I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4798 
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant pro-
grams to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to haz-
ardous air pollution, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2021 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with 
States to carry out grant programs to assist in remedi-
ation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air 
pollution, 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 ‘‘Communities and En-
vironment First Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOR COMMUNITIES TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9512. FOR COMMUNITIES TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund, 
to be known as the For Communities Trust Fund, con-
sisting of such amounts as may be made available to such 
Trust Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—For each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2032, there are authorized to be 
transferred to the For Communities Trust Fund amounts 
equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury under sec-
tions 4661 and 4671. 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the For Commu-
nities Trust Fund shall be made available without further 
appropriation to carry out section 6 of the Communities 
and Environment First Act of 2021.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9512. For Communities Trust Fund.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 3. SECTION 4661 TAXES TRANSFERRED TO FOR COM-
MUNITIES TRUST FUND ONLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9507(b)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘, 4661, 
or 4671’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4661 of 
such Code is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxes imposed after December 
31, 2021. 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF CHEMICAL EXCISE TAXES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION OF EXCISE TAX 
ON CERTAIN CHEMICALS.—Section 4661(b) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the tax im-
posed by subsection (a) shall be determined in ac-
cordance with the following table: 
‘‘In the case of: 
The tax is the following 
amount per ton: 
Acetylene 
$11.35
Benzene 
11.35
Butane 
11.35
Butylene 
11.35
Butadiene 
11.35
Ethylene 
11.35
Methane 
8.02
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‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year, determined by substituting 
‘calendar year 2021’ for ‘calendar year 
2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple 
of $0.01, such amount shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $0.01.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxes imposed after December 
31, 2021. 
SEC. 5. SECTION 4671 TAX REVIVED WITH RESPECT TO CER-
TAIN CHEMICALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4671 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘substance 
sold or used by the importer thereof.’’ and inserting 
‘‘substance— 
‘‘(1) sold or used by the importer thereof, and 
‘‘(2) described in the table in section 4661(b).’’, 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS FOR SUBSTANCES TAXED UNDER 
SECTION 4661.—No tax shall be imposed by this section 
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on the sale or use of any substance if tax is imposed on 
such sale or use under section 4661.’’, and 
(3) by striking subsection (e). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxes imposed after December 
31, 2021. 
SEC. 6. STATE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall, from amounts 
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
award grants on a competitive basis to States that have 
entered into a cooperative agreement with the Adminis-
trator to carry out a grant program described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—A State may use amounts 
awarded to such State pursuant to subsection (a) only to 
carry out a grant program to make grants to entities— 
(1) to assist in relocation efforts for individuals 
or groups of individuals who live within 5 miles of 
a designated facility; or 
(2) to protect or remediate areas affected by 
emissions of hazardous air pollutants, or releases of 
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, 
from a designated facility. 
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(c) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive a grant under 
a grant program described in subsection (b), an entity— 
(1) shall propose to use the grant to carry out 
a project— 
(A) to assist in relocation efforts for indi-
viduals or groups of individuals who live within 
5 miles of a designated facility; or 
(B) to protect or remediate an area af-
fected by emissions of hazardous air pollutants, 
or releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, 
or contaminants, from a designated facility; and 
(2) shall be a nonprofit organization, or institu-
tion of higher education, with an environmentally-fo-
cused mission. 
(d) INCLUSION OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—As-
sistance for relocation efforts that is provided using a 
grant received under a grant program described in sub-
section (b) may include acquisition of property— 
(1) for an individual or group of individuals de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1); or 
(2) owned by an individual or group of individ-
uals described in subsection (b)(1). 
(e) PRIORITY.—In making grants under a grant pro-
gram described in subsection (b), a State shall give pri-
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ority to individuals and groups of individuals that reside 
closest to a designated facility. 
(f) REVIEW
BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS.—A 
State carrying out a grant program described in sub-
section (b) shall ensure that public health officials of such 
State review any health-related data submitted in support 
of an application for a grant under such grant program. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) DESIGNATED
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated facility’’ means a facility or site— 
(A) that is not owned by the Federal Gov-
ernment; and 
(B) that is— 
(i) a major source or an area source, 
as defined in section 112 of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), to which emissions 
standards promulgated under such section 
112 apply; or 
(ii) listed on the National Priorities 
List under section 105 of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9605). 
(2) HAZARDOUS
AIR
POLLUTANT.—The term 
‘‘hazardous air pollutant’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 112(a)(6) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7412(a)(6)). 
(3) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘haz-
ardous substance’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and each territory of the United States. 
(h) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Adminis-
trator may issue such regulations and guidance as are nec-
essary to implement a grant program under this section. 
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