From ASA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works begins a three-day, full committee hearing on Senate Bill 1733 today. S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, has recently been revised by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), committee chair.

Boxer’s new provisions include allocating emission allowances, providing consumer rebates, promoting the use of renewable energy and fuels, addressing the use of clean-coal technologies and encouraging certain forestry and agriculture practices to reduce greenhouse gases.
           
To view the original S. 1733 legislation and other related information, visit the Automotive Service Association’s legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com. Testimony from this hearing as well as the new climate legislation provisions will be posted as soon as they become available.