Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2017” or the “ORDEAL Act of 2017”.
Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the enforcement and implementation of the 2015 national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
Sec. 2 National ambient air quality standards
Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409(d)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in the first sentence, by striking “(d)(1) Not later than December 31, 1980, and at five-year intervals” and inserting the following:
“(d) Review and revision of criteria and standards; independent scientific review committee; appointment; advisory functions
“(1) Review and revision of criteria and standards
“(A) In general—Not later than December 31, 1980, and at 10-year intervals”
in the second sentence, by striking “The Administrator” and inserting the following:
“(B) Early and frequent review and revision—Except with respect to any national ambient air quality standard promulgated under this section for ozone concentrations, the Administrator”
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) 2015 national ambient air quality standards for ozone concentrations
“(i) In general—The Administrator shall delay the enforcement and implementation of the final rule entitled “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone” (80 Fed. Reg. 65292 (October 26, 2015)) until January 1, 2025.
“(ii) New rulemaking—Not earlier than January 1, 2025, the Administrator shall initiate a new rulemaking to promulgate new national ambient air quality standards for ozone concentrations.”
in paragraph (2)(B)—
by striking “(B) Not later than January 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals” and inserting the following:
“(B) Review
“(i) In general—Except as provided in clause (ii), not later than January 1, 1980, and at 10-year intervals”
by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) National ambient air quality standards for ozone concentrations—Not earlier than January 1, 2025, and at 10-year intervals thereafter, the committee referred to in subparagraph (A) shall, with respect to national ambient air quality standards for ozone concentrations—
“(I) complete a review of any standard promulgated under this section; and
“(II) recommend to the Administrator any new standard and any revision to the standards described in subclause (I) as may be appropriate under section 108 and subsection (b).”