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H.J.Res. 213 (119th): This joint resolution revokes the partial authorization granted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to amend its Commercial Harbor Craft regulation

This joint resolution revokes the partial authorization granted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to amend its Commercial Harbor Craft regulation. Among other elements, the amendments proposed by CARB and partially authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) create new emission standards and compliance dates depending on vessel category and engine model year and expand the types of vessels covered by the regulation (e.g. commercial fishing boats). (Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA may authorize California to adopt and enforce standards relating to the control of emissions from nonroad vehicles or engines if those standards meet certain requirements.) Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the EPA authorization decision titled California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision .

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This joint resolution would revoke the EPA's partial authorization allowing California Air Resources Board (CARB) amendments to its Commercial Harbor Craft regulation. The CARB amendments set new emission standards and compliance dates by vessel category and engine model year, and expand the regulation to more vessel types, including commercial fishing boats. The resolution nullifies the EPA decision titled 'California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision'.

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Theological note: Scripture grounds stewardship of creation and care for neighbors, which bears on air quality and public health. It also grounds the honest exercise of lawful, limited government and the duty to avoid burdening work unjustly. This measure concerns how environmental protection and federal-state regulatory authority are balanced, a prudential question rather than a direct moral evil, so it is relevant to these concerns without warranting a firm moral verdict.

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Roll 311 · 16-Sep-2026 6:49 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 214 · Nay 208 · Other 11

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