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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8529

Introduced

Fair Air Standards Act

Sponsor
RBryan Steil· Wisconsin
Introduced
April 27, 2026
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.April 27, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8529 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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.''.
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