SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voices for Environ-
mental Justice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 330. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to partici-
pate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their 
communities in connection with an actual or potential re-
lease of a covered hazardous air pollutant. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
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), 
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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 the site of an ac-
tual or potential release of a covered hazardous air 
pollutant. 
‘‘(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 in connection with an actual or potential re-
lease of a covered hazardous air pollutant, including— 
‘‘(1) interpreting information with regard to the 
nature of the hazard, cumulative impacts studies, 
health impacts studies, remedial investigation and 
feasibility studies, agency decisions, remedial design, 
and operation and maintenance of necessary mon-
itors; and 
‘‘(2) performing additional air pollution moni-
toring. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT; RENEWAL.— 
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‘‘(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 regulatory, removal, or remediation 
process in connection with a facility with the poten-
tial to release a covered hazardous air pollutant. 
‘‘(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 ‘covered hazardous air pollutant’ 
means a hazardous air pollutant (as defined in sec-
tion 112 of the Clean Air Act) that— 
‘‘(A) is listed on the toxics release inven-
tory under section 313(c) of the Emergency 
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Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act 
of 1986; or 
‘‘(B) is identified as carcinogenic by an as-
sessment under the Integrated Risk Informa-
tion System (IRIS) of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
‘‘(3) 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. 
‘‘(4) 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. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘population of color’ means a 
population of individuals who identify as— 
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‘‘(A) Black; 
‘‘(B) African American; 
‘‘(C) Asian; 
‘‘(D) Pacific Islander; 
‘‘(E) another non-White race; 
‘‘(F) Hispanic; 
‘‘(G) Latino; or 
‘‘(H) linguistically isolated.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY SOLID 
WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS.—Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4011. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to partici-
pate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their 
communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal 
of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facil-
ity. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
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