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Fair Air Standards Act

To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Latest action (Apr 27, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Allows an ozone nonattainment area to be redesignated as an attainment area if the area would have met the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the applicable deadline, except for ozone or ozone precursors from outside the state.
  • Allows a state governor to submit a finding and demonstration to the EPA Administrator at any time to request redesignation of an ozone nonattainment area.
  • Requires the EPA Administrator to concur or non-concur with the governor's finding within 180 days and to promulgate the redesignation if the Administrator concurs.
  • Requires the governor and EPA Administrator to consider modeling or monitoring evidence of emissions from other states and foreign countries when evaluating the redesignation request.

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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 27, 2026 Introduced in House
  2. Apr 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 27, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Fitzgerald) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a procedure under which an ozone nonattainment area may be redesignated as an attainment area if certain requirements are met, 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Fair Air Standards Act”.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA AS ATTAINMENT AREA IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), an area designated as an ozone nonattainment area shall be redesignated as an ozone attainment area if the State finds and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator, and the Administrator concurs in such finding, that the area would have attained the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the applicable attainment date, but for ozone or ozone precursors emanating from outside the State. The Governor of the State may submit the finding and demonstration to the Administrator at any time and on the Governor’s own motion. Not later than 180 days after the submission date of the finding and demonstration, the Administrator shall concur or nonconcur in the finding and, if the Administrator concurs, shall promulgate the redesignation. In making such finding, the Governor and the Administrator shall consider, among other factors, modeling or monitoring evidence of emissions from other States and foreign countries.”. <all>

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