Prohibition on energy penalty laws and the bringing of qualified liability actions in Federal or State court
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(a) In general A qualified liability action may not be filed or maintained in any Federal or State court. (b) Dismissal of pending actions Any qualified liability action that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be immediately dismissed by the court in which the qualified liability action is brought or is currently pending. (c) Effect on State laws Each energy penalty law is void and of no effect. (d) Federal preemption (1) In general The regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change is and continues to be governed exclusively by Federal law and regulated by Federal agencies with authority delegated to those Federal agencies by Congress. (2) No private right of action No private right of action or claim shall be maintained, implied, or inferred under any State law with respect to climate change-related harms from greenhouse gas emissions.