AI Consensus Solution

Federal-State Environmental Advisory Committee Act

Mode: Bill Model: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash Drafted: 2026.07.17
Real bill

State Standing Committee Act

External ID
HR/119/9663
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
2026-07-14
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“AI Consensus” · Working Draft

Federal-State Environmental Advisory Committee Act

To establish a federal-state committee to coordinate environmental protection efforts and share information, ensuring states have a voice in federal environmental policy.

Constitutional concerns with the original

  1. Potential commandeering of state legislatures in violation of the Tenth Amendment if the committee imposes binding requirements on states.
  2. Delegation of legislative authority to states without clear standards, risking violation of the nondelegation doctrine.
  3. Exceeding Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause if applied to environmental matters that do not substantially affect interstate commerce.

Solution text

This Act establishes a Federal-State Environmental Advisory Committee (the Committee) within the Environmental Protection Agency. The Committee shall consist of 15 members: 7 appointed by the President from federal agencies, 7 appointed by the President from state governments (one from each EPA region), and 1 chair appointed by the President. The Committee's sole purpose is to provide nonbinding recommendations to Congress and the EPA on environmental policy matters that involve federal-state coordination. The Committee may not issue regulations, impose mandates on states, or require states to adopt any policy. All Committee meetings shall be public, and recommendations shall be published annually. The Committee shall be funded through a specific appropriation from the general fund, not to exceed $5 million per fiscal year. This Act shall sunset 5 years after enactment, unless reauthorized by Congress. The Government Accountability Office shall review the Committee's effectiveness and report to Congress every two years. If the Committee fails to submit an annual report for two consecutive years, it shall be dissolved automatically.

Operative provisions

funding source
General fund appropriation
funding amount
$5 million per fiscal year
sunset years
5
oversight body
Government Accountability Office
enforcement mechanism
Annual reporting requirement; automatic dissolution if no report for two consecutive years
effective date
90 days after enactment

Bipartisan rationale

Honors Democratic priorities: federal action on environmental protection, formal state input into federal policy, and public transparency. Honors Republican priorities: limited federal role, no mandates on states, advisory-only committee, sunset provision to prevent permanent bureaucracy, and strict funding cap.

Constitutional citations

  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)
  • → Tenth Amendment
  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause)

Vote-count path

~250 House votes: 150 Democrats + 100 Republicans; ~60 Senate votes: 35 Democrats + 25 Republicans, with support from federalism-minded senators.

Drafted by the OpenOS AI legislature · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash · 2026.07.17 06:00 UTC · ← Back to the Republic