Air Designation Actions in Areas of Pollutant Transport Act or the ADAAPT Act
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise requirements for certain nonattainment areas, including provisions related to international border areas, marginal areas, and rural transport areas.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2825 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2825
To amend the Clean Air Act to modify provisions relating to
international border areas, marginal areas, and rural transport areas,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 10, 2018
Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 amend the Clean Air Act to modify provisions relating to
international border areas, marginal areas, and rural transport areas,
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 ``Air Designation Actions in Areas of
Pollutant Transport Act'' or the ``ADAAPT Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
(a) International Border Areas.--Section 179B of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7509a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``the Act'' and inserting ``this
Act''; and
(B) by striking ``, and'' and inserting ``; and'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 181(a)(2) or
(5)'' and inserting ``section 181(b)(2)'';
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``or (9)''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Action on Demonstration.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Administrator receives a demonstration of attainment
submitted by a State under subsection (b), (c), or (d), the
Administrator shall approve or disapprove the demonstration.''.
(b) Marginal Areas.--Section 182(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7511a(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``requirements--'' and inserting ``requirements:''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so
designated), by striking ``Within'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) Revision.--Subject to clause (ii),
not later than''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Certain nonattainment areas.--
``(I) Applicability.--Section
173(a)(1) shall not apply to a revision
submitted to the Administrator under
clause (i) for a nonattainment area
described in subclause (III).
``(II) Best available control
technology.--With respect to a revision
submitted to the Administrator under
clause (i) for a nonattainment area
described in subclause (III), a State
may substitute the best available
control technology (as defined in
section 169) for the lowest achievable
emission rate.
``(III) Nonattainment areas.--A
nonattainment area described in this
subclause is a nonattainment area--
``(aa) with an
implementation plan or plan
revision approved under section
179B(a);
``(bb) for which the
Administrator has approved a
demonstration of attainment for
ozone under section 179B(b); or
``(cc) that is treated by
the Administrator as a rural
transport area (within the
meaning of subsection
(h)(2)).''.
(c) Rural Transport Areas.--Section 182(h) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7511a(h)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``does not include'' and
all that follows through ``, which area''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Timeline.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Administrator receives a demonstration submitted by a
State to secure treatment by the Administrator of an ozone
nonattainment area in the State as a rural transport area
(within the meaning of paragraph (2)), the Administrator
shall--
``(A) approve or disapprove the demonstration; and
``(B) make, or decline to make, a finding under
paragraph (2).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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