DESIGNATIONS OF AREAS FOR PM2.5 AND SUBMISSION
OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR REGIONAL HAZE.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7407(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
(6) DESIGNATIONS-
(A) SUBMISSION- Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not later than February 15, 2004, the Governor of each State
shall submit designations referred to in paragraph (1) for
the July 1997 PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards
for each area within the State, based on air quality monitoring
data collected in accordance with any applicable Federal reference
methods for the relevant areas.
(B) PROMULGATION- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than December 31, 2004, the Administrator shall,
consistent with paragraph (1), promulgate the designations
referred to in subparagraph (A) for each area of each State
for the July 1997 PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards.
(7) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR REGIONAL HAZE-
(A) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator
promulgates the designations referred to in paragraph (6)(B)
for a State, the State shall submit, for the entire State,
the State implementation plan revisions to meet the requirements
promulgated by the Administrator under section 169B(e)(1) (referred
to in this paragraph as `regional haze requirements').
(B) NO PRECLUSION OF OTHER PROVISIONS- Nothing in this paragraph
precludes the implementation of the agreements and recommendations
stemming from the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
Report dated June 1996, including the submission of State implementation
plan revisions by the States of Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming by December
31, 2003, for implementation of regional haze requirements
applicable to those States.'.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY-
Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 107(d)
of the Clean Air Act (as added by subsection (a)), section 6101,
subsections (a) and (b) of section 6102, and section 6103 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (42 U.S.C. 7407
note; 112 Stat. 463), as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect.
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