S.Amdt. 2539

SA 2539. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R.
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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At the end of section 40803 of division D, add the
following:
(l) Wildfire Air Quality Monitoring in Rural Communities.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall award grants to eligible communities
to purchase nonregulatory, portable air sensors that would
complement, but not replace, existing regulatory air quality
programs and requirements.
(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
give priority to--
(A) remote and rural communities--
(i) that do not have regulatory air sensors; or
(ii) in which air quality monitoring is absent or limited;
and
(B) communities affected by wildfires and wildfire smoke.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
this subsection.
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