FL H0639

Prohibits state agencies and instrumentalities from implementing rules or submitting implementation plans to the EPA that limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing stationary sources under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7411(d))

Prohibition remains in effect until either Congress enacts legislation regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing stationary sources or a federal court issues a final judgment upholding the legality of such EPA regulations

Allows the Department of Environmental Protection to submit a progress report to the EPA that includes a request for an extension of time to submit a state or multistate implementation plan

Legislature finds that reliable and affordable electricity supply is vital to economic growth and that EPA carbon dioxide regulations will significantly affect the state's economy and electricity generation

Takes effect July 1, 2016