Sec. 3. Emissions beyond control
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Section 319(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7619(b) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by inserting after Or actions To mitigate wildfire risk ; Events in paragraph (1)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Definition of exceptional event ; Definitions in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses
(i)through (iv), as subclauses
(I)through (IV), respectively; by striking
(A)and all that follows through an event that— and inserting the following: The term exceptional event means an event that— ; by amending subclause
(III)of subparagraph (A)(i), as redesignated, to read as follows: is an event that is— a natural event; caused by a human activity that is intended to mirror the occurrence or reoccurrence of a natural event; or caused by a human activity that is unlikely to recur; and ; by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: In this subsection, the term exceptional event does not include— ordinarily occurring stagnation of air masses; meteorological inversions; or air pollution relating to source noncompliance. ; and by adding at the end the following: The term action to mitigate wildfire risk means a prescribed fire or similar measure, undertaken in accordance with State approved practices, to reduce the risk and severity of wildfires. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking March 1, 2006 and inserting 18 months after the date of enactment of the ; CLEAR Act by inserting revisions to before regulations ; and by adding or actions to mitigate wildfire risk before the period at the end; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting or action to mitigate wildfire risk after an exceptional event ; and by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting this section ; and by adding at the end the following: When more than one State notifies the Administrator of its intent to submit a petition for an exceptional event or an action to mitigate wildfire risk for the same air quality event, the Administrator shall conduct regional modeling and analysis, upon request by one or more States, to satisfy the analysis required for an exceptional event or an action to mitigate wildfire risk petition for such air quality event. Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the CLEAR Act , the Administrator shall establish and update monthly a public website describing the status of all submitted petitions for exceptional events and actions to mitigate wildfire risk. ; in paragraph (3)(A)— by redesignating clauses
(ii)through
(v)as clauses
(iii)through (vi), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(i)the following: the principle that actions to mitigate wildfire risk can play an important role in reducing the magnitude and frequency of wildfires; ; in paragraph (3)(B)— in clause (i), by inserting or action to mitigate wildfire risk before must be ; by amending clause
(ii)to read as follows: a clear causal relationship must exist, or be reasonably expected to exist, between the measured exceedances of a national ambient air quality standard and the exceptional event or action to mitigate wildfire risk to demonstrate that the exceptional event or action to mitigate wildfire risk caused a specific air pollution concentration at a particular air quality monitoring location; ; and by amending clause
(iv)to read as follows: there are criteria and procedures for the Governor of a State to petition the Administrator to exclude air quality monitoring data that is directly due to exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk from use in determinations by the Administrator with respect to— area or source exceedances or violations of the national ambient air quality standards; the designation, redesignation, classification, or reclassification of an area; the demonstration by a State of attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; attainment determinations; attainment date extensions; finding a State implementation plan to be inadequate; or preconstruction demonstrations under section 165(a)(3). ; and by striking paragraph (4). The Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 179B the following new section: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, with respect to any nonattainment area that is classified under section 181 as a Severe Area or an Extreme Area for ozone or under section 188 as a Serious Area for particulate matter, no sanction or fee under section 179 or 185 shall apply with respect to a State (or an area or source therein) on the basis of a deficiency described in section 179(a), or the failure to attain a national ambient air quality standard for ozone or particulate matter by the applicable attainment date, if the State demonstrates that the State would have avoided such deficiency, or such standard would have been attained, but for one or more of the following: Emissions emanating from outside the nonattainment area. Emissions from an exceptional event (as defined in section 319(b)(1)). Emissions from mobile sources to the extent the State demonstrates that— such emissions are beyond the control of the State to reduce or eliminate; and the State is fully implementing such measures as are within the authority of the State to control emissions from the mobile sources. The inapplicability of sanctions or fees with respect to a State (or an area or source therein) pursuant to subsection
(a)does not affect the obligation of a State, area, source, or other entity under other provisions of this Act to establish and implement measures to attain a national ambient air quality standard for ozone or particulate matter. For subsection
(a)to continue to apply with respect to a State (or an area or source therein), the State involved shall renew the demonstration required by subsection
(a)at least once every 5 years. .
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