3.0.0 3565 2022-02-03T05:09:00Z 2022-02-03T05:09:00Z Senate S S 2008-09-24 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2008-09-25T00:15:59Z Markup by 2008-09-17T22:14:40Z S. Rept. 110-500 Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 110 3496 S 2008-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2008-09-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1078. Calendars 2008-09-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-500. Minority views filed. Committee 2008-09-24 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-500. Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2008-09-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ordered to be reported an original measure. Committee B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Environmental Protection Agricultural machinery Agricultural pollution Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Asthma California Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Environmental health Federal aid to air pollution control Health Labor and Employment Nitrogen oxides Ozone Public-private partnerships Standards Strategic planning Students Unemployment Environmental Protection 00 2008-09-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-09T21:28:02Z Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas nominated by local air pollution control districts as air and health quality empowerment zones, which shall be eligible for grants for replacing or retrofitting polluting vehicles and/or engines in order to improve the health of the population living in the zones.

Sets forth area eligibility requirements, including: (1) being in nonattainment of specified national ambient air quality standards for ozone or PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter that does not exceed 2.5 micrometers); (2) having specified emission levels from agricultural sources; (3) meeting or exceeding national averages for asthma, school days missed for ozone levels, and unemployment; and (4) being eligible for state or local matching funds.

Prohibits an area from being designated unless the relevant district provides satisfactory assurances that the strategic plan (to be contained in its application) will be implemented. Authorizes the Administrator to revoke the designation if the relevant district: (1) has been designated as being in attainment with the air quality standards; or (2) is failing to comply with, or make progress in achieving the goals of, its strategic plan.

]]> 80 2008-09-24 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-02-09T21:33:40Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas nominated by local air pollution control districts as air and health quality empowerment zones, which shall be eligible for grants for replacing or retrofitting polluting vehicles and/or engines in order to improve the health of the population living in the zones.

Sets forth area eligibility requirements, including: (1) being in nonattainment of specified national ambient air quality standards for ozone or PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter that does not exceed 2.5 micrometers); (2) having specified emission levels from agricultural sources; (3) meeting or exceeding national averages for asthma, school days missed for ozone levels, and unemployment; and (4) being eligible for state or local matching funds.

Prohibits an area from being designated unless the relevant district provides satisfactory assurances that the strategic plan (to be contained in its application) will be implemented. Authorizes the Administrator to revoke the designation if the relevant district: (1) has been designated as being in attainment with the air quality standards; or (2) is failing to comply with, or make progress in achieving the goals of, its strategic plan.

]]> Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced An original bill to address the health and economic development impacts of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones. Placed on Calendar Senate 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3565pcs/xml/BILLS-110s3565pcs.xml 2008-09-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1078. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.