,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,s*iff introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
conduct a /udy1 & publi% guidance on1   
calculat+ & report+ scope #c emissions4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/&>diz$ ,calculation ( ,op]ational   
,pollut+ ,emissions ,act ( #bjbf or !   
,,scope ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,/udy &      
guidance on scope #c emissions  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,direct emitt]
 ,! t]m direct emitt] means-- 7,a7 a    
facility-- 7i7 t is 9 #a ( ! s\rce      
categories describ$ 9 any ( subp>ts ,c  
?r\gh ,,jj ( "p #ih ( title #dj1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor      
regulations72 &  7ii7 ) respect to :i* !

 gre5h\se gas report+ requirem5ts &     
relat$ monitor+1 recordkeep+1 & report+ 
requirem5ts ( t "p apply2 &  7,b7 any   
o!r facility ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es    
appropriate4  7#c7 ,gre5h\se gas ,! t]m 
gre5h\se gas means ! air pollutants 7z  
def9$ 9 section #cjb ( ! ,clean ,air    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfjb77 c>bon       
dioxide1 hydr(luoroc>bons1 me?ane1      
nitr\s oxide1 p]fluoroc>bons1 & sulfur  
hexafluoride4  7#d7 ,scope #c emissions 
,! t]m scope #c emissions means indirect
 gre5h\se gas emissions result+ f       
up/ream & d[n/ream value *a9 activities1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7b7      
,/udy2 guidance ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all conduct a /udy on1 &  
publi% guidance ) respect to1 calculat+ 
& report+1 = direct emitt]s1 scope #c   
emissions above ?re%olds ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,inclusions  
,! guidance publi%$ "u subsection 7b7   
%all include-- 7#a7 ?re%olds ( scope #c 
emissions above :i* report+ to !        

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy is     
recomm5d$2  7#b7 calculation            
me?odologies = scope #c emissions bas$  
on s\rce categories2  7#c7              
recomm5dations on frequ5cy ( monitor+   
scope #c emissions2  7#d7 quality       
assurance & control guidance = scope #c 
emissions data2  7#e7 me?odologies =    
e/imat+ miss+ scope #c emissions data2 &
  7#f7 guidance = recordkeep+ = scope #c
 emissions data & report+ ( ^? data4    
7d7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 affects ! au?ority ( ! ,presid5t1 any  
,f$]al ag5cy1 or any ,/ate "u exi/+ law4