Sec. 6. Global reductions in high-GWP fluorinated gases
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It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should— amend any regulations issued under section 608 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671g )— to include hydrofluorocarbons; and to expand initiatives relating to the recovery and reclamation of hydrofluorocarbons; cooperate with the Secretary of Energy in considering modifications to the Energy Star program established under section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6294a ) to include refrigerant systems that— achieve best-in-class energy efficiency savings; and use low global warming potential refrigerants and foam-blowing agents; and remove high-GWP HFC from the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program authorized under section 612(c) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671k(c) ) for applications in which the Administrator has identified other alternatives that— are currently or potentially available; reduce the overall risk to human health and the environment; and take into consideration cost-effectiveness.
It is the sense of the Senate that United States leadership and full support of an amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal September 16, 1987, should ensure a smooth, technically feasible global transition away from high-GWP HFC. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall— evaluate the availability of high-GWP HFC alternatives; and submit to Congress a report that— identifies— the standards or regulatory barriers that are preventing the use of alternatives to high-GWP HFC in the United States that are in widespread use in other countries; any standards or regulations requiring revision; and any actions necessary to revise those standards or regulations; and establishes a plan for revising the standards referred to in paragraph
(1)in the shortest practicable timeframe. Section 605 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671d ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective 1 year after the date of enactment of the Super Pollutants Act of 2015 , it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture any uncharged hydrochlorofluorocarbon–22 air conditioning condensing equipment for residential use. . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate regulations— to carry out the amendment made by paragraph (1); and to reduce the allocation of HCFC–22 consumption allowances commensurate with anticipated decreased demand resulting from the prohibition of uncharged condensing equipment under subsection
(e)of section 605 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671d ) (as added by paragraph (1)). The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a study to determine the most effective method to minimize the inadvertent release of HFC–134a from automotive air conditioning recharge kits at any time during which the recharge container is not being used. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
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Sec. 6
Global reductions in high-GWP fluorinated gases
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