Hill Heat: Amendment List for Lieberman-Warner MarkupScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2007-12-04T18:15:18-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:691a70e8-b937-4e50-8e82-b2f1f4f9aa0f2007-12-04T16:44:00-05:002007-12-04T18:15:18-05:00Amendment List for Lieberman-Warner Markup<p>Tomorrow morning’s <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/events/2007/12/05/markup-of-s-2191-to-direct-the-administrator-of-the-environmental-protection-agency-to-establish-a-program-to-decrease-emissions-of-greenhouse-gases">Environment and Public Works markup of the Lieberman-Warner climate bill (S. 2191)</a> promises to be long and contentious, quite possibly to be extended to Thursday. Republicans have proposed over 150 amendments, with Sen. Craig offering 46; EE News reports they expect votes on upwards of 50 of the amendments. Democrats have submitted about 30 amendments.</p>
<p>Below is a summary of the amendments the senators of the committee are planning to submit, in addition to Sen. Boxer’s <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/11/29/new-lieberman-warner-draft-circulated">manager’s mark</a>.</p>
<p>Major amendments include Sen. Clinton’s two amendments. The first establishes 100% auction of permits, and the second dramatically restricts <span class="caps">CCS</span> funding. Sanders #4 establishes an 80% target and #7 limits total offset permits. Vitter #10 restricts ownership of allowances primarily to covered entities. Carper #1 places caps on traditional air pollutants and Carper #2 bases permit giveaways to power sector on historical electricity production, not emissions. Isakson proposed various pro-nuclear amendments.</p>
<p>Friends of the Earth has <a href="http://action.foe.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=3566">highlighted five amendments</a> they support.</p><p>Tomorrow morning’s <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/events/2007/12/05/markup-of-s-2191-to-direct-the-administrator-of-the-environmental-protection-agency-to-establish-a-program-to-decrease-emissions-of-greenhouse-gases">Environment and Public Works markup of the Lieberman-Warner climate bill (S. 2191)</a> promises to be long and contentious, quite possibly to be extended to Thursday. Republicans have proposed over 150 amendments, with Sen. Craig offering 46; EE News reports they expect votes on upwards of 50 of the amendments. Democrats have submitted about 30 amendments.</p>
<p>Below is a summary of the amendments the senators of the committee are planning to submit, in addition to Sen. Boxer’s <a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/11/29/new-lieberman-warner-draft-circulated">manager’s mark</a>.</p>
<p>Major amendments include Sen. Clinton’s two amendments. The first establishes 100% auction of permits, and the second dramatically restricts <span class="caps">CCS</span> funding. Sanders #4 establishes an 80% target and #7 limits total offset permits. Vitter #10 restricts ownership of allowances primarily to covered entities. Carper #1 places caps on traditional air pollutants and Carper #2 bases permit giveaways to power sector on historical electricity production, not emissions. Isakson proposed various pro-nuclear amendments.</p>
<p>Friends of the Earth has <a href="http://action.foe.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=3566">highlighted five amendments</a> they support.</p>
<p><strong>Clinton</strong> proposed two amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1 (with Sanders)</strong> eliminates allowance giveaways
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> restricts <span class="caps">CCS</span> funding to those determined necessary to commercialize such technology</p>
<p><strong>Sanders</strong> proposed nine amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1</strong> tweaks the the advanced-tech vehicles incentive program
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> allows auction proceeds for zero/low carbon tech to go to domestic manufacturing of components
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> restores the subcommittee markup language that makes only <span class="caps">CCS</span> projects that meet an 85% reduction eligible for bonus allowances
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> changes the 2050 target to an 80% reduction
<strong>Amendment 5</strong> requires <span class="caps">EPA</span> to strengthen cap if global average temperature increase not likely below 2 degrees Celsius
<strong>Amendment 6</strong> replaces the 1/3 state allocation based on fossil fuel activities with energy efficiency efforts
<strong>Amendment 7</strong> limits total offsets allowed instead of 15% per entity
<strong>Amendments 8 and 9</strong> restore definition of “leakage” and “reversal” to subcommittee markup language</p>
<p><strong>Carper</strong> proposed four amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1</strong> caps pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, and ozone.
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> bases emissions permit giveaways on electricity output, not historical emissions (a change requested by PG&E).
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> supports recycling.
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> expands and modifies the transit allocation</p>
<p><strong>Whitehouse</strong> proposed four amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendments 1 and 2</strong> deal with coastal impacts
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> proposes a tax rebate system for low- and middle-income households
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> restricts states’ use of free allowances to investment in energy efficiency</p>
<p><strong>Lautenberg</strong> proposed five amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1</strong> increases the decoupling incentive in permit allocations to states from 1% to 2%
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> calls for a study on aviations emissions
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> creates a set aside in auction revenues to fund local energy efficiency efforts
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> is intended to protect scientific integrity
<strong>Amendment 5</strong> directs 0.5% of auction proceeds for intercity rail</p>
<p><strong>Barrasso</strong> proposed 11 amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendments 2 and 3</strong> support Wyoming and Montana coal R&D.
<strong>Amendment 8</strong> eliminates the Climate Change and National Security Fund
<strong>Amendment 11</strong> overrides the Endangered Species Act</p>
<p><strong>Vitter</strong> proposed 14 amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendments 1 and 5</strong> allow offshore and on-land natural gas drilling, respectively
<strong>Amendments 2 and 3</strong> require studies on industry displacement
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> allows renewable fuel program credits to qualify as emissions credits
<strong>Amendments 6 and 9</strong> removes various sources from coverage
<strong>Amendment 7</strong> removes injury liability from <span class="caps">CCS</span> activities
<strong>Amendment 8</strong> prevents implementation if other environmental regulations are found to be adversely impacted
<strong>Amendment 10</strong> restricts permit banking to 18 months on non-covered entities (a change requested by the <span class="caps">AFL</span>-CIO)
<strong>Amendment 11</strong> modifies transportation fuel coverage
<strong>Amendments 12-14</strong> make “technical” corrections</p>
<p><strong>Isakson</strong> proposed four amendments, three of which support nuclear energy. <strong>Amendment 3</strong> prohibits the enactment of a cap without sufficient known technology, an amendment which failed in subcommittee.</p>
<p><strong>Klobuchar</strong> proposed four amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1</strong> establishes bonus allocations for renewable energy
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> reduces allowance giveaways to the power sector
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> establishes a <span class="caps">RES</span>
<strong>Amendment 4</strong> supports low-income consumer energy costs</p>
<p><strong>Bond</strong> proposed eight amendments. 1-6 are designed to protect consumers and industry against economic harm through various means of limiting emissions reductions. <strong>Amendment 7</strong> provides a liability system for carbon sequestration. <strong>Amendment 8</strong> supports <span class="caps">CCS</span> technology.</p>
<p><strong>Cardin</strong> proposed three amendments:</p>
<p><strong>Amendment 1</strong> funds the management activities of the federal agencies involved by selling allowances.
<strong>Amendment 2</strong> increases allowance allocations reserved for mass transit support from one to two percent.
<strong>Amendment 3</strong> directs auction proceeds to a Global Environmental Monitoring Systems Fund.</p>
<p><strong>Inhofe</strong> proposed approximately 45 amendments, some of which are joke amendments (#12 “directs 20% of all auction proceeds be used to build homeless shelters for families without shelter as a result of job displacement due to this Act”). Amendments #23-#28 are pro-nuclear. Amendment #32 increases the auction percentage to 100% by 2029. Amendment #38 overrides the <i>Massachusetts vs. <span class="caps">EPA</span></i> decision.</p>
<p><strong>Craig</strong> proposed 46 amendments, many of which add other legislation into the bill. Amendments 2-10 deal with forestry provisions. Amendments 11-20 are “technical” corrections. Amendment #36 allows offshore natural gas drilling. Various amendments scattered throughout deal with nuclear power.</p>