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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4775 
To facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2016 
Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. FLORES, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MCCAR-
THY, and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level 
ozone standards, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ozone Standards Im-
plementation Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FACILITATING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXIST-
ING OZONE STANDARDS. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION SUBMISSION.—Not later than 
October 26, 2024, notwithstanding the deadline 
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specified in paragraph (1)(A) of section 107(d) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)), the Gov-
ernor of each State shall designate in accordance 
with such section 107(d) all areas (or portions there-
of) of the Governor’s State as attainment, nonattain-
ment, or unclassifiable with respect to the 2015 
ozone standards. 
(2) DESIGNATION PROMULGATION.—Not later 
than October 26, 2025, notwithstanding the deadline 
specified in paragraph (1)(B) of section 107(d) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)), the Adminis-
trator shall promulgate final designations under 
such section 107(d) for all areas in all States with 
respect to the 2015 ozone standards, including any 
modifications to the designations submitted under 
paragraph (1). 
(3) STATE
IMPLEMENTATION
PLANS.—Not 
later than October 26, 2026, notwithstanding the 
deadline specified in section 110(a)(1) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(1)), each State shall 
submit the plan required by such section 110(a)(1) 
for the 2015 ozone standards. 
(b) CERTAIN PRECONSTRUCTION PERMITS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The 2015 ozone standards 
shall not apply to the review and disposition of a 
preconstruction permit application if— 
(A) the Administrator or the State, local, 
or tribal permitting authority, as applicable, de-
termines the application to be complete on or 
before the date of promulgation of the final des-
ignation of the area involved under subsection 
(a)(2); or 
(B) the Administrator or the State, local, 
or tribal permitting authority, as applicable, 
publishes a public notice of a preliminary deter-
mination or draft permit for the application be-
fore the date that is 60 days after the date of 
promulgation of the final designation of the 
area involved under subsection (a)(2). 
(2) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to— 
(A) 
eliminate 
the 
obligation 
of 
a 
preconstruction permit applicant to install best 
available control technology and lowest achiev-
able emission rate technology, as applicable; or 
(B) limit the authority of a State, local, or 
tribal permitting authority to impose more 
stringent emissions requirements pursuant to 
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