PENNSYLVANIA, June 15 - the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and other

important stakeholders, to determine whether and how to

regulate or impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.

(2) The General Assembly recognizes that no statute,

including the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119, No.787),

known as the Air Pollution Control Act, the act of February

17, 1972 (P.L.64, No.20), known as the Uniform Interstate Air

Pollution Agreements Act, the act of July 9, 2008 (P.L.935,

No.70), known as the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act or the

Pennsylvania Constitution, authorizes the Governor, the

Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Environmental

Protection or any other agency or official to adopt

regulations, implement a policy or take any other action to

authorize the Commonwealth to join or participate in a State

or regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program or establish

a greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.

(3) Affordable, reliable and resilient sources of

electric power generated in Pennsylvania are vital to the

health, safety and welfare of this Commonwealth's residents

and to the prosperity of its economy.

(4) The premature deactivation or retirement of coal-

fired and coal refuse electric generation units in

Pennsylvania as a direct result of State action will result

in significant direct economic hardship to the communities in

which they operate and will adversely affect this

Commonwealth's economy, environment and electric reliability

and the general health, safety and welfare of its residents,

businesses and industries.

(5) Given that Pennsylvania is one of the top net

exporters of electricity and the third largest coal-producing

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