HR 3995 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1988

Introduced 1988-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1988-03-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Clean Air Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) to revise attainment dates for areas which failed to attain the national ambient air quality standard for ozone or carbon monoxide by 1988. Requires States with revised attainment dates to conduct an inventory of emissions of each of the air pollutants which contributed to its failure to attain the air quality standard and submit, for the Administrator's approval, a revision of the State implementation plan for each area which failed to attain such standard for ozone or carbon monoxide by 1988. Requires that each implementation plan revision contain a schedule and enforceable measures to ensure that the standard is met before the revised attainment date. Credits States which establish such schedules with emissions inventory reductions which are projected to be achieved through certain existing and proposed air pollution control measures. Prohibits new or modified major stationary sources of air pollutants from receiving an operating permit unless increased emissions from such sources of the pollutants which are subject to this Act are offse…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only