Waxman-Markey chart of new regulations « Green Hell Blog

Today the U.S. Chamber unveiled what is becoming an annual exercise: a chart of the overwhelming number of regulations and mandates contained in the latest comprehensive climate bill. The Chamber’s chart, which maps out the regulatory process and implementation of H.R. 2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” can be viewed at http://www.uschamber.com/media/pdfs/waxmanmarkey.pdf.

The 1,200-page bill, which consists of (1) a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions, (2) a federal renewable electricity mandate and (3) a suite of new mandatory energy efficiency standards, will impose 397 new federal regulations (which require traditional agency rulemakings) and 1060 new mandates.

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The stakes could not be higher. A defeat would destroy the last chances of enacting crucial energy legislation before the UN treaty negotiations at Copenhagen. It could also rebound on other items on Obama's to-do list. The bill must also be passed by the Senate before Obama signs it into law, and while the Democrats face a tougher fight there, tomorrow's likely victory would give them a burst of momentum.

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“It’s close, but right now we’re at the 218 mark,” said G.K. Butterfield , D-N.C., an Energy and Commerce Committee member who is working to rally support for the bill. “It was very close earlier today, but the president has been on the phone with some members. Folks are coming off the fence. Folks who have been procrastinating on this are realizing they will have to make up their minds. I predict we will have 230.”
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A few who said they had not made up their minds were “tapped on the shoulder” and taken in to speak to the president, Walz said. Other Democrats at that meeting included Steve Kagen of Wisconsin, Ron Klein of Florida, Baron P. Hill and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Yvette D. Clarke of New York and Betty Sutton of Ohio.
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Boehner said he thought Democrats were still short of a majority and that Pelosi was running out of options because almost every member had made up his or her mind on the bill.