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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4077 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to pro-
vide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner 
air space program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. PHIL-
LIPS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. 
CARAVEO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. 
PETTERSEN, and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies 
to implement a cleaner air space program, 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 ‘‘Cleaner Air Spaces 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLEANER AIR SPACE PROGRAM GRANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Administrator shall provide grants to air 
pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space 
program in accordance with this section. 
(b) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) AMOUNTS.—Under this section, the Admin-
istrator may not provide a grant to an air pollution 
control 
agency 
in 
an 
amount 
that 
exceeds 
$3,000,000. 
(2) GRANTS FOR TRIBES.—The Administrator 
shall provide at least one grant to a Tribal agency 
that has jurisdiction over air quality. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant pro-
vided under this section, an air pollution control 
agency shall submit to the Administrator an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Administrator determines 
appropriate, including a proposal for the implemen-
tation of a cleaner air space program. 
(2) PROPOSAL FOR CLEANER AIR SPACE PRO-
GRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A proposal for the imple-
mentation of a cleaner air space program under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) Certification of partnering with a com-
munity-based organization. 
(B) Details on the responsibilities of all 
parties involved with the cleaner air space pro-
gram, including the responsibilities of— 
(i) the air pollution control agency; 
and 
(ii) any community-based organiza-
tions for which the air pollution control 
agency is partnering with under subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) Information regarding which geo-
graphic population or community of covered 
households may be receiving eligible air filtra-
tion units under such cleaner air space pro-
gram. 
(D) Information on how the air pollution 
control agency plans to— 
(i) distribute educational materials re-
lated to eligible air filtration units; and 
(ii) advertise the availability of clean 
air centers. 
(E) Information on how such air pollution 
control agency plans to establish a clean air 
center, including— 
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