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To: no1coalking who wrote (1467)10/31/2007 6:30:35 PM
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Amendments to Lieberman-Warner
climate bill, S. 2191
Senators (Click for amendment links) Description
Lieberman, Warner, Baucus, Lautenberg Manager's amendment.
Sanders Shifts at least 28 percent of auction revenue to renewables.
Sanders Shifts up to 16 percent of auction revenue toward state, local and tribal government bloc grants for reducing fossil fuel use and increasing energy efficiency.
Sanders Defines advanced technology vehicles eligible for auction revenue as a vehicle capable of 35 miles per gallon fuel economy.
Sanders Defines what U.S. EPA must do after scientific reviews of emission targets.
Sanders Ends free allocations to power plants, industrial facilities in 2026 instead of 2036.
Sanders Speeds up the amount of allocations to be auctioned by about 10 years.
Sanders Bans new coal plants that can't capture and sequester 85 percent of CO2 emissions.
Sanders Changes criteria for allowances given to new coal plants.
Sanders Requires U.S. EPA to establish rules allowing for equal distribution of offset projects among regulated industries.
Sanders Changes emission targets.
Barrasso Changes criteria for carbon capture and storage projects eligible for auction revenue.
Barrasso Establishes a Rocky Mountain Center for the Study of Coal Utilization at the University of Wyoming.
Barrasso Deletes "petroleum or coal-based" from the definition of transportation fuel producers and importers.
Barrasso Gives states 5 percent of allocations and reduces allocations for international forest protection.
Barrasso Promotes high-altitude coal gasification.
Barrasso Gives "lower rank" coal access to auction revenue. Bill now only mentions subbituminous and lignite coal.
Barrasso Creates the "American Jobs and Family Budget Security Commission," an 8-member panel that studies economic costs on federal and state budgets.
Barrasso Terminates the law after five years for a Congressional study examining whether it is possible to achieve the emission caps.
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