How HR 5489 changes current law

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The bill amends the Clean Air Act and other environmental regulations to introduce new prohibitions on greenhouse gas emissions from new electric utility steam generating units and to impose restrictions on the export of crude oil and natural gas.

• 42 U.S.C. 7411

  SEC. 111A. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE EMISSION OF GREENHOUSE GASES FROM ELECTRIC UTILITY STEAM GENERATING UNITS.

  This addition prohibits the emission of any greenhouse gas from new electric utility steam generating units.

• 42 U.S.C. 6212a

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), to promote the efficient exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including fossil fuels, no official of the Federal Government shall impose or enforce any restriction on the export of crude oil. → SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS. Except as provided in this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, including liquefied natural gas and natural gas liquids, are prohibited.

  This amendment prohibits the export of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas.

• 15 U.S.C. 717b

  export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or

  This change eliminates the requirement for a permit to export natural gas, effectively making it a prohibited action.

• 15 U.S.C. 717b

  subsection (c)

  This removes an entire subsection regarding natural gas exportation requirements.