,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bffa ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,augu/ #e1 #bjba,mr4 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,clean ,air ,act to e/abli% a grant program = support+ local communities 9 detect+1 prep>+ =1 communicat+ ab\t1 or mitigat+ ! environm5tal & public heal? impacts ( wildfire smoke1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,smoke-,ready ,communities ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,smoke-ready communities ,"p ,a ( title ,i ( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #acb4 ,smoke-ready communities 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,subject to ! availability ( appropriations1 ! ,adm9i/rator may make grants "u ?is section to air pollution control ag5cies to support air pollution control ag5cies 9 develop+ & implem5t+ programs t support local communities 9 detect+1 prep>+ =1 communicat+ ) ! public ab\t1 or mitigat+ ! environm5tal & public heal? aspects ( wildfire smoke4 7b7 ,eligible activities ,9 c>ry+ out a program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 an air pollution control ag5cy may use funds f a grant receiv$ "u ?is section =-- 7#a7 activities relat$ to ! monitor+ (1 ! int]pretation (1 & communicat+ ) ! public ab\t data relat$ to ambi5t air quality conditions t are caus$ by wildfire smoke2 7#b7 conduct+ community outrea* 9 areas t are prone to poor air quality t is attributable to elevat$ levels ( p>ticulate matt] & o!r h>mful compon5ts ( wildfire smoke2 7#c7 ! deploym5t ( air quality monitor+ equipm5t 9 a mann] t is suffici5t to evaluate an increas$ preval5ce ( poor air quality t is attributable to elevat$ levels ( p>ticulate matt] & o!r h>mful compon5ts ( wildfire smoke2 7#d7 equipp+ public build+s ) air filtration sy/ems t are capable ( remov+ p>ticulate matt] & o!r h>mful compon5ts ( wildfire smoke f ! air s t ! public build+s may s]ve z clean] air spaces dur+ wildfire smoke ev5ts & o!r poor air quality ev5ts2 7#e7 ! pur*ase1 /orage1 & di/ribution ( face masks & p]sonal protective equipm5t1 includ+ ,n-#ie filt]+ facepiece respirators1 portable air filtration sy/ems1 & o!r masks & equipm5t t are capable ( remov+ p>ticulate matt] & o!r h>mful compon5ts ( wildfire smoke f ! air2 7#f7 subgrants or provid+ o!r f9anc+ to private or o!r public entities ) demon/rat$ f9ancial ne$-- 7,a7 to acquire protective ge>2 or 7,b7 to c>ry out wea!rization measures to mitigate air infiltration2 & 7#g7 su* o!r activities t ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es to be necess>y to c>ry out ! purposes ( ?is section4 7c7 ,allocation ( funds 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a =mula to di/ribute grants "u ?is section among air pollution control ag5cies4 7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 e/abli%+ ! =mula requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all consid]-- 7,a7 ! vuln]ability ( communities )9 a ,/ate to wildfire smoke2 & 7,b7 ! degree to :i* a ,/ate is prone to poor air quality t is attributable to elevat$ levels ( p>ticulate matt] f wildfire smoke4 7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4 4