Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4730
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2017-12-21
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Environmental regulatory procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Clean Air Act to specify that an area nonattainment plan may contain contingency measures, which are measures undertaken if an area fails to make reasonable progress towards or to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard, that may be implemented prior to the area failing.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2017 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Gosar , and Mr. Issa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment plan provisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018 . 2. Amendment Section 172(c)(9) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7502(c)(9) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this Act precludes, with respect to any plan or plan provision, the inclusion and approval of contingency measures that are or may be implemented or take effect prior to the area involved failing to make reasonable further progress or to attain any national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable attainment date. .