Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
Headline: Agencies Must Coordinate on Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulations
What it does: Agencies must jointly develop and coordinate regulatory actions that directly regulate or substantially affect greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and related fuels.
- Regulatory actions will be developed jointly across transportation, energy, and environmental agencies.
- Federal agencies must consult agriculture officials on fuel rules affecting biofuels.
- Office of Management and Budget will monitor implementation and require semiannual reports.
Summary
This order requires the departments that handle transportation, energy, and air pollution to coordinate on rules about greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, and engines. Heads of these agencies must jointly develop rules when actions will affect emissions or fuel use, share information and staff, seek each other's views before key decisions, and consult the Secretary of Agriculture about biofuel impacts. The Office of Management and Budget will monitor implementation and report to the President at least semiannually, and the order must be carried out consistent with law and available funding.
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