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Congress enacted the Clean Ports Act. The Act directs the Environmental Agency to set port-emissions standards "necessary to protect public health while considering cost, technological feasibility, and port reliability." The Act provides that any final rule must be sent to both houses of Congress and will take effect in 60 days unless either house passes a resolution disapproving the rule. The Act also requires the agency to testify each year before a House oversight committee about enforcement progress.
The agency issued a rule limiting emissions from cargo-handling equipment. The House alone passed a disapproval resolution, and regulated port operators argue that the rule never took effect. The agency responds that the one-house disapproval provision is unconstitutional and severable, and that the delegation itself is valid.
Analyze the constitutionality of the delegation, one-house disapproval mechanism, and annual testimony requirement.