Congress did not intend for the Clean Air Act, Section 111(d) to have such a far reaching consequence for the American people.

Given the enormous burdens that would be imposed by EPA's proposed guidelines, however, it may be obvious that EPA has simply disregarded the limits of the law.

I do not think so, Senator. In a nutshell, I think what the EPA is attempting to do in this case is to regulate at the Federal level, removing almost all the discretion that would normally reside in the States.

My concern is whatever decision EPA makes and whatever policy it decides to implement that it follow the law.

In conclusion, the State of Alabama vigorously opposes EPA's proposed mandate to effectively restructure the electric sector as it would have disastrous consequences for electric reliability and the economy.