Implementing Acid Rain Legislation (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised April 5, 1995 |
| Report Number |
IB91035 |
| Authors |
Larry Parker, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
The broad-ranging provisions in Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-549) raise myriad implementation issues, particularly with respect to the system of tradable "allowances." This system provides an economic mechanism by which emitters of sulfur dioxide can determine the most cost-effective way to meet reduction requirements. Issues include the role of states, particularly public utilities commissions; unfinished rulemaking, including defining repowering technologies and developing revised fossil fueled utility new source performance standards; and operational issues, including pricing of allowances, auctions, and the Phase 1 allowance pool.
