[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2637 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2637

     To provide for a study of certain cross-border sources of air 
                               pollution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 1995

Mr. Bilbray (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hefner, 
 and Mr. Cunningham) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                      to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for a study of certain cross-border sources of air 
                               pollution.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CROSS-BORDER AIR POLLUTION.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with appropriate State and local air pollution 
control agencies, shall undertake a study of air pollution from mobile 
sources that enter the United States from other countries to determine 
the extent to which air pollution within the United States in areas 
exceeding national ambient air quality standards is attributable to 
such sources. For purposes of conducting such study the Administrator 
shall develop a verifiable model which may be used to estimate the 
amount of air pollution in various areas that is attributable to mobile 
sources that enter the United States from other countries. Modelled 
estimates and monitoring of air pollution emissions attributable to 
such sources in at least one metropolitan area near an international 
border, including the San Diego area, shall be used to test the model 
results. The study shall also utilize existing remote sensing 
technology to the extent such technology is available.
    (b) Report.-- The Administrator shall submit a report containing 
the results of the study carried out under this section to the Congress 
as soon as practical following the completion of the study, but not 
later than one year after the enactment of this Act. Such report may 
contain recommendations, including legislative recommendations, for 
addressing air pollution attributable to mobile sources entering the 
United States from other nations.
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