HJR 22 Summary

• Urges Congress to pass legislation imposing a two-year moratorium on new air quality regulations by the EPA, except for imminent health or environmental emergencies.

• Calls on Congress to prohibit the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions and to withdraw funding from greenhouse gas regulatory activities if necessary.

• Requests the federal government conduct a comprehensive study identifying all EPA regulatory activity related to climate change and air quality, analyzing cumulative economic effects and providing cost-benefit analysis.

• Expresses concern that EPA regulations on air quality and greenhouse gases will damage Alaska's economy, jobs, and competitiveness, and notes the agency's inability to issue usable air permits for outer continental shelf exploration.

• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the President, Vice-President, EPA Administrator, congressional leadership, and all state legislatures.