H.C.R. No. 15 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to refrain from adopting regulations that would impose permit fees on livestock producers for greenhouse gas emissions under Title V of the Clean Air Act.

• Notes that Ohio livestock producers generate nearly $2 billion in annual economic output and provide thousands of jobs to state residents.

• States that Title V permit requirements could impact up to 99% of milk production, 90% of beef production, and 95% of hog production nationally based on USDA greenhouse gas emission thresholds.

• Urges Congress to enact S.527, legislation by Senators John Thune and Charles Schumer that would amend Title V of the Clean Air Act to exempt livestock producers from methane emissions regulations.

• Directs the Ohio House Clerk to transmit the resolution to the EPA Administrator, Congress, and Ohio's Congressional delegation.