Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019 This bill establishes an Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a grant program to support regional greenhouse gas reduction programs, and an interagency task force. The office must support existing regional greenhouse gas reduction programs and facilitate the establishment of new regional greenhouse gas reduction programs. Such programs use market-based tools to reduce greenhouse gases across states at the regional level. In addition, the office must establish a program that awards grants to a state, local government, or regional consortium of such governments to take preliminary steps towards developing or participating in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. Finally, the EPA must establish an interagency task force to support new and existing regional programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Executive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesRegional and metropolitan planningState and local government operations
Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2856| Senate
| Updated: 11/14/2019
Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2019 This bill establishes an Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a grant program to support regional greenhouse gas reduction programs, and an interagency task force. The office must support existing regional greenhouse gas reduction programs and facilitate the establishment of new regional greenhouse gas reduction programs. Such programs use market-based tools to reduce greenhouse gases across states at the regional level. In addition, the office must establish a program that awards grants to a state, local government, or regional consortium of such governments to take preliminary steps towards developing or participating in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. Finally, the EPA must establish an interagency task force to support new and existing regional programs.
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Executive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesRegional and metropolitan planningState and local government operations