HR 2635 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
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EnactedLatest: For Further Action See H.R.6.(2007-12-19)
Plain Language Summary
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Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 - Requires federal agencies, annually, to inventory and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue guidance and provide assistance to agencies regarding such inventories. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to include in any such inventory any emission or biological sequestration of GHG associated with land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service. Requires the Administrator to promulgate annual reduction targets for federal government GHG emissions for FY2010-FY2050. Requires agencies to develop plans to achieve such targets. Requires the Forest Service, BLM, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to identify management strategies concerning net biological sequestration and reduction of the impacts of global warming. Requires the Forest Service to study the opportunities of urban and wildland-urban interface forestry programs to enhance net biological sequestration of GHGs. Authorizes a pilot project under which agencies and legislative branch offices may purchase GHG offsets and renewab…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2635, Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007
Jun 28, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 12, 2007, with a subsequent amendment provided on June 27, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2635, Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007
Jun 28, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 12, 2007, with a subsequent amendment provided on June 27, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (14)
14 Democrats