Title: A bill to establish a new timeline for certain State implementation plan and attainment requirements for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill establishes a new time line for certain state implementation plan and attainment requirements related to the national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5 (i.e., respirable particulate matter with diameters of 2.5 micrometers and under) for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2426 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2426

 To establish a new timeline for certain State implementation plan and 
  attainment requirements for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the 
                State of Alaska, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2019

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a new timeline for certain State implementation plan and 
  attainment requirements for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the 
                State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIMELINE FOR PM2.5 REQUIREMENTS IN FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR 
              BOROUGH OF ALASKA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Serious area.--The term ``Serious Area'' means an area 
        reclassified as a Serious Area with respect to PM2.5 under 
        section 188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7513(b)).
    (b) Timeline.--Notwithstanding subpart 4 of part D of title I of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7513 et seq.), sections 51.1003 and 
51.1004 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other 
provision of law, the following shall apply with respect to the 
attainment of the 2006 national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5 
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) in the Fairbanks North 
Star Borough in the State of Alaska under section 81.302 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act):
            (1) The deadline for the submission of a Serious Area 
        implementation plan under section 189(b)(1) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7513a(b)(1)) shall be June 30, 2021.
            (2) The Serious Area attainment date under section 
        188(c)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7513(c)(2)) shall 
        be--
                    (A) if the Administrator does not grant an 
                extension under section 188(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
                7513(e)), as expeditiously as practicable, but not 
                later than December 31, 2023; or
                    (B) if the Administrator grants an extension under 
                section 188(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7513(e)), as 
                expeditiously as practicable, but not later than 
                December 31, 2028.
            (3) If the Fairbanks North Star Borough does not attain the 
        national ambient air quality standard by the applicable Serious 
        Area attainment date under paragraph (2), the deadline for the 
        submission of the revision of the Serious Area implementation 
        plan that provides for attainment and for the annual reduction 
        in PM2.5 or PM2.5 precursor emissions of not less than 5 
        percent under section 189(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7513a(d)) shall be--
                    (A) if the Administrator does not grant an 
                extension under section 188(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
                7513(e)), not later than 1 year after the Serious Area 
                attainment date under paragraph (2)(A); or
                    (B) if the Administrator grants an extension under 
                section 188(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7513(e)), not 
                later than 1 year after the Serious Area attainment 
                date under paragraph (2)(B).
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