H.R. 8529

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8529 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8529 To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Fitzgerald) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Air Standards Act''. SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA AS ATTAINMENT AREA IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), an area designated as an ozone nonattainment area shall be redesignated as an ozone attainment area if the State finds and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator, and the Administrator concurs in such finding, that the area would have attained the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the applicable attainment date, but for ozone or ozone precursors emanating from outside the State. The Governor of the State may submit the finding and demonstration to the Administrator at any time and on the Governor's own motion. Not later than 180 days after the submission date of the finding and demonstration, the Administrator shall concur or nonconcur in the finding and, if the Administrator concurs, shall promulgate the redesignation. In making such finding, the Governor and the Administrator shall consider, among other factors, modeling or monitoring evidence of emissions from other States and foreign countries.''. <all>