Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 18, 2022)
Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a pilot program to award, on a competitive basis, grants or contracts to state, local, and tribal air agencies to carry out specified projects for hyperlocal air quality monitoring systems in environmental justice communities (i.e., communities with significant representation of communities of color, low income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities that experience, or are at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects).
A project carried out using a grant or contract awarded under the pilot program may not exceed five years in duration.
What just happenedFeb 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 18, 2022
- Feb 21, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Feb 18, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 18, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House