Sec. 9. Prohibitions on use of social cost of greenhouse gas estimates
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In promulgating regulations, issuing guidance, or taking any agency action (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) relating to the social cost of greenhouse gases, no Federal agency shall adopt or otherwise use any estimates for the social cost of carbon, methane, or nitrous oxide that— may increase the cost of energy, including the levelized cost of electricity and gasoline prices, as determined through a review by the Energy Information Administration; or could prolong the timeline necessary to promulgate that regulation, guidance, or agency action. The estimates referred to in subsection
(a)include the interim estimates in the document of the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases entitled Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive Order 13990 and dated February 2021.
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