[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4157 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4157

    To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain 
 provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical 
       areas within nonattainment areas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1998

  Mr. Barr of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr. Ney, Mr. Deal of 
Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Norwood) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain 
 provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical 
       areas within nonattainment areas, 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. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS INCLUDED IN NONATTAINMENT 
              AREAS.

    Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A)) 
is amended by striking clause (v) and by amending clause (iv) to read 
as follows:
    ``(iv) Within 60 days after the enactment of this sentence the 
Administrator shall revise the boundaries of all nonattainment areas 
that included entire metropolitan statistical areas or consolidated 
metropolitan statistical areas pursuant to this clause as in effect 
before the enactment of this sentence. Such revision shall exclude all 
counties within each metropolitan statistical area or consolidated 
metropolitan statistical area that do not contribute significantly to a 
violation of the national ambient air quality standard concerned.''.
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