may r5ew or reissue su*    
waiv] pursuant to subsections 7a7 & 7b7 
= subsequ5t p]iods1 n to exce$ #ij days 
= ea* p]iod1 z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es  
necess>y to meet ! national security or 
en]gy security ne$s describ$ 9          
subsection 7a7 & s]ve ! public int]e/4  
,9 r5ew+ or reissu+ a waiv] "u ?is      
subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all include 
9 any su* r5ew$ or reissu$ waiv] su*    
conditions z are necess>y to m9imize any

 adv]se environm5tal impacts to ! ext5t 
practicable4  7e7 ,subsequ5t action by  
c\rt ,if a waiv] issu$ "u ?is section is
 subsequ5tly /ay$1 modifi$1 or set aside
 by a c\rt pursuant a provision ( law1  
any omission or action previ\sly tak5 by
 a p>ty "u ! waiv] :ile ! waiv] 0 9     
effect %all rema9 subject to subsection 
7c74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3   
7#a7 ,cov]$ requirem5t ,! t]m cov]$     
requirem5t means-- 7,a7 any /&>d        
e/abli%$ "u section #cjjb1 #cjjc1 or    
#cjjd2  7,b7 ! p]mit requirem5t "u      
section #cjje2 or  7,c7 any o!r         
requirem5t ( ?is ,act1 z ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7 ,critical   
en]gy res\rce ,! t]m critical en]gy     
res\rce means1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy1 any en]gy res\rce-- 7,a7 t is 
ess5tial to ! en]gy sector & en]gy      
sy/ems ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 !     
supply *a9 ( :i* is vuln]able to        
disruption4  7#c7 ,critical en]gy       
res\rce facility ,! t]m critical en]gy  
res\rce facility means a facility t     

processes or ref9es a critical en]gy    
res\rce4  4  7#b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,!   
table ( cont5ts ( ! ,solid ,wa/e        
,disposal ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #cjbd ! foll[+3 
,sec4 #cjbe4 ,waiv]s = critical en]gy   
res\rce facilities4  4  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc 
,committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  
be pr9t$