,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfd #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgge ,report ,no4 #aad-eih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ag1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,olson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,mc,carthy1 and ,mr4 ,cuellar7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,may #bg1 #bjaf ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west ,virginia1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,blum1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,hensarling1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 and ,mr4 ,trott ,may #bg1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,march #ag1 #bjaf ,a ,,bill ,to facilitate efficient ,state implementation of ground-level ozone standards1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ozone ,standards ,implementation ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,facilitating ,state implementation of existing ozone standards 7a7 ,designations 7#a7 ,designation ,submission ,not later than ,october #bf1 #bjbd1 notwithstanding the deadline specified in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of section #ajg7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d771 the ,governor of each ,state shall designate in accordance with such section #ajg7;d7 all areas 7or portions thereof7 of the ,governor's ,state as attainment1 nonattainment1 or unclassifiable with respect to the #bjae ozone standards4 7#b7 ,designation ,promulgation ,not later than ,october #bf1 #bjbe1 notwithstanding the deadline specified in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of section #ajg7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d771 the ,administrator shall promulgate final designations under such section #ajg7;d7 for all areas in all ,states with respect to the #bjae ozone standards1 including any modifications to the designations submitted under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,state ,implementation ,plans ,not later than ,october #bf1 #bjbf1 notwithstanding the deadline specified in section #aaj7;a77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaj7;a77#a771 each ,state shall submit the plan required by such section #aaj7;a77#a7 for the #bjae ozone standards4 7b7 ,certain ,preconstruction ,permits 7#a7 ,in general ,the #bjae ozone standards shall not apply to the review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application if-- 7,a7 the ,administrator or the ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority1 as applicable1 determines the application to be complete on or before the date of promulgation of the final designation of the area involved under subsection 7a77#b72 or 7,b7 the ,administrator or the ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority1 as applicable1 publishes a public notice of a preliminary determination or draft permit for the application before the date that is #fj days after the date of promulgation of the final designation of the area involved under subsection 7a77#b74 7#b7 ,rules of ,construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to-- 7,a7 eliminate the obligation of a preconstruction permit applicant to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology1 as applicable2 or 7,b7 limit the authority of a ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority to impose more stringent emissions requirements pursuant to ,state1 local1 or tribal law than national ambient air quality standards4 #c4 ,facilitating ,state implementation of national ambient air quality standards 7a7 ,timeline for review of national ambient air quality standards 7#a7 #aj-,year ,cycle for ,all ,criteria ,air ,pollutants ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b77;,b7 of section #aji7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7;d77 are amended by striking five-year intervals each place it appears and inserting #aj-year intervals4 7#b7 ,cycle for ,next ,review of ,ozone ,criteria and ,standards ,notwithstanding section #aji7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7;d771 the ,administrator shall not-- 7,a7 complete1 before ,october #bf1 #bjbe1 any review of the criteria for ozone published under section #ajh of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjh7 or the national ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated under section #aji of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji72 or 7,b7 propose1 before such date1 any revisions to such criteria or standard4 7b7 ,consideration of technological feasibility ,section #aji7;b77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7;b77#a77 is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following3 ,if the ,administrator1 in consultation with the independent scientific review committee appointed under subsection 7d71 finds that a range of levels of air quality for an air pollutant are requisite to protect public health with an adequate margin of safety1 as described in the preceding sentence1 the ,administrator may consider1 as a secondary consideration1 likely technological feasibility in establishing and revising the national primary ambient air quality standard for such pollutant44 7c7 ,consideration of adverse public health1 welfare1 social1 economic1 or energy effects ,section #aji7;d77#b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7;d77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,prior to establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard1 the ,administrator shall request1 and such committee shall provide1 advice under subparagraph 7,c77iv7 regarding any adverse public health1 welfare1 social1 economic1 or energy effects which may result from various strategies for attainment and maintenance of such national ambient air quality standard4 4 7d7 ,timely issuance of implementing regulations and guidance ,section #aji of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,timely issuance of implementing regulations and guidance 7#a7 ,in general ,in publishing any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard1 the ,administrator shall1 as the ,administrator determines necessary to assist ,states1 permitting authorities1 and permit applicants1 concurrently publish regulations and guidance for implementing the standard1 including information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under the new or revised standard4 7#b7 ,applicability of ,standard to ,preconstruction ,permitting ,if the ,administrator fails to publish final regulations and guidance that include information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under a new or revised national ambient air quality standard concurrently with such standard1 then such standard shall not apply to the review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application until the ,administrator has published such final regulations and guidance4 7#c7 ,rules of ,construction 7,a7 ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the ,administrator from issuing regulations and guidance to assist ,states1 permitting authorities1 and permit applicants in implementing a national ambient air quality standard subsequent to publishing regulations and guidance for such standard under paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to eliminate the obligation of a preconstruction permit applicant to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology1 as applicable4 7,c7 ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of a ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority to impose more stringent emissions requirements pursuant to ,state1 local1 or tribal law than national ambient air quality standards4 7#d7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term best available control technology has the meaning given to that term in section #afi7c74 7,b7 ,the term lowest achievable emission rate has the meaning given to that term in section #aga7c74 7,c7 ,the term preconstruction permit-- 7i7 means a permit that is required under this title for the construction or modification of a stationary source2 and 7ii7 includes any such permit issued by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency or a ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority4 4 7e7 ,contingency measures for extreme ozone nonattainment areas ,section #agb7;c77#i7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gejb7;c77#i77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,notwithstanding the preceding sentences and any other provision of this ,act1 such measures shall not be required for any nonattainment area for ozone classified as an ,extreme ,area44 7f7 ,plan submissions and requirements for ozone nonattainment areas ,section #ahb of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geaa;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a77ii77,,iii71 by inserting and economic feasibility after technological achievability2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#b77;,b77ii71 by inserting and economic feasibility after technological achievability2 7#c7 in subsection 7e71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the provisions of clause 7ii7 of subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 7relating to reductions of less than #c percent71 the provisions of paragaphs and inserting ,the provisions of paragraphs2 and 7,b7 by striking 1 and the provisions of clause 7ii7 of subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 7relating to reductions of less than #ae percent72 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#e7 of subsection 7e71 by striking 1 if the ,state demonstrates to the satisfaction of the ,administrator that-- and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting a period4 7g7 ,plan revisions for milestones for particulate matter nonattainment areas ,section #ahi7;c77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geac;a7c77#a77 is amended by inserting 1 which take into account technological achievability and economic feasibility1 before and which demonstrate reasonable further progress4 7h7 ,exceptional events ,section #cai7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;b77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i7-- 7,a7 by striking 7i7 stagnation of air masses or and inserting 7i77,i7 ordinarily occurring stagnation of air masses or 7,,ii72 and 7,b7 by inserting or after the semicolon2 7#b7 by striking clause 7ii72 and 7#c7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 7ii74 7i7 ,report on emissions emanating from outside the ,united ,states ,not later than #bd months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with ,states1 shall submit to the ,congress a report on-- 7#a7 the extent to which foreign sources of air pollution1 including emissions from sources located outside ,north ,america1 impact-- 7,a7 designations of areas 7or portions thereof7 as nonattainment1 attainment1 or unclassifiable under section #ajg7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjg7;d772 and 7,b7 attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards2 7#b7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency's procedures and timelines for disposing of petitions submitted pursuant to section #agi;,b7b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geji;a7b772 7#c7 the total number of petitions received by the ,agency pursuant to such section #agi;,b7b71 and for each such petition the date initially submitted and the date of final disposition by the ,agency2 and 7#d7 whether the ,administrator recommends any statutory changes to facilitate the more efficient review and disposition of petitions submitted pursuant to such section #agi;,b7b74 7j7 ,study on ozone formation 7#a7 ,study ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with ,states and the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration1 shall conduct a study on the atmospheric formation of ozone and effective control strategies1 including-- 7,a7 the relative contribution of man-made and naturally occurring nitrogen oxides1 volatile organic compounds1 and other pollutants in ozone formation in urban and rural areas1 and the most cost-effective control strategies to reduce ozone2 and 7,b7 the science of wintertime ozone formation1 including photochemical modeling of wintertime ozone formation1 and approaches to cost-effectively reduce wintertime ozone levels4 7#b7 ,peer review ,the ,administrator shall have the study peer reviewed by an independent panel of experts in accordance with the requirements applicable to a highly influential scientific assessment4 7#c7 ,report ,the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report describing the results of the study1 including the findings of the peer review panel4 7#d7 ,regulations and guidance ,the ,administrator shall incorporate the results of the study1 including the findings of the peer review panel1 into any ,federal rules and guidance implementing the #bjae ozone standards4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,best available control technology ,the term best available control technology has the meaning given to that term in section #afi7c7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdgi7c774 7#c7 ,highly influential scientific assessment ,the term highly influential scientific assessment means a highly influential scientific assessment as defined in the publication of the ,office of ,management and ,budget entitled ,final ,information ,quality ,bulletin for ,peer ,review 7#gj ,fed4 ,reg4 #bffd 7,january #ad1 #bjje774 7#d7 ,lowest achievable emission rate ,the term lowest achievable emission rate has the meaning given to that term in section #aga7c7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geja7c774 7#e7 ,national ambient air quality standard ,the term national ambient air quality standard means a national ambient air quality standard promulgated under section #aji of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji74 7#f7 ,preconstruction permit ,the term preconstruction permit-- 7,a7 means a permit that is required under title ,i of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 for the construction or modification of a stationary source2 and 7,b7 includes any such permit issued by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency or a ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority4 7#g7 #bjae ozone standards ,the term #bjae ozone standards means the national ambient air quality standards for ozone published in the ,federal ,register on ,october #bf1 #bjae 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #febib74 ,may #bg1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed