,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjdd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,clean ,air ,act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire ,emissions ,prevention ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events and prescribed fires 7a7 ,in general ,section #cai7;b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by inserting and prescribed fires after events2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting 1 unless the purpose is to prevent more severe emissions before the semicolon at the end2 7ii7 by striking clauses 7iii7 and 7iv7 and inserting the following3 7iii7 is a natural event1 or an event caused by human activity that is unlikely to recur unless the event intended to mirror the occurrence or reoccurrence of a natural event1 or a prescribed fire2 and 7iv7 is determined to be an exceptional event by the impacted ,state1 unless the ,administrator1 through the process established in the regulations revised under paragraph 7#b71 subsequently determines that the event is not an exceptional event4 2 and 7iii7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7iv7 as subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iv71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,in this subsection1 the and inserting ,the2 and 7ii7 by redesignating each of clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 as subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,d7 by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through this section3 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,exceptional event 2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,prescribed fire ,the term prescribed fire means a fire originating from a planned ignition in accordance with applicable laws1 policies1 and regulations to meet specific objectives4 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,proposed revisions ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of the ,wildfire ,emissions ,prevention ,act of #bjbe1 the ,administrator1 after consultation with ,federal land managers1 ,state air pollution control agencies1 ,state foresters1 and ,state fish and wildlife agencies1 shall publish in the ,federal ,register revisions to existing regulations promulgated under this section to govern the review of ,state determinations and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or prescribed fires4 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking regulations and inserting revisions2 7ii7 by striking proposed regulations each place it appears and inserting proposed revisions2 7iii7 by striking #a year and inserting #ahj days2 and 7iv7 by striking promulgate final regulations and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting finalize the revisions under subparagraph 7,a7 to regulations promulgated under this section to govern the review of ,state determinations and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or prescribed fires that are consistent with paragraph 7#c742 7#d7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a77iii71 by striking manner1 an appropriate and inserting manner in an appropriate2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting or a prescribed fire after an exceptional event2 7ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 by inserting or be reasonably expected to exist after must exist2 and 7,,ii7 by striking exceptional event each place it appears and inserting exceptional event or a prescribed fire2 and 7iii7 in clause 7iv7-- 7,i7 by striking ,governor of a ,state to petition the ,administrator and inserting ,administrator to review ,state determinations2 7,,ii7 by inserting or prescribed fires after exceptional events2 7,,iii7 by striking with respect to exceedances and inserting the following3 8with respect to-- 7,i7 exceedances 2 7,,iv7 in subclause 7,i7 7as so designated71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7,v7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,ii7 the designation1 redesignation1 classification1 or reclassification of an area1 the demonstration by a ,state of attainment of a national ambient air quality standard1 or other determinations by the ,administrator for determining compliance with this ,act4 2 and 7#e7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,regional1 national1 or international exceptional events ,at the request of multiple ,state or local government agencies or ,tribal authorities1 the ,administrator shall conduct analyses or otherwise collaborate with such agencies or authorities to lead the development of regional1 national1 or international exceptional event demonstrations when exceptional events impact multijurisdictional areas4 4 7b7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act makes stationary source 7as defined in section #ea4dia of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act77 emissions that were not an exceptional event 7as defined in section #cai7;b77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;b77#a777 on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act an exceptional event under that section after that date of enactment4