,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hidh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,richmond introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and              
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
enter into cooperative agreements with  
,states to carry out grant programs to  
assist in remediation and relocation    
efforts relating to hazardous air       
pollution1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,communities and ,environment ,first
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,for ,communities  
,trust ,fund  7a7 ,establishment of fund

  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,a of    
chapter #ih of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#ieab4 ,for ,communities ,trust ,fund   
7a7 ,creation of ,trust ,fund ,there is 
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a trust fund1 to be     
known as the ,for ,communities ,trust   
,fund1 consisting of such amounts as may
 be made available to such ,trust ,fund 
as provided in this section or section  
#ifjb7;b74  7b7 ,transfers to ,trust    
,fund ,for each of fiscal years #bjba   
through #bjca1 there are authorized to  
be transferred to the ,for ,communities 
,trust ,fund amounts equivalent to the  
taxes received in the ,treasury under   
sections #dffa and #dfga4  7c7          
,expenditures ,amounts in the ,for      
,communities ,trust ,fund shall be made 
available without further appropriation 
to carry out section #f of the          
,communities and ,environment ,first    
,act of #bjbj4  4  7b7 ,clerical        

,amendment ,the table of sections for   
subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of such    
,code is amended by adding at the end   
the following new item3  ,sec4 #ieab4   
,for ,communities ,trust ,fund4  4  7c7 
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjbj4  #c4 ,section #dffa taxes        
transferred ,for ,communities ,trust    
,fund only  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#iejg7;b77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended by striking 1 
#dffa1 or #dfga4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #dffa of such ,code  
is amended by striking subsection 7c74  
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to taxes   
imposed after ,december #ca1 #bjbj4  #d4
 ,modification of chemical excise taxes 
7a7 ,adjustment for inflation of excise 
tax on certain chemicals ,section       
#dffa7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended to read as    
follows3  7b7 ,amount of tax  7#a7 ,in  

general ,the amount of the tax imposed  
by subsection 7a7 shall be determined in
 accordance with the following table3   
,in the case of3,the tax is the         
following amount per                    
ton3,acetylene#aa4ce;,benzene#aa4ce;,but
ane#aa4ce;,butylene#aa4ce;,butadiene#aa4
ce;,ethylene#aa4ce,methane#h4jb,naphthal
ene#aa4ce,propylene#aa4ce,toluene#aa4ce,
xylene#aa4ce;,ammonia#f4ae;,antimony#aj4
cg;,antimony                            
trioxide#h4gd;,arsenic#aj4cg;,arsenic   
trioxide#g4ie;,barium                   
sulfide#e4cf;,bromine#aj4cg;,cadmium#aj4
cg;,chlorine#f4bi;,chromium#aj4cg;,chrom
ite#c4ed,potassium                      
dichromate#c4id,sodium                  
dichromate#d4cf;,cobalt#aj4cg;,cupric   
sulfate#d4cf;,cupric oxide#h4cg;,cuprous
 oxide#i4be;,hydrochloric               
acid#j4fh;,hydrogen fluoride#i4hf,lead  
oxide#i4fe,mercury#aj4cg,nickel#aj4cg,ph
osphorus#aj4cg,stannous                 
chloride#f4fd,stannic chloride#d4id,zinc
 chloride#e4ag,zinc                     

sulfate#d4dc,potassium                  
hydroxide#j4ea,sodium                   
hydroxide#j4fe,sulfuric acid#j4fa,nitric
 acid#j4ef4  7#b7 ,adjustment for       
inflation  7,a7 ,in general ,in the case
 of a calendar year beginning after     
#bjba1 each of the amounts in the table 
in paragraph 7#a7 shall be increased by 
an amount equal to-- 7i7 such amount1   
multiplied by  7ii7 the cost-of-living  
adjustment determined under section     
#a7;f77#c7 for the calendar year1       
determined by substituting calendar year
 #bjbj for calendar year #bjaf in       
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof4  7,b7    
,rounding ,if any amount as adjusted    
under subparagraph 7,a7 is not a        
multiple of #j4ja1 such amount shall be 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of  
#j4ja4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to taxes imposed after ,december  
#ca1 #bjbj4  #e4 ,section #dfga tax     
revived with respect to certain         
chemicals  7a7 ,in general ,section     

#dfga of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of
 #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking substance sold or used 
by the importer thereof and inserting   
substance-- 7,a7 sold or used by the    
importer thereof1 and2 and  7,b7        
described in the table in section       
#dffa7;b72  7#b7 by amending subsection 
7c7 to read as follows3  7c7 ,exemptions
 for substances taxed under section     
#dffa ,no tax shall be imposed by this  
section on the sale or use of any       
substance if tax is imposed on such sale
 or use under section #dffa4  2 and     
7#c7 by striking subsection 7e74  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxes       
imposed after ,december #ca1 #bjbj4  #f4
 ,state grant programs  7a7 ,allocation 
of funds ,the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
shall1 from amounts made available to   
carry out this section for a fiscal     
year1 award grants on a competitive     
basis to ,states that have entered into 

a cooperative agreement with the        
,administrator to carry out a grant     
program described in subsection 7b74    
7b7 ,grant program ,a ,state may use    
amounts awarded to such ,state pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 only to carry out a   
grant program to make grants to         
entities-- 7#a7 to assist in relocation 
efforts for individuals or groups of    
individuals who live within #e miles of 
a designated facility2 or  7#b7 to      
protect or remediate areas affected by  
emissions of hazardous air pollutants1  
or releases of hazardous substances1    
pollutants1 or contaminants1 from a     
designated facility4  7c7 ,eligibility  
,in order to receive a grant under a    
grant program described in subsection   
7b71 an entity-- 7#a7 shall propose to  
use the grant to carry out a project--  
7,a7 to assist in relocation efforts for
 individuals or groups of individuals   
who live within #e miles of a designated
 facility2 or  7,b7 to protect or       
remediate an area affected by emissions 

of hazardous air pollutants1 or releases
 of hazardous substances1 pollutants1 or
 contaminants1 from a designated        
facility2 and  7#b7 shall be a nonprofit
 organization1 or institution of higher 
education1 with an environmentally      
focused mission4  7d7 ,inclusion of     
acquisition of property ,assistance for 
relocation efforts that is provided     
using a grant received under a grant    
program described in subsection 7b7 may 
include acquisition of property-- 7#a7  
for an individual or group of           
individuals described in subsection     
7b77#a72 or  7#b7 owned by an individual
 or group of individuals described in   
subsection 7b77#a74  7e7 ,priority ,in  
making grants under a grant program     
described in subsection 7b71 a ,state   
shall give priority to individuals and  
groups of individuals that reside       
closest to a designated facility4  7f7  
,review by public health officials ,a   
,state carrying out a grant program     
described in subsection 7b7 shall ensure

 that public health officials of such   
,state review any health-related data   
submitted in support of an application  
for a grant under such grant program4   
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 ,designated facility ,the term         
designated facility means a facility or 
site-- 7,a7 that is not owned by the    
,federal ,government2 and  7,b7 that    
is-- 7i7 a major source or an area      
source1 as defined in section #aab of   
the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#gdab71 to which emissions standards    
promulgated under such section #aab     
apply2 or  7ii7 listed on the ,national 
,priorities ,list under section #aje of 
the ,comprehensive ,environmental       
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifje74   
7#b7 ,hazardous air pollutant ,the term 
hazardous air pollutant has the meaning 
given such term in section #aab7;a77#f7 
of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#gdab7;a77#f774  7#c7 ,hazardous        
substance ,the term hazardous substance 

has the meaning given such term in      
section #aja of the ,comprehensive      
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifja74  7#d7 ,state ,the term
 ,state means each ,state of the ,united
 ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1   
and each territory of the ,united       
,states4  7h7 ,regulations and guidance 
,the ,administrator may issue such      
regulations and guidance as are         
necessary to implement a grant program  
under this section4