ministrator shall publish guidance describing the 
process for eligible entities to apply for a grant 
under this section, including the required content 
and form of applications, the manner in which appli-
cations must be submitted, and any applicable dead-
lines. 
‘‘(2) FIRST GRANT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the issuance of guidance under paragraph (1), 
the Administrator shall award the first grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall be a group of individ-
uals who reside in a community that— 
‘‘(1) is a population of color, a community of 
color, an indigenous community, or a low-income 
community; and 
‘‘(2) is in close proximity to a facility described 
in subsection (a) for which a decision relating to a 
permit or permit renewal for such facility is re-
quired. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the grant to participate 
in decisions impacting the health and safety of the commu-
nity involved that are related to the permitting or permit 
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renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous 
waste facility, including— 
‘‘(1) interpreting information with regard to— 
‘‘(A) cumulative impacts studies; 
‘‘(B) health impacts studies; 
‘‘(C) relevant agency decisions; and 
‘‘(D) operation and maintenance of nec-
essary monitors; and 
‘‘(2) performing environmental monitoring. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT; RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant under this section (excluding any renew-
als of the grant) may not exceed $50,000 for 
any grant recipient. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Administrator 
may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an applicant in any case where 
the Administrator determines that such waiver 
is necessary for the community involved to ob-
tain the necessary technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—Grants may be renewed for 
each step in the process for the permitting or permit 
renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or haz-
ardous waste facility. 
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‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community of color’ means any 
geographically distinct area the population of color 
of which is higher than the average population of 
color of the State in which the community is located. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘indigenous community’ means— 
‘‘(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; and 
‘‘(D) any other community of indigenous 
people, including communities in other coun-
tries. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘low income’ means an annual 
household income equal to, or less than, the greater 
of— 
‘‘(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
‘‘(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘population of color’ means a 
population of individuals who identify as— 
‘‘(A) Black; 
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‘‘(B) African American; 
‘‘(C) Asian; 
‘‘(D) Pacific Islander; 
‘‘(E) another non-White race; 
‘‘(F) Hispanic; 
‘‘(G) Latino; or 
‘‘(H) linguistically isolated.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 4010 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4011. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 330 of the Clean Air Act (as added by section 2 
of this Act) and section 4011 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (as added by section 3 of this Act) $5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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