[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8986 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8986

      To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to designating and 
       redesignating nonattainment areas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2024

 Mr. Pfluger 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 with respect to designating and 
       redesignating 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Show the Data Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION AND REDESIGNATION OF AREAS.

    (a) Areas Subject to Nonattainment Designation and Redesignation.--
Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``for any area'' 
        and inserting ``for any area within the State''; and
            (2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3), by 
        striking ``or interstate area''.
    (b) Air Quality Monitoring Data Required.--Section 107(d) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
                ``; air quality monitoring data required'' after 
                ``Publication of designations and redesignations''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) Air quality monitoring data required.--Any 
        designation or redesignation of an area (or portion thereof) 
        under this subsection shall be based on air quality monitoring 
        data from Federal monitors within the State in which the area 
        (or portion thereof) is located.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``on the basis of air quality data, 
                planning and control considerations, or any other air 
                quality-related considerations the Administrator deems 
                appropriate'' and inserting ``on the basis of air 
                quality monitoring data from Federal monitors within a 
                State''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Governor of any State that 
                available information indicates'' and inserting ``the 
                Governor of such State that such air quality monitoring 
                data from Federal monitors within such State 
                indicate''.
    (c) Redesignation Process.--Section 107(d)(3)(C) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(3)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall promulgate the'' and inserting 
        ``shall, after consultation with the Governor, promulgate 
        the''; and
            (2) by striking ``shall promulgate such'' and inserting 
        ``shall, subject to the provisions of section 553 through 557 
        of title 5 of the United States Code (relating to notice and 
        comment), promulgate such''.
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