Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/376

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104 STAT. 2692 PUBLIC LAW 101-549—NOV. 15, 1990 "(3) emissions from mobile sources regulated under title II of this Act; "(4) a limitation under this Act for emissions of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides; "(5) a limitation under title VI of this Act on the production of any ozone-depleting substance; and (6) any other section of this Act. "(b) In describing the benefits of a standard described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider all of the economic, public health, and environmental benefits of efforts to comply with such standard. In any case where numerical values are assigned to such benefits, a default assumption of zero value shall not be assigned to such benefits unless supported by specific data. The Administrator shall assess how benefits are measured in order to assure that damage to human health and the environment is more accurately measured and taken into account. "(c) In describing the costs of a standard described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider the effects of such standard on employment, productivity, cost of living, economic growth, and the overall economy of the United States. Reports- "(d) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the C!ouncil on Clean Air Compliance Ansdysis, shall submit a report to the Congress that summarizes the results of the analysis described in subsection (a), which reports— "(1) all costs incurred previous to the date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 in the effort to comply with such standards; and "(2) all benefits that have accrued to the United States as a result of such costs. Sports. "(e) Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and evenr 24 months thereafter, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis, shall submit a report to the Congress that updates the report issued pursuant to subsection (d), and which, in addition, makes projections into the future regarding expected costs, benefits, and other effects of compliance with standards pursuant to this Act as listed in subsection (a). "(f) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of (Dommerce and the Secretary of Labor, shall appoint an Advisory Council on Clean Air (Dompliance Analy- sis of not less than nine members (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). In appointing such members, the Administrator shall appoint recognized experts in the fields of the health and environmental effects of air pollution, economic analysis, environmental sciences, and such other fields that the Administrator determines to be appropriate. "(g) The Council shall— "(1) review the data to be used for any analysis required under this section and make recommendations to the Administrator on the use of such data; "(2) review the methodology used to analyze such data and make recommendations to the Administrator on the use of such methodology; and