WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of Senate EPW, and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). This reauthorization would extend the DERA program to 2021.
“The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act has consistently proven to be a successful program that works,” Senator Capito said. “This bipartisan legislation aims to improve air quality by enforcing realistic standards that states can follow while simultaneously supporting economic opportunity - a prime example that we can reduce emissions without hindering our already struggling economy. I am proud to join with my colleagues to call for a reauthorization of this program.”
This legislation was first introduced as the Carper-Inhofe amendment #3143 to the Energy Policy Modernization Act on Feb. 3.
To read the full text of the bill, click here.
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