DODGE CITY – Senator Tim Huelskamp announced today that his amendment to crack down on EPA regulations has passed the House and Senate and is now going to Governor Mark Parkinson for approval. The Huelskamp EPA amendment would prohibit the state from encouraging the implementation of the EPA’s “endangerment finding” regarding greenhouse gases and the Clean Air Act issued in December of 2009.
“Instead of supporting sound science and common sense, the EPA has chosen to take the radical path of attempting to regulate carbon dioxide and methane,” said Huelskamp. “I’m determined to do what is best for our Kansas economy, and that is to oppose the EPA implementation of their cap-and-trade regulatory scheme at every possible opportunity.”
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association (KIOGA) President Ed Cross said that “Kansas relies heavily on oil and gas production, and our energy producers are extremely grateful for Senator Huelskamp’s efforts on behalf of the Kansas energy industry.”
Earlier this year Senator Huelskamp passed his Senate Resolution 1809 condemning the “endangerment finding” and the cap-and-trade bills in Washington. Huelskamp’s resolution passed 34-3, and earned the broad support of Congressmen Moran, Tiahrt, and Jenkins, as well as a host of Kansas energy, agriculture, and manufacturing groups. The amendment has passed the House and the Senate and will now go to Governor Mark Parkinson to be approved or vetoed.
