The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act and H.R.__, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act."
H.R. 3797, introduced by Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA), would shield the coal refuse industry from the unnecessary and burdensome compliance costs of certain federal regulations and ensure that the coal refuse-to-energy industry continues its vital mission of providing affordable energy and remediating formerly-polluted sites across coal producing regions. H.R.__, the BRICK Act, introduced by committee member Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), would delay the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Brick MACT" rule until all judicial review has been completed, protecting businesses from undue costs.
“These commonsense bills will protect American businesses from overly burdensome EPA regulations and I’m looking forward to examining these issues in further detail next week," said Chairman Whitfield.as they are posted.
