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S.J.Res.31 CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification
Overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (119th Congress)
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CAA § 112 (42 USC 7412) regulates hazardous air pollutants; overturning reclassification rule removes emission reduction incentives.
42 U.S.C. § 7412 — Clean Air Act § 112: hazardous air pollutant emission standards for major sources
- EPA: rule allowed major HAP sources that reduced emissions to reclassify as area sources
- 5 U.S.C. § 801 — Congressional Review Act
CRA to overturn EPA HAP source reclassification rule. The EPA rule allowed facilities that reduced hazardous air pollutant emissions below major-source thresholds to reclassify, and overturning it removes incentives for emission reductions.