On the recordDecember 8, 2011
While I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the gentleman from Illinois, I am going to oppose this amendment. I would say, first of all, that this legislation does not change in any way the current EPA standard relating to particulate matter on coarse materials. His amendment would strike the provision in the bill addressing nuisance dust, keeping only that which prohibits a change to the existing PM10 standard for 1 year, which we agree with. But because it strikes section 3, which is the main part and the substantive part of this bill because it would eliminate our nuisance dust definition, I would respectfully oppose the amendment and urge all Members to vote ``no'' on the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
