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Letters Sep 14, 2017 ACC Letter to Secretary Perry in support of Appalachian NGL Storage and Distribution Hub (September 5, 2017) A study by the American Chemistry Council found that the creation of a Hub could enable the region to become a major zone of chemical manufacturing in the United States.
Letters Jul 18, 2017 Multi-Group Letter in Support of the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (HR 806, S 263) The undersigned, which represent a diverse group of industries from across the country, write to express our strong support for H.R. 806 and S. 263, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017.”
Letters Jun 28, 2017 ACC Letter in Support of the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (HR 806) ACC's Cal Dooley wrote to lawmakers in support of H.R. 806, the "Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017."
Letters Jun 13, 2017 Group Letter in Support of Energy Building Codes (June 13, 2017) We support the consensus-based, bipartisan energy code provision contained in S. 385, the “Portman-Shaheen” energy efficiency bill, and its House counterpart, H.R. 1443, the “McKinley-Welch” energy efficiency bill.
Letters May 02, 2017 Business Groups Send Letter Urging Congress to Fund TSCA/LCSA The LCSA stipulates that the TSCA program be funded through a combination of Congressional appropriations, as well as new industry fees up to $25 million per year.
Letters Mar 30, 2017 Group Letter in Support of the ESIC Act On behalf of a coalition of energy efficiency organizations, businesses, trade associations, and public interest groups, we, the undersigned, are writing to express our support for S. 385 and H.R. 1443.
Letters Dec 05, 2016 Multi-Group Letter in Support of the Regulatory Accountability Act The undersigned groups urge you to make consideration of the “Regulatory Accountability Act” an early priority for the 115th Congress.
Letters Oct 18, 2016 ACC Letter to House Committee on IARC Monographs There are a host of problems associated with the processes and practices of IARC’s Monographs program that undermine the credibility of the agency’s conclusions.
Letters Sep 16, 2016 AMBA Letter To Representative DeFazio Supporting Competitive Switching There is widespread recognition in Congress and among virtually all rail customers that modernization of current STB rules is badly needed. Recently, the Board has taken the first step to allow for competitive switching.
Letters Sep 07, 2016 Group Letter in Support of Energy Building Codes in S 2012 (September 7, 2016) We support the consensus-based, bipartisan energy code provision contained in S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act, which strengthens national model codes that are already certified, adopted and in-use by 44 states and several localities around the U.S.
Letters Aug 17, 2016 Group Letter on Energy Efficiency in House-Senate Conference Bill ACC supports low to no-cost, no-mandate provisions that advance energy efficiency, while preserving the critical role of government oversight.
