Primacy Certainty Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 5/26/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- 2023-05-22Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-05-22Introduced in House
- 2023-05-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-22 (00)
Primacy Certainty Act of 2023
This bill modifies provisions of the underground injection control program established under the Safe Drinking Water Act related to the review of state applications to obtain responsibility for regulating Class VI wells, which are used to store captured carbon. The bill sets forth a process to give states primary enforcement responsibility for such wells if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to meet specified deadlines.
In addition, the bill prohibits the EPA from conditioning the approval of state applications on the inclusion of provisions that are not included in the applications or not explicitly required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Cosponsors (7)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- John Curtis (R-UT)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
Subjects
- Environmental technology
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
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