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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5665 

To promote transparent, collaborative, and cost-effective national ambient 

air quality standards for ozone under the Clean Air Act and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To promote transparent, collaborative, and cost-effective national ambient air quality standards for ozone under 

the Clean Air Act and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clear the Air with Con5 gress Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR 

2 OZONE. 

3 (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS PRIOR TO PROPOSING

4 NEW STANDARD.—Not less than 180 days before issuance 

5 of any rule proposing a new or revised national primary 

6 or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone under 

7 section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409), the 

8 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

9 shall submit to Congress and make publically available a 

10 report that contains each of the following: 

11 (1) The standard (in parts per million) to be 

12 proposed. 

13 (2) All scientific and technical data relied upon 

14 to support the proposed standard in a manner that 

15 is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial 

16 reproduction of results. 

17 (3) A description of all technologies and strate18 gies that may be utilized to achieve the standard and 

19 the direct and indirect costs of such technologies and 

20 strategies. 

21 (4) An economic impact analysis that estimates 

22 the total costs of the standard, including— 

23 (A) the impact to gross domestic product 

24 and employment by State; 

25 (B) the cost of wholesale and retail elec26 tricity by State; and 


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1 (C) total compliance costs by State. 

2 (5) A list of each area of the United States, in3 cluding each county, that would be in nonattainment 

4 under the standard. 

5 (6) An identification of the level of ground level 

6 ozone in each county of the United States that is 

7 naturally occurring or produced outside of the 

8 United States. 

9 (b) CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC AND TECHNO10 LOGICAL FEASIBILITY.—In establishing a national pri11 mary or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone 

12 under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409), 

13 the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen14 cy shall take into consideration the cost and economic and 

15 technological feasibility of attaining such standard. 

16 (c) APPROVAL BY LAW OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR

17 QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE.—A national primary 

18 or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone under 

19 section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) shall 

20 not take effect unless a Federal statute is enacted approv21 ing such standard. 

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