PRINTER'S NO. 1990
No. 203 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY McGILL, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BELARDI, BROWN,
BUNT, CIVERA, CLYMER, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, DALEY, DONATUCCI,
DRUCE, FEESE, FICHTER, FLICK, GANNON, GODSHALL, HALUSKA,
HARHART, HERSHEY, LEH, MILLER, ORIE, PESCI, PETRARCA,
RAYMOND, READSHAW, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEMMEL, STAIRS,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, WOGAN, M. N. WRIGHT, ZIMMERMAN,
STERN AND McNAUGHTON, JUNE 10, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
JUNE 10, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the Congress of the United States to suspend
2 implementation of the vehicle emissions provisions of the
3 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and subsequent regulations
4 promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
5 WHEREAS, On November 15, 1990, the President signed the Clean
6 Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-549, 104 Stat. 2399);
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The Environmental Protection Agency has demonstrated
9 an inability to effectively promulgate fair and equitable
10 regulations pertaining to vehicle emissions which frustrate the
11 intent of the Congress of the United States to permit the
12 various states to have a range of acceptable options; and
13 WHEREAS, A number of members of Pennsylvania's Congressional
14 delegation have expressed concern over various aspects to the
15 operational parameters of the emissions program as currently
16 mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency; and
1 WHEREAS, It is quite likely that the Commonwealth will be
2 threatened with the loss of up to $1 billion in Federal highway
3 funds and possibly fined on a daily basis by a Federal District
4 Court judge; and
5 WHEREAS, The only remedy for Pennsylvania is Congressional
6 action to relieve these penalties; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
8 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize Congress to suspend
9 implementation of the vehicle emissions provisions of the Clean
10 Air Act Amendments of 1990 and subsequent regulations
11 promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency until October
12 1, 1998; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
14 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
15 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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