Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
This bill delays the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2015 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone issued under the Clean Air Act.
Each state must designate all of its areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable with respect to the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2024. The EPA must promulgate final designations for those areas by October 26, 2025. States must submit a state implementation plan for the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2026.
The 2015 ozone standards do not apply to the review and disposition of an application for a preconstruction permit for the construction or modification of a major emitting facility or major stationary source if: (1) the application is completed before final designations under the Clean Air Act, or (2) the applicable permitting authority publishes a public notice of a preliminary determination or draft permit for the application before a certain date.
The bill changes the interval by which the EPA must review its NAAQS for criteria pollutants from a 5-year review cycle to a 10-year review cycle. The EPA must not complete any review of ozone criteria or its ozone NAAQS before October 26, 2025, or propose any revisions to them.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Dec 11, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Feb 1, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Nov 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2882 | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 22, 2016 |
| HR 4775 | Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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- Nov 16, 2015Introduced in House
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