[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8529 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8529

  To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an 
 ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if 
         certain requirements are met, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2026

Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Fitzgerald) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an 
 ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if 
         certain requirements are met, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Air Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA AS ATTAINMENT AREA IF 
              CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

    Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), an area 
                designated as an ozone nonattainment area shall be 
                redesignated as an ozone attainment area if the State 
                finds and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
                Administrator, and the Administrator concurs in such 
                finding, that the area would have attained the national 
                ambient air quality standard for ozone by the 
                applicable attainment date, but for ozone or ozone 
                precursors emanating from outside the State. The 
                Governor of the State may submit the finding and 
                demonstration to the Administrator at any time and on 
                the Governor's own motion. Not later than 180 days 
                after the submission date of the finding and 
                demonstration, the Administrator shall concur or 
                nonconcur in the finding and, if the Administrator 
                concurs, shall promulgate the redesignation. In making 
                such finding, the Governor and the Administrator shall 
                consider, among other factors, modeling or monitoring 
                evidence of emissions from other States and foreign 
                countries.''.
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