[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4313-S4316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5328. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 60103 and all that follows through the 
     period at the end of section 60201 and insert the following:

     SEC. 60103. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Goods Movement.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for grants, rebates, and loans under section 792 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132) to identify and 
     reduce diesel emissions resulting from goods movement 
     facilities, and vehicles servicing goods movement facilities, 
     in low-income and disadvantaged communities to address the 
     health impacts of such emissions on such communities.
       (b) Administrative Costs.--The Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 2 percent of 
     the amounts made available under this section for the 
     administrative costs necessary to carry out activities 
     pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 60104. FUNDING TO ADDRESS AIR POLLUTION.

       (a) Fenceline Air Monitoring and Screening Air 
     Monitoring.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $117,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for grants and other activities authorized under subsections 
     (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 7405) to deploy, integrate, 
     support, and maintain fenceline air monitoring, screening air 
     monitoring, national air toxics trend stations, and other air 
     toxics and community monitoring.
       (b) Multipollutant Monitoring Stations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities 
     authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 
     and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 
     7405)--
       (1) to expand the national ambient air quality monitoring 
     network with new multipollutant monitoring stations; and
       (2) to replace, repair, operate, and maintain existing 
     monitors.
       (c) Air Quality Sensors in Low-income and Disadvantaged 
     Communities.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
     there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury

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     not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities 
     authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 
     and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 
     7405) to deploy, integrate, and operate air quality sensors 
     in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
       (d) Emissions From Wood Heaters.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2031, for grants and other activities 
     authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 
     and section 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 
     7405) for testing and other agency activities to address 
     emissions from wood heaters.
       (e) Methane Monitoring.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for grants and other activities authorized under subsections 
     (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 7405) for monitoring 
     emissions of methane.
       (f) Clean Air Act Grants.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for grants and other activities authorized under subsections 
     (a) through (c) of section 103 and section 105 of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c), 7405).
       (g) Definition of Greenhouse Gas.--In this section, the 
     term ``greenhouse gas'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1)(G)) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act).

     SEC. 60105. FUNDING TO ADDRESS AIR POLLUTION AT SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for grants and other activities to monitor and reduce air 
     pollution and greenhouse gas (as defined in section 
     211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)) 
     (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)) 
     emissions at schools in low-income and disadvantaged 
     communities under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-(c)) and section 105 
     of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7405).
       (b) Technical Assistance.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $12,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     for providing technical assistance to schools in low-income 
     and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through 
     (c) of section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(a)-
     (c)) and section 105 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7405)--
       (1) to address environmental issues;
       (2) to develop school environmental quality plans that 
     include standards for school building, design, construction, 
     and renovation; and
       (3) to identify and mitigate ongoing air pollution hazards.

     SEC. 60106. FUNDING FOR SECTION 211(O) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

       (a) Test and Protocol Development.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2031, to carry out section 211(o) of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) with respect to--
       (1) the development and establishment of tests and 
     protocols regarding the environmental and public health 
     effects of a fuel or fuel additive;
       (2) internal and extramural data collection and analyses to 
     regularly update applicable regulations, guidance, and 
     procedures for determining lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 
     of a fuel; and
       (3) the review, analysis and evaluation of the impacts of 
     all transportation fuels, including fuel lifecycle 
     implications, on the general public and on low-income and 
     disadvantaged communities.
       (b) Investments in Advanced Biofuels.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2031, for new grants to industry and 
     other related activities under section 211(o) of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) to support investments in 
     advanced biofuels.
       (c) Definition of Greenhouse Gas.--In this section, the 
     term ``greenhouse gas'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1)(G)) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act).

     SEC. 60107. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN 
                   INNOVATION AND MANUFACTURING ACT.

       (a) Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
     carry out subsections (a) through (i) and subsection (k) of 
     section 103 of division S of Public Law 116-260 (42 U.S.C. 
     7675).
       (2) Implementation and compliance tools.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $3,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2026, to deploy new implementation and 
     compliance tools to carry out subsections (a) through (i) and 
     subsection (k) of section 103 of division S of Public Law 
     116-260 (42 U.S.C. 7675).
       (3) Competitive grants.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     for competitive grants for reclaim and innovative destruction 
     technologies under subsections (a) through (i) and subsection 
     (k) of section 103 of division S of Public Law 116-260 (42 
     U.S.C. 7675).
       (b) Administration of Funds.--Of the funds made available 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall reserve 5 percent for 
     administrative costs necessary to carry out activities 
     pursuant to such subsection.

     SEC. 60108. FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Compliance Monitoring.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $18,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2031, to update the Integrated Compliance 
     Information System of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
     any associated systems, necessary information technology 
     infrastructure, or public access software tools to ensure 
     access to compliance data and related information.
       (b) Communications With ICIS.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2031, for grants to States, Indian tribes, and 
     air pollution control agencies (as such terms are defined in 
     section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602)) to update 
     their systems to ensure communication with the Integrated 
     Compliance Information System of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency and any associated systems.
       (c) Inspection Software.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031--
       (1) to acquire or update inspection software for use by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, States, Indian tribes, and 
     air pollution control agencies (as such terms are defined in 
     section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602)); or
       (2) to acquire necessary devices on which to run such 
     inspection software.

     SEC. 60109. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2022, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, 
     to develop and carry out a program to support the 
     development, and enhanced standardization and transparency, 
     of environmental product declarations for construction 
     materials and products, including by--
       (1) providing grants to businesses that manufacture 
     construction materials and products for developing and 
     verifying environmental product declarations, and to States, 
     Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will support 
     such businesses;
       (2) providing technical assistance to businesses that 
     manufacture construction materials and products in developing 
     and verifying environmental product declarations, and to 
     States, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations that will 
     support such businesses; and
       (3) carrying out other activities that assist in measuring, 
     reporting, and steadily reducing the quantity of embodied 
     carbon of construction materials and products.
       (b) Administrative Costs.--Of the amounts made available 
     under this section, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall reserve 5 percent for administrative 
     costs necessary to carry out this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Embodied carbon.--The term ``embodied carbon'' means 
     the quantity of greenhouse gas (as defined in section 
     211(o)(1)(G) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(G)) 
     (as in effect on the date of enactment of this

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     Act)) emissions associated with all relevant stages of 
     production of a material or product, measured in kilograms of 
     carbon dioxide-equivalent per unit of such material or 
     product.
       (2) Environmental product declaration.--The term 
     ``environmental product declaration'' means a document that 
     reports the environmental impact of a material or product 
     that--
       (A) includes measurement of the embodied carbon of the 
     material or product;
       (B) conforms with international standards, such as a Type 
     III environmental product declaration, as defined by the 
     International Organization for Standardization standard 
     14025; and
       (C) is developed in accordance with any standardized 
     reporting criteria specified by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given to 
     that term in section 302(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7602(d)).

     SEC. 60110. METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

       The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 133 
     of such Act, as added by section 60102 of this Act, the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 134. METHANE EMISSIONS AND WASTE REDUCTION INCENTIVE 
                   PROGRAM FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS.

       ``(a) Incentives for Methane Mitigation and Monitoring.--In 
     addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out 
     of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028--
       ``(1) for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other 
     activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for the 
     purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to 
     owners and operators of applicable facilities to prepare and 
     submit greenhouse gas reports under subpart W of part 98 of 
     title 40, Code of Federal Regulations;
       ``(2) for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other 
     activities of the Environmental Protection Agency authorized 
     under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 for methane 
     emissions monitoring;
       ``(3) for grants, rebates, contracts, loans, and other 
     activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for the 
     purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to 
     reduce methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from 
     petroleum and natural gas systems, mitigate legacy air 
     pollution from petroleum and natural gas systems, and provide 
     support for communities, including funding for--
       ``(A) improving climate resiliency of communities and 
     petroleum and natural gas systems;
       ``(B) improving and deploying industrial equipment and 
     processes that reduce methane and other greenhouse gas 
     emissions and waste;
       ``(C) supporting innovation in reducing methane and other 
     greenhouse gas emissions and waste from petroleum and natural 
     gas systems;
       ``(D) permanently shutting in and plugging wells on non-
     Federal land;
       ``(E) mitigating health effects of methane and other 
     greenhouse gas emissions, and legacy air pollution from 
     petroleum and natural gas systems in low-income and 
     disadvantaged communities; and
       ``(F) supporting environmental restoration; and
       ``(4) to cover all direct and indirect costs required to 
     administer this section, including the costs of implementing 
     the waste emissions charge under subsection (c), preparing 
     inventories, gathering empirical data, and tracking 
     emissions.
       ``(b) Incentives for Methane Mitigation From Conventional 
     Wells.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out 
     of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $700,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, 
     for activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (a) at marginal conventional wells.
       ``(c) Waste Emissions Charge.--The Administrator shall 
     impose and collect a charge on methane emissions that exceed 
     an applicable waste emissions threshold under subsection (f) 
     from an owner or operator of an applicable facility that 
     reports more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide 
     equivalent of greenhouse gases emitted per year pursuant to 
     subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, regardless of the reporting threshold under that 
     subpart.
       ``(d) Applicable Facility.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `applicable facility' means a facility within the 
     following industry segments, as defined in subpart W of part 
     98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations:
       ``(1) Offshore petroleum and natural gas production.
       ``(2) Onshore petroleum and natural gas production.
       ``(3) Onshore natural gas processing.
       ``(4) Onshore natural gas transmission compression.
       ``(5) Underground natural gas storage.
       ``(6) Liquefied natural gas storage.
       ``(7) Liquefied natural gas import and export equipment.
       ``(8) Onshore petroleum and natural gas gathering and 
     boosting.
       ``(9) Onshore natural gas transmission pipeline.
       ``(e) Charge Amount.--The amount of a charge under 
     subsection (c) for an applicable facility shall be equal to 
     the product obtained by multiplying--
       ``(1) the number of metric tons of methane emissions 
     reported pursuant to subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, for the applicable facility that 
     exceed the applicable annual waste emissions threshold listed 
     in subsection (f) during the previous reporting period; and
       ``(2)(A) $900 for emissions reported for calendar year 
     2024;
       ``(B) $1,200 for emissions reported for calendar year 2025; 
     or
       ``(C) $1,500 for emissions reported for calendar year 2026 
     and each year thereafter.
       ``(f) Waste Emissions Threshold.--
       ``(1) Petroleum and natural gas production.--With respect 
     to imposing and collecting the charge under subsection (c) 
     for an applicable facility in an industry segment listed in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d), the Administrator 
     shall impose and collect the charge on the reported metric 
     tons of methane emissions from such facility that exceed--
       ``(A) 0.20 percent of the natural gas sent to sale from 
     such facility; or
       ``(B) 10 metric tons of methane per million barrels of oil 
     sent to sale from such facility, if such facility sent no 
     natural gas to sale.
       ``(2) Nonproduction petroleum and natural gas systems.--
     With respect to imposing and collecting the charge under 
     subsection (c) for an applicable facility in an industry 
     segment listed in paragraph (3), (6), (7), or (8) of 
     subsection (d), the Administrator shall impose and collect 
     the charge on the reported metric tons of methane emissions 
     that exceed 0.05 percent of the natural gas sent to sale from 
     such facility.
       ``(3) Natural gas transmission.--With respect to imposing 
     and collecting the charge under subsection (c) for an 
     applicable facility in an industry segment listed in 
     paragraph (4), (5), or (9) of subsection (d), the 
     Administrator shall impose and collect the charge on the 
     reported metric tons of methane emissions that exceed 0.11 
     percent of the natural gas sent to sale from such facility.
       ``(4) Common ownership or control.--In calculating the 
     total emissions charge obligation for facilities under common 
     ownership or control, the Administrator shall allow for the 
     netting of emissions by reducing the total obligation to 
     account for facility emissions levels that are below the 
     applicable thresholds within and across all applicable 
     segments identified in subsection (d).
       ``(5) Exemption.--Charges shall not be imposed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) on emissions that exceed the waste emissions 
     threshold specified in such paragraph if such emissions are 
     caused by unreasonable delay, as determined by the 
     Administrator, in environmental permitting of gathering or 
     transmission infrastructure necessary for offtake of 
     increased volume as a result of methane emissions mitigation 
     implementation.
       ``(6) Exemption for regulatory compliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Charges shall not be imposed pursuant to 
     subsection (c) on an applicable facility that is subject to 
     and in compliance with methane emissions requirements 
     pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) of section 111 upon a 
     determination by the Administrator that--
       ``(i) methane emissions standards and plans pursuant to 
     subsections (b) and (d) of section 111 have been approved and 
     are in effect in all States with respect to the applicable 
     facilities; and
       ``(ii) compliance with the requirements described in clause 
     (i) will result in equivalent or greater emissions reductions 
     as would be achieved by the proposed rule of the 
     Administrator entitled `Standards of Performance for New, 
     Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines 
     for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate 
     Review' (86 Fed. Reg. 63110 (November 15, 2021)), if such 
     rule had been finalized and implemented.
       ``(B) Resumption of charge.--If the conditions in clause 
     (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) cease to apply after the 
     Administrator has made the determination in that 
     subparagraph, the applicable facility will again be subject 
     to the charge under subsection (c) beginning in the first 
     calendar year in which the conditions in either clause (i) or 
     (ii) of that subparagraph are no longer met.
       ``(7) Plugged wells.--Charges shall not be imposed with 
     respect to the emissions rate from any well that has been 
     permanently shut-in and plugged in the previous year in 
     accordance with all applicable closure requirements, as 
     determined by the Administrator.
       ``(g) Period.--The charge under subsection (c) shall be 
     imposed and collected beginning with respect to emissions 
     reported for calendar year 2024 and for each year thereafter.
       ``(h) Implementation.--In addition to other authorities in 
     this Act addressing air pollution from the oil and natural 
     gas sectors, the Administrator may issue guidance or 
     regulations as necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and as necessary thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall revise the requirements of subpart W of 
     part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure 
     the reporting under such subpart, and calculation of charges 
     under subsections (e) and (f) of this section, are based on 
     empirical data, including data collected pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(4), accurately reflect the total methane 
     emissions

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     and waste emissions from the applicable facilities, and allow 
     owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit 
     empirical emissions data, in a manner to be prescribed by the 
     Administrator, to demonstrate the extent to which a charge 
     under subsection (c) is owed.
       ``(j) Liability for Charge Payment.--Except as established 
     under this section, a facility owner or operator's liability 
     for payment of the charge under subsection (c) is not 
     affected in any way by emission standards, permit fees, 
     penalties, or other requirements under this Act or any other 
     legal authorities.
       ``(k) Definition of Greenhouse Gas.--In this section, the 
     term `greenhouse gas' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 211(o)(1)(G) (as in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this section).''.

     SEC. 60111. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EFFICIENT, 
                   ACCURATE, AND TIMELY REVIEWS.

        In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, to provide for the development of 
     efficient, accurate, and timely reviews for permitting and 
     approval processes through the hiring and training of 
     personnel, the development of programmatic documents, the 
     procurement of technical or scientific services for reviews, 
     the development of environmental data or information systems, 
     stakeholder and community engagement, the purchase of new 
     equipment for environmental analysis, and the development of 
     geographic information systems and other analysis tools, 
     techniques, and guidance to improve agency transparency, 
     accountability, and public engagement.

                    Subtitle B--Hazardous Materials

     SEC. 60201. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS.

       The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 
     134, as added by subtitle A of this title, the following:

     ``SEC. 135. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS.

       ``(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated--
       ``(1) $2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 
     30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(2) $200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
     2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
     related to grants awarded under this section.
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall use amounts made 
     available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods 
     of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities 
     described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged 
     communities, as defined by the Administrator.
       ``(2) Eligible activities.--An eligible entity may use a 
     grant awarded under this subsection for--
       ``(A) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, 
     prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and 
     zero-emission and resilient technologies and related 
     infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce 
     greenhouse gas (as defined in section 211(o)(1)(G) (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this section)) emissions 
     and other air pollutants;
       ``(B) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat 
     islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire 
     events;
       ``(C) climate resiliency and adaptation;
       ``(D) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or
       ``(E) facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities 
     in State and Federal public processes, including facilitating 
     such engagement in advisory groups, workshops, and 
     rulemakings.
       ``(3) Eligible entities.--In this subsection, the term 
     `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a partnership between--
       ``(i) an Indian tribe, a local government, or an 
     institution of higher education; and
       ``(ii) a community-based nonprofit organization;
       ``(B) a community-based nonprofit organization; or
       ``(C) a partnership of community-based nonprofit 
     organizations.
       ``(c) Administrative Costs.--The Administrator shall 
     reserve 7 percent of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) for administrative costs to carry out this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 60202. SUPERFUND.

       In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
     appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 through 9675).
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