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Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted in favor of two bipartisan pieces of legislation aimed at addressing excessive regulatory burdens on job creators - H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011. Both bills came out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Congressman Guthrie is a member.

The EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which passed the House Thursday, October 13, 2011, gives federal regulators 15 months to re-propose Boiler MACT emissions standards so that they are economically and scientifically feasible for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and incinerators.  EPA’s onerous standards would have imposed $5 billion of compliance fees on American manufacturing and electric generation for a negligible improvement of public health.

“I heard testimony this year from several industries and educational institutions that would be negatively affected by the current proposed rules,” Congressman Guthrie said. “Tying the hands of U.S. manufacturers, businesses and universities hinders job creation and global competitiveness.”

The Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, which passed the House on Thursday, October 6, 2011, gives federal regulators 15 months and guidelines to develop achievable rules governing emissions from cement manufacturing facilities. 

“As a country that needs to invest in its infrastructure, the last thing we need to do is put most of our remaining cement manufacturing at risk of permanent loss to less regulated economies, like China,” Congressman Guthrie said. “Getting these unworkable standards off the books is one of the many steps Congress needs to take to get the government out of the way of job creation.”

Both bills will now head to the Senate for approval.