Environmental Protection, the Environmental Quality Board,
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and other
important stakeholders, to determine whether and how to
regulate or impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
(2) The General Assembly recognizes that no statute,
including the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119, No.787),
known as the Air Pollution Control Act, the act of February
17, 1972 (P.L.64, No.20), known as the Uniform Interstate Air
Pollution Agreements Act, the act of July 9, 2008 (P.L.935,
No.70), known as the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act, or the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, authorizes the Governor, the
Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Environmental
Protection or any other agency or official to adopt
regulations, implement a policy or take any other action to
authorize the Commonwealth to join or participate in a State
or regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program or establish
a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of
the Commonwealth.
"RGGI." The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which is a
multistate compact that establishes or calls for the compacting
states to establish a regional, multistate cap on the amount of
greenhouse gases released by electric generation plants.
"Standing committee." The Environmental Resources and Energy
Committee of the Senate and the Environmental Resources and
Energy Committee of the House of Representatives.
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