Flint Hills Preservation Act

Summary

Flint Hills Preservation Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require states and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in determining whether an exceedance or violation of a national ambient air quality standard has occurred with respect to a specific air pollutant, to exclude data from a particular air quality monitoring location if emissions from prescribed fires in the Flint Hills Region cause a concentration of the air pollutant at the location to be in excess of the standard. Prohibits, if such emission data is excluded: (1) the Administrator from finding that a state has failed to enforce, or that a person has violated, a state implementation plan (SIP) for national primary or secondary ambient air quality standards as a result of such emissions; or (2) a state from finding that a person has violated, or from bringing an enforcement action for violation of, a SIP for such standards as a result of such emissions. Prohibits: (1) the Administrator from requiring, or a state from adopting, a smoke management plan under such Act in connection with any prescribed fire in such region; and (2) a building, structure, facility, or installation from being treated as a stationary source under new stationary source performance standards as a result of such prescribed fires. Provides that no person shall be required to obtain or modify an operating permit under Title V of the Clean Air Act in connection with such a prescribed fire.

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Timeline

1. 22 April 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 April 2010 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2010

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Lynn Jenkins · R · Cosponsor
• Frank Lucas · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
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