HR.2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011
To amend the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
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Co-Sponsored by
- Rep. Joe Barton (TX Republican)
- Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN Republican)
- Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA Republican)
- Rep. Michael Burgess (TX Republican)
- Rep. Tom Cole (OK Republican)
- Rep. John Gingrey (GA Republican)
- Rep. Raymond Green (TX Democrat)
- Rep. Joseph Pitts (PA Republican)
- Rep. John Shimkus (IL Republican)
- Rep. Lee Terry (NE Republican)
- Rep. Frederick Upton (MI Republican)
- Rep. Greg Walden (OR Republican)
- Rep. Edward Whitfield (KY Republican)
- Rep. Donald Young (AK Republican)
- Rep. Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers (WA Republican)
- Rep. Robert Latta (OH Republican)
- Rep. Steve Scalise (LA Republican)
- Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA Republican)
- Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY Republican)
- Rep. Gregg Harper (MS Republican)
- Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ Republican)
- Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO Republican)
- Rep. Pete Olson (TX Republican)
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL Republican)
- Rep. Mike Pompeo (KS Republican)
- Rep. H. Griffith (VA Republican)
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Our Analysis:
The bill report explains that “The legislation prevents lengthy and unnecessary air permitting delays of energy exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It achieves this by clarifying and modifying the relevant Clean Air Act (CAA) provisions as currently implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).”
The bill holds that the EPA has strayed from its mission of protecting the public health or, perhaps is overdoing the job at the expense of restricting energy exploration, delaying the permitting process and managing its responsibilities through a bureaucracy.
Summary:
6/22/2011--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require any air quality impact of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources to be measured or modeled and determined solely with respect to the impacts in the corresponding onshore area. Provides that: (1) emissions from any vessel servicing or associated with an OCS source, including emissions while at the OCS source or in route to or from the OCS source within 25 miles of the OCS source, shall be considered direct emissions from the OCS source (current law) but shall not be subject to any emission control requirement applicable to such source; and (2) an OCS source, for platform or drill ship exploration, is established when drilling commences at a location and ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates. Requires: (1) final agency action on a permit application for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source under such Act to be taken no later than six months after the filing of such application; (2) such final agency action to be considered to be nationally applicable under judicial review; and (3) judicial review of such action to be without additional administrative review or adjudication. Prohibits: (1) the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having any authority to consider any matter regarding the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit; and (2) extending any administrative stay of the effectiveness of such permit beyond six months after the date of filing of such application.
Actions:
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 245 (Roll no. 477).
Mr. Keating moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same to the House with an amendment to require the EPA Administrator to determine whether pollution control technology used to address emissions from OCS sources lowers retail gasoline prices.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2021.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schrader amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Schrader demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hochul amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Hochul demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hochul amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Capps demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Eshoo amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Eshoo demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Eshoo amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Quigley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Quigley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rush amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rush demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Keating amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Keating demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating (MA) amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Welch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Welch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Speier amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Speier demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2021.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 316.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2021 and H.R. 1249. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measures will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 2021 and 80 minutes of general debate for H.R. 1249. The resolution also provides that for H.R. 1249, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 316 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jo Ann Emerson to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 316 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2021 and H.R. 1249. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate for H.R. 2021 and 80 minutes of general debate for H.R. 1249. The resolution also provides that for H.R. 1249, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-108.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 14.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 253 - 166 (Roll no. 478).
Question:
On Passage: H R 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 20111/2
Result
passed