Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2013

Monitor legislative and federal activity related to global warming and climate change. S. 231, EPA Regulations Suspension Act of 2011. S. 272, EPA Fair Play Act. S 482, Tax Prevention Act of 2011.H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. S. 937, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. H.R. 457, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to remove the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to disapprove after a permit has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. H.R. 2036, American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011. S. 1610, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2681, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. S. 1183, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act. S. 1833, Fair Compliance Act of 2011. H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011. H.R. 1405, A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011. H.AMDT.799 to H.R.2401, Amendment to provide that the Cross State Air Pollution Rule has no legal force or effect, and directs EPA to continue to apply the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for at least 3 years until after the study in the underlying bill is complete. The amendment also requires that the proposed Utility Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule has no legal force and effect and that any subsequent Utility MACT rule be issued no sooner than 1 year after the study in the underlying bill is complete. If reissuing the rule, EPA is required to ensure that MACT standards are achievable in practice and that the compliance period is at least 5 years. S.J Res 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. H.AMDT.151 to H.R. 1, Amendment prohibits the use of funds to the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in the memorandum issued by the EPA and the Department of the Army entitled "Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures", dated June 11, 2009, or the guidance issued by the EPA entitled "Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order", dated April 1, 2010. H.R. 6172, To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible. S. 3512, Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012. S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012. Congressional outreach regarding BLM leasing policy. Monitor all administrative action at EPA related to coal fired electric generation.