[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4711 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4711

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
         purposes of national security, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2022

  Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
         purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First Responders' Equipment Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/EQUIPMENT FOR 
              NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the 
regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to 
specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section 
without a request described in that section if the engine or 
equipment--
            (1) is for a marine vessel;
            (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and
            (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency 
        response or public safety agency responsible for domestic 
        response or homeland security activities.
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