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Senate Bill 2724
Clean Air Planning Act of 2006

S. 2724 is a multi-pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. The bill sets caps and standards for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The bill also provides incentives for advanced clean coal technology.

S. 2724 does not alter the New Source Review program, but requires 50 year old facilities to meet emissions standards for nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides beginning in 2020.

The bill directs the EPA to establish a program to certify qualified carbon dioxide offset projects, as well as establish an early reduction credit program for greenhouse gas reduction projects carried out in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010.

Sponsors (Link to website: )

Senator Carper, Thomas (D-DE)

Senator Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)

Senator Chafee, Lincoln (R-RI)

Senator Dodd, Christopher (D-CT)

Senator Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)

Senator Graham, Lindsey (R-SC)

Senator Gregg, Judd (R-NH)

Senator Landrieu, Mary (D-LA)

Statement from Senator Thomas Carper:

When it comes to clean air, we can do better than current law and we can do better than the president's plan. We have the technology to make steep reductions in the amount of pollution we pump into the air, and it won't cost an arm and a leg to do it, either. For too long, clean air legislation has been stymied by politics as usual, and that has to change. This is the only bill that has attracted support from the utility industry, environmental groups, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. It shows that consensus on environmental legislation is possible if we work together to get things done.