CLEAR Act

This bill would change how the Clean Air Act's national air quality standards are reviewed and carried out by states. It would change the required review of these standards by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from every five years to every 10 years, and would let EPA consider whether a standard can likely be met as a secondary factor. It would give states at least one year to fix a rejected or missing plan before EPA issues a federal plan. It would let states ask EPA to exclude air pollution from prescribed fires and certain other events from compliance decisions, and would block certain sanctions and fees in some areas when a state shows pollution came from outside sources or events beyond its control. It would also add two more state air agency members to EPA's scientific advisory committee.

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Sponsors

• Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors