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Clean Air, Strong Economies Act

Introduced: March 17, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Mar 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Mar 19, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1773)

Mar 17, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 17, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Air, Strong Economies Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from lowering its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone until at least 85% of counties that are in nonattainment areas (counties that are exceeding the limit) have attained the standard.

In promulgating a primary or secondary NAAQS for ozone, the EPA must:

only consider a county to be a nonattainment area on the basis of direct air quality monitoring (rather than modeling);
take into consideration feasibility and cost; and
include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least one analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone.

What's happening now March 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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