,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dica  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,clean ,air ,act to preserve consumer  
vehicle choice1 protect the electric    
grid1 and impose limits on regulations  
under that ,act1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,end ,,epa ,abuse ,act of  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,administration ,section    
#cja of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #gfja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
striking the section designation and    
heading and all that follows through    
,the ,administrator in the first        
sentence of subsection 7a77#a7 and      
inserting the following3  #cja4         
,administration  7a7 ,regulatory        
authority  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to 
paragraph 7#c71 the ,administrator  2   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in   

paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking 7#b7   
,not later than and inserting the       
following3  7#b7 ,regional offices ,not 
later than  2 and  7ii7 by indenting    
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7         
appropriately2 and  7,b7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#c7            
,limitations on regulations ,nothing in 
this ,act authorizes the ,administrator 
to prescribe any regulations1 including 
the granting of a waiver or             
authorization otherwise authorized under
 this ,act1 if the regulation can       
reasonably be determined-- 7,a7 to      
restrict or in effect restrict the sale 
or use of any type of vehicle or engine1
 including a new motor vehicle with an  
internal combustion engine 7as defined  
in section #fc4icge of title #dj1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect  
on ,january #a1 #bjbf772  7,b7 to       
require or necessitate fuel-switching at
 a power plant2  7,c7 to reduce the     
reliability of the electric grid2  7,d7 
to require or necessitate the use of a  

technology that is-- 7i7 commercially   
unavailable2  7ii7 cost-prohibitive or  
unachievable independent of any         
subsidies1 including any subsidies      
provided directly or indirectly to cover
 the cost of the technology or to       
demonstrate the feasibility of the      
technology2  7iii7 infeasible due to    
factors beyond the control of the entity
 to which the regulation would apply1   
including geographic1 geologic1 or      
climatic factors1 or the lack of        
critical enabling infrastructure2 or    
7iv7 otherwise technically1             
economically1 or practically infeasible2
 or  7,e7 to otherwise significantly    
expand the authority of the             
,administrator beyond the intent of     
,congress4  4