HR 5794 · 98th Congress · Environmental Protection

National Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-06-06· Sponsored by Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1984-06-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984 - Title I: - Amends the Clean Air Act (the Act) to establish a national acid deposition control and cost sharing program. Establishes new requirements for acid deposition control. Defines an "acid deposition impact region" as the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. Defines "existing major emitting electric powerplant" as any fossil fuel-fired steam electric power plant consisting of one or more steam generating units which: (1) is a major emitting facility; and (2) had been in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980. Provides that steam generating units not in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980, shall not be considered part of an existing major emitting electric powerplant. Defines "innovative emission limitation system" as a technological system of continuous emission reduction which has not been adequately demonstrated on a commercial scale and which, compared with any system which has been adequately demonstrated, has a substantial likelihood of achieving: (1) either greater continuous emission reduction of sulfur dioxide or greater simultaneous reduction of sulfur dioxide a…

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