CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990


                         LEGISLATIVE CHRONOLOGY



        LEGISLATIVE CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS - CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS


*     June 12, 1989 - President Bush announces the Administration's
      clean air proposal which comprehensively addresses three areas
      of environmental concern:  acid deposition, toxic air
      pollution, and urban air quality.


*     July 21, 1989 - the legislative language interpreting the
      President's proposal is submitted to Congress.


*     July 27, 1989 - the Administration's bill is introduced by
      House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-
      MI) as H.R.3030 with 146 cosponsors (eventually 166); the
      measure is subsequently referred to the Energy and Commerce
      Committee.


*     August 3, 1989 - the Administration's bill is introduced in
      the Senate by Senator John Chafee (R-RI) as S.1490 with 24
      cosponsors (eventually 25); the measure is subsequently
      referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.


*     September 13, 1989 - Health and Environment Subcommittee of
      the House Energy and Commerce Committee holds first of 11
      mark-ups on H.R.3030 that continue through October 11, 1989.


*     October 11, 1989 - Health and Environment Subcommittee of
      House Energy and Commerce hold their final mark-up of the
      Administration's bill (H.R.3030); the measure, as amended, is
      sent to full Committee by a 21 - 0 vote.


*     October 26, 1989 - Environmental Protection Subcommittee of
      Senate Environmental and Public Works begins process of
      marking-up clean air legislation.


*     November 14, 1989 - Environmental Protection Subcommittee of
      Senate Environment and Public Works votes to include an Acid
      Rain title which is based on the Administration's original
      proposal; the Subcommittee had no further action on S.1630.


*     November 16, 1989 - Senate Environment and Public Works votes
      out a Clean Air bill (S.1630) by a 15 - 1 margin.


*     January 23, 1990 - Floor debate begins in the U.S. Senate.


*     February 1, 1990 - a group of bipartisan Senators begin
      meeting with Administration officials in a month-long, closed
      door negotiation session on amendments to S.1630, during
      which, Senate floor debate is put on hold.


*     March 5, 1990 - Senator George Mitchell announces agreement
      with the Administration on several key aspects of clean air;
      this measure is the product of the Administration and
      bipartisan Senate negotiations during February and served as
      the vehicle for Senate floor deliberation (it would eventually
      become S.1630).


*     March 14, 1990 - Energy and Power Subcommittee of House Energy
      and Commerce reports H.R.3030 out to full committee; the
      Subcommittee had jurisdiction over the alternative fuels and
      acid rain provisions in the bill, but the Chairman decided not
      to mark-up/amend their measure.


*     March 14, 1990 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce begins
      public mark-up of H.R. 3030.

*     April 3, 1990 - Senate votes out the Clean Air Act Amendments
      of 1990; the measure was passed by a vote of 89 - 11.  The
      following Senators voted against final passage of the bill:
      Byrd, Rockefeller, Simon, Dixon, McClure, Symms, Garn, Glenn,
      Helms, Nickles, and Wallop.


*     May 17, 1990 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce reports
      H.R.3030 out of committee by a vote of 42 - 1; the measure
      then moved to the entire House of Representatives.


*     May 17, 1990 - House Committee on Ways and Means receives
      sequential referral of H.R.3030 for a period ending no later
      than May 21, 1990.


*     May 23, 1990 - House of Representatives votes to pass a new
      Clean Air Act by a vote of 401 - 21.


*     June 6, 1990 - the Senate announces their conferees for the
      Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; they are as follows:
      Senators Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-
      NY), George Mitchell (D-ME), Max Baucus (D-MT), John Chafee
      (R-RI), Alan Simpson (R-WY), David Durenberger (R-MN) as well
      as Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) and Bob Packwood (R-OR) of the Finance
      Committee for the fee related provisions only, all other
      conferees are Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
      members.


*     June 28, 1990 - the House of Representatives announces their
      conferees for the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 -- the list
      includes 138 House Members overall with representation from
      seven committees, the six committees other than the Energy and
      Commerce will have jurisdiction over their individual areas.


*     July 13, 1990 - House and Senate Clean Air Conferees hold
      their first joint conference.  During the first session, the
      conferees selected Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) as the Conference
      Chairman.


*     October 22, 1990 - House and Senate Clean Air Conferees reach
      final agreement on Clean Air reauthorization and thus conclude
      conference negotiations.


*     October 26, 1990 - The House of Representatives considers the
      conference report and passes the measure with a 401 - 25 roll
      call vote.


*     October 27, 1990 - The Senate considers the conference report
      and passes the measure with an 89 - 10 roll call vote.


*     November 13, 1990 - S.1630, "The Clean Air Act Amendments of
      1990," is submitted to the President.


*     November 15, 1990 - The President signs the Clean Air Act
      Amendments.