,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,mc,nerney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,co/a7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = ! designation (1 &
 ! aw>d ( grant ) respect to1 air &     
heal? quality emp[]m5t zones4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,air & 
,heal? ,quality ,emp[]m5t ,zone         
,designation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,air &  
heal? quality emp[]m5t zones  7a7       
,designation ( air & heal? quality      
emp[]m5t zones  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,adm9i/rator may designate an area z an 
air & heal? quality emp[]m5t zone if--  
7,a7 ! air pollution control di/rict or 
o!r local gov]nm5tal entity au?oriz$ to 
regulate air quality = ! area submits an
 application "u p>agraph 7#b7 nom9at+ ! 
area = su* designation2 &  7,b7 !       
,adm9i/rator det]m9es t--  7i7 !        
in=mation 9 ! application is reasonably 
accurate2 &  7ii7 ! nom9at$ area        

satisfies ! eligibility crit]ia describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,nom9ation ,to  
nom9ate an area = designation "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! air pollution control  
di/rict or o!r local gov]nm5tal entity  
au?oriz$ to regulate air quality = !    
area %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an   
application t--  7,a7 demon/rates t !   
nom9at$ area satisfies ! eligibility    
crit]ia describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72 &     
7,b7 includes a /rategic plan t--  7i7  
is design$ =--  7,i7 address+ air       
quality *all5ges & a*iev+ atta9m5t ( air
 quality /&>ds 9 ! area2 &  7,,ii7      
improv+ ! heal? ( ! population 9 ! area2
  7ii7 describes--  7,i7 ! process by   
:i* ! di/rict or local gov]nm5tal entity
 is a full p>tn] 9 ! process ( develop+ 
& implem5t+ ! /rategic plan2 &  7,,ii7 !
 ext5t to :i* local in/itutions &       
organizations h contribut$ to ! plann+  
process2  7iii7 id5tifies--  7,i7 !     
am\nt ( ,/ate1 local1 & private res\rces
 t w be available = c>ry+ out ! /rategic
 plan2 &  7,,ii7 ! private & public     

p>tn]%ips to be us$ 7:i* may include    
p>ticipation by1 & coop]ation )1        
in/itutions ( high] education1 m$ical   
c5t]s1 & o!r private & public entities7 
9 c>ry+ out ! /rategic plan2  7iv7      
id5tifies ! fund+ reque/$ "u any ,f$]al 
program 9 support ( ! /rategic plan2    
7v7 id5tifies basel9es1 me?ods1 &       
b5*m>ks = measur+ ! success ( ! /rategic
 plan2 &  7vi7 includes su* o!r         
in=mation z may be requir$ by !         
,adm9i/rator2 &  7,c7 provides writt5   
assurances satisfactory to !            
,adm9i/rator t ! /rategic plan w be     
implem5t$4  7#c7 ,eligibility crit]ia   
,to be eligible = designation "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 an area mu/ meet all ( ! 
foll[+ crit]ia3  7,a7 ,nonatta9m5t ,!   
area has be5 designat$ z be+--  7i7 9   
extreme nonatta9m5t ( ! national ambi5t 
air quality /&>d = ozone2 &  7ii7 9     
nonatta9m5t ( ! national ambi5t air     
quality /&>d = ,,pm#b4e4  7,b7 ,unique  
s\rces ,! area _h--  7i7 emissions (    
oxides ( nitrog5 f f>m equipm5t ( at    

lea/ #cj tons p] day 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaa2
  7ii7 emissions ( volatile organic     
comp\nds f f>m+ op]ations ( at lea/ #c  
tons p] day 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaj2 or      
7iii7 emissions ( oxides ( nitrog5 f    
s\rces gov]n$ prim>ily ?r\gh            
int]national law ( at lea/ #ej tons p]  
day 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaj4  7,c7 ,air      
quality-relat$ heal? effects ,z ( ! date
 ( designation1 ! area meets or exce$s !
 national av]age p] capita incid5ce (   
a/hma4  7,d7 ,economic impact ,z ( !    
date ( designation1 ! area exp]i5ces    
unemploym5t rates high] ?an ! national  
av]age4  7,e7 ,mat*+ funds ,! air       
pollution control di/rict or o!r local  
gov]nm5tal entity submitt+ ! /rategic   
plan "u p>agraph 7#b7 = ! area agrees t 
x w make available 7directly or ?r\gh   
contributions f ! ,/ate or o!r public or
 private entities7 non-,f$]al           
contributions t[>d ! activities to be   
c>ri$ out "u ! /rategic plan 9 an am\nt 
equal to #a = ea* #a ( ,f$]al funds     
provid$ = su* activities4 ,su*          

non-,f$]al mat*+ funds may be 9 ca% or  
9-k9d1 fairly evaluat$1 includ+ plant1  
equipm5t1 or s]vices4  7#d7 ,p]iod (    
designation ,a designation "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all rema9 9 effect dur+ ! p]iod   
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! designation & end+ 
on ! e>li] (--  7,a7 ! la/ day ( ! t5?  
cal5d> ye> end+ aft] ! date ( !         
designation2 or  7,b7 ! date on :i* !   
,adm9i/rator revokes ! designation4     
7#e7 ,revocation ( designation ,!       
,adm9i/rator may revoke ! designation "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 ( an area if !           
,adm9i/rator det]m9es t--  7,a7 ! area  
is 9 atta9m5t ) ! national ambi5t air   
quality /&>ds = ,,pm#b4e & ozone2 or    
7,b7 ! air pollution control di/rict or 
o!r local gov]nm5tal entity submitt+ !  
/rategic plan "u p>agraph 7#b7 = ! area 
is n comply+ sub/antially )1 or fails to
 make progress 9 a*iev+ ! goals (1 su*  
/rategic plan4  7b7 ,grants = air &     
heal? quality emp[]m5t zones  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,= ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator may aw>d "o or m   

grants to ! air pollution control       
di/rict or local gov]nm5tal entity      
submitt+ ! application "u subsection    
7a77#b7 on behalf ( ea* air & heal?     
quality emp[]m5t zone designat$ "u      
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,use ( grants 
,a recipi5t ( a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all use ! grant solely = ! purpose (   
c>ry+ out ! /rategic plan submitt$ by ! 
recipi5t "u subsection 7a77#b74  7#c7   
,am\nt ( grants ,! am\nt aw>d$ "u ?is   
subsection ) respect to a designat$ air 
& heal? quality emp[]m5t zone %all be   
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator bas$ ^u a     
review (--  7,a7 ! in=mation conta9$ 9 !
 application = ! zone "u subsection     
7a77#b72 &  7,b7 ! ne$s set =? 9 !      
application = ^? anticipat$ to b5efit f 
! /rategic plan submitt$ = ! zone4  7#d7
 ,tim+ ( grants ,to ! ext5t & 9 ! am\nt 
( appropriations made available 9       
advance1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--  7,a7    
aw>d a grant "u ?is subsection ) respect
 to ea* air & heal? quality emp[]m5t    
zone on ! date ( designation ( ! zone "u

 subsection 7a77#a72 &  7,b7 make !     
grant funds available to ! grantee on ! 
fir/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s    
aft] ! date ( su* designation4  7#e7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is subsection1 !re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjah4  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,,pm#b4e ,!   
t]m ,,pm#b4e means p>ticulate matt] ) a 
diamet] t does n exce$ #b4e micromet]s4 
#c4 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #e 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy--  7#a7 %all submit a
 report to ! ,congress on ! impact ( ?is
 ,act2 &  7#b7 may include 9 su* report 
a description ( ! impact ( ?is ,act 9   
reg>d to--  7,a7 ! r$uction ( p>ticulate
 matt] & nitrog5 oxides emissions2  7,b7
 ! r$uction ( a/hma rates & o!r heal?   
indicators2 &  7,c7 economic indicators4