,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,ms4       
,b>ragn1 & ,mr4 ,ruiz7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to aw>d
 grants to entities to enable su*       
entities to p>ticipate 9 decisions      
impact+ ! heal? & safety ( _!           
communities 9 connection ) ! release (  
c]ta9 haz>d\s air pollutants & ! p]mitt+
 ( solid wa/e disposal facilities &     
haz>d\s wa/e facilities1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,voices = ,environm5tal    
,ju/ice ,act4  #b4 ,environm5tal ju/ice 
community te*nical assi/ance grants     
,title ,,iii ( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #gfja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#ccj4 ,environm5tal ju/ice community    
te*nical assi/ance grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al 

,! ,adm9i/rator may aw>d grants to      
eligible entities to enable su* entities
 to p>ticipate 9 decisions impact+ !    
heal? & safety ( _! communities 9       
connection ) an actual or pot5tial      
release ( a cov]$ haz>d\s air pollutant4
  7b7 ,tim+  7#a7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an 
#ab mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all publi%     
guidance describ+ ! process = eligible  
entities to apply = a grant "u ?is      
section1 includ+ ! requir$ cont5t & =m (
 applications1 ! mann] 9 :i*            
applications mu/ be submitt$1 & any     
applicable deadl9es4  7#b7 ,fir/ grant  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! issuance ( 
guidance "u p>agraph 7#a71 !            
,adm9i/rator %all aw>d ! fir/ grant "u  
?is section4  7c7 ,eligible entity ,to  
be eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an
 applicant %all be a gr\p ( individuals 
:o reside 9 a community t--  7#a7 is a  
population ( color1 a community ( color1
 an indig5\s community1 or a l[-income  
community2 &  7#b7 is 9 close proximity 

to ! site ( an actual or pot5tial       
release ( a cov]$ haz>d\s air pollutant4
  7d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity  
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
! grant to p>ticipate 9 decisions       
impact+ ! heal? & safety ( ! community  
involv$ 9 connection ) an actual or     
pot5tial release ( a cov]$ haz>d\s air  
pollutant1 includ+-- 7#a7 int]pret+     
in=mation ) reg>d to ! nature ( ! haz>d1
 cumulative impacts /udies1 heal?       
impacts /udies1 rem$ial inve/igation &  
feasibility /udies1 ag5cy decisions1    
rem$ial design1 & op]ation & ma9t5ance (
 necess>y monitors2 &  7#b7 p]=m+       
additional air pollution monitor+4  7e7 
,limitations on am\nt2 r5ewal  7#a7     
,am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt ( a grant
 "u ?is section 7exclud+ any r5ewals ( !
 grant7 may n exce$ #ej1jjj = any grant 
recipi5t4  7,b7 ,exception ,!           
,adm9i/rator may waive ! limitation 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to an        
applicant 9 any case :]e ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es t su* waiv] is necess>y = !    

community involv$ to obta9 ! necess>y   
te*nical assi/ance4  7#b7 ,r5ewal       
,grants may be r5ew$ = ea* /ep 9 !      
regulatory1 removal1 or rem$iation      
process 9 connection ) a facility ) !   
pot5tial to release a cov]$ haz>d\s air 
pollutant4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m community ( color  
means any geographically di/9ct area !  
population ( color ( :i* is high] ?an ! 
av]age population ( color ( ! ,/ate 9   
:i* ! community is locat$4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ haz>d\s air pollutant means a     
haz>d\s air pollutant 7z def9$ 9 section
 #aab ( ! ,clean ,air ,act7 t-- 7,a7 is 
li/$ on ! toxics release inv5tory "u    
section #cac7;c7 ( ! ,em]g5cy ,plann+ & 
,community ,"r-,to-,"k ,act ( #aihf2 or 
7,b7 is id5tifi$ z c>c9og5ic by an      
assessm5t "u ! ,integrat$ ,risk         
,in=mation ,sy/em 7,,iris7 ( !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#c7 
,! t]m indig5\s community means--  7,a7 
a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2     
7,b7 a ,/ate-recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  

7,c7 an ,alaska ,native or ,native      
,hawaiian community or organization2 &  
7,d7 any o!r community ( indig5\s p1    
includ+ communities 9 o!r c\ntries4     
7#d7 ,! t]m l[ income means an annual   
h\sehold income equal to1 or less ?an1 !
 great] (-- 7,a7 an am\nt equal to #hj  
p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! area 9 :i* ! 
h\sehold is locat$1 z report$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t2 
&  7,b7 #bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty    
l9e4  7#e7 ,! t]m population ( color    
means a population ( individuals :o     
id5tify z--  7,a7 ,black2  7,b7 ,african
 ,am]ican2  7,c7 ,asian2  7,d7 ,pacific 
,isl&]2  7,e7 ano!r non-,:ite race2     
7,f7 ,hispanic2  7,g7 ,lat9o2 or  7,h7  
l+ui/ically isolat$4  4  #c4            
,environm5tal ju/ice community solid    
wa/e disposal te*nical assi/ance grants 
7a7 ,grants ,subtitle ,d ( ! ,solid     
,wa/e ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fida et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new section3  #djaa4          
,environm5tal ju/ice community te*nical 

assi/ance grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,adm9i/rator may aw>d grants to eligible
 entities to enable su* entities to     
p>ticipate 9 decisions impact+ ! heal? &
 safety ( _! communities relat+ to !    
p]mitt+ or p]mit r5ewal ( a solid wa/e  
disposal facility or haz>d\s wa/e       
facility4  7b7 ,tim+  7#a7 ,guidance ,n 
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all publi% guidance describ+ ! process 
= eligible entities to apply = a grant  
"u ?is section1 includ+ ! requir$ cont5t
 & =m ( applications1 ! mann] 9 :i*     
applications mu/ be submitt$1 & any     
applicable deadl9es4  7#b7 ,fir/ grant  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! issuance ( 
guidance "u p>agraph 7#a71 !            
,adm9i/rator %all aw>d ! fir/ grant "u  
?is section4  7c7 ,eligible entity ,to  
be eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an
 applicant %all be a gr\p ( individuals 
:o reside 9 a community t-- 7#a7 is a   
population ( color1 a community ( color1
 an indig5\s community1 or a l[-income  

community2 &  7#b7 is 9 close proximity 
to a facility describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
= :i* a decision relat+ to a p]mit or   
p]mit r5ewal = su* facility is requir$4 
7d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity    
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
! grant to p>ticipate 9 decisions       
impact+ ! heal? & safety ( ! community  
involv$ t are relat$ to ! p]mitt+ or    
p]mit r5ewal ( a solid wa/e disposal    
facility or haz>d\s wa/e facility1      
includ+--  7#a7 int]pret+ in=mation )   
reg>d to-- 7,a7 cumulative impacts      
/udies2  7,b7 heal? impacts /udies2     
7,c7 relevant ag5cy decisions2 &  7,d7  
op]ation & ma9t5ance ( necess>y         
monitors2 &  7#b7 p]=m+ environm5tal    
monitor+4  7e7 ,limitations on am\nt2   
r5ewal  7#a7 ,am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
am\nt ( a grant "u ?is section 7exclud+ 
any r5ewals ( ! grant7 may n exce$      
#ej1jjj = any grant recipi5t4  7,b7     
,exception ,! ,adm9i/rator may waive !  
limitation 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect 
to an applicant 9 any case :]e !        

,adm9i/rator det]m9es t su* waiv] is    
necess>y = ! community involv$ to obta9 
! necess>y te*nical assi/ance4  7#b7    
,r5ewal ,grants may be r5ew$ = ea* /ep 9
 ! process = ! p]mitt+ or p]mit r5ewal (
 a solid wa/e disposal facility or      
haz>d\s wa/e facility4  7f7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m community (
 color means any geographically di/9ct  
area ! population ( color ( :i* is high]
 ?an ! av]age population ( color ( !    
,/ate 9 :i* ! community is locat$4  7#b7
 ,! t]m indig5\s community means--  7,a7
 a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2    
7,b7 a ,/ate-recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  
7,c7 an ,alaska ,native or ,native      
,hawaiian community or organization2 &  
7,d7 any o!r community ( indig5\s p1    
includ+ communities 9 o!r c\ntries4     
7#c7 ,! t]m l[ income means an annual   
h\sehold income equal to1 or less ?an1 !
 great] (-- 7,a7 an am\nt equal to #hj  
p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! area 9 :i* ! 
h\sehold is locat$1 z report$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t2 

&  7,b7 #bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty    
l9e4  7#d7 ,! t]m population ( color    
means a population ( individuals :o     
id5tify z--  7,a7 ,black2  7,b7 ,african
 ,am]ican2  7,c7 ,asian2  7,d7 ,pacific 
,isl&]2  7,e7 ano!r non-,:ite race2     
7,f7 ,hispanic2  7,g7 ,lat9o2 or  7,h7  
l+ui/ically isolat$4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,solid   
,wa/e ,disposal ,act is am5d$ by add+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #djaj !   
foll[+3  ,sec4 #djaa4 ,environm5tal     
ju/ice community te*nical assi/ance     
grants4  4  #d4 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out section #ccj ( !
 ,clean ,air ,act 7z add$ by section #b 
( ?is ,act7 & section #djaa ( ! ,solid  
,wa/e ,disposal ,act 7z add$ by section 
#c ( ?is ,act7 #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4