S 1894 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Clean Air Standards Attainment Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-11-20· Sponsored by Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]· Senate

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Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 453.(1987-11-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Clean Air Standards Attainment Act of 1987 - Title I: Requirement for Nonattainment Areas - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize States to submit a revised implementation plan for nonattainment areas unable to attain the national primary ambient air quality standard for photochemical oxidants (ozone) and/or carbon monoxide, requiring compliance no later than the end of 1992. Requires such revised plan to include: (1) a vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program; (2) gasoline vapor recovery of hydrocarbon emissions in certain ozone nonattainment areas; (3) a schedule for implementing the use of alternative fuels or power sources; (4) emissions reductions through the adoption of reasonably available control technology in ozone nonattainment areas; and (5) compliance with the lowest achievable emission rate by new or modified major stationary sources. Requires States to develop an implementation plan for nonattainment areas where ozone exceeds the national primary ambient air quality standard by more than 50 percent and the extended compliance schedule cannot be met by the implementation of the additional requirements. Requires this implementation plan to require the…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans