A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide adequate data, modeling, and support in the development of a State implementation plan under the Clean Air Act.

Bill: 113-s-319
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Intergovernmental relations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for any rule or significant regulatory action relating to state implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards, to timely provide on the request of a state or other governmental entity involved in the development of such plan the following in order to comply with the regulatory action: (1) technical support, (2) data and data modeling, and (3) clarification and guidance.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 319 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2013 Mr. Johanns introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide adequate data, modeling, and support in the development of a State implementation plan under the Clean Air Act.

1. Provision of adequate data, modeling, and support For any rule or significant regulatory action of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide in a timely manner, on the request of any State or other governmental entity involved in the development of a State implementation plan to comply with that rule or regulatory action— (1) technical support; (2) data, including integrated planning models and other modeling; (3) clarification; and (4) guidance.