Sec. 127. Limitation on use of funds for air quality regulations
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None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) to issue, finalize, or implement any final regulations addressing any subject of the proposed rule entitled Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance , published April 5, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 19717), before the date on which the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management— completes the two air modeling studies entitled Arctic Air Quality Impact Assessment Modeling (AK–13–01) and Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GM–14–01) , and publishes the results of such studies and all supporting data and documentation in a form available to the public; concludes, following peer review of such studies, publication of public notice, and 120 days of opportunity for public comment on the studies, that the activities expressly authorized under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) are significantly affecting the air quality of any State for purposes of compliance with the national ambient air quality standards, pursuant to, as required by section 5(a)(8) of such Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(8) ); and consults with the affected coastal states (as that term is used in that Act) on the results of such studies and analyses, and any actions that may be taken including any incremental burdens on such coastal states that may result.
The Secretary shall— before issuing any such final regulations— repropose the regulations; and provide a period of at least 180 days for the submission of public comment on such reproposed regulations; and delay the effective date of such final regulations for at least 180 days after the date they are published.
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Sec. 127
Limitation on use of funds for air quality regulations
Fed. Reg.81 FR 19717
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