Creates a program to help communities get clean air centers and free filters during wildland fire smoke events.
This bill would create a new federal program to help communities protect themselves from wildland fire smoke. It would set aside $30 million for the Environmental Protection Agency to give grants to local air pollution agencies. These grants would help set up clean air centers and provide free air filters to vulnerable households in low-income communities.
Currently, there is no federal grant program specifically established by law for air pollution control agencies to implement "cleaner air space programs" to address wildland fire smoke events. The Environmental Protection Agency would establish a grant program to fund air pollution control agencies, including Tribal agencies, to create clean air centers, distribute air filtration units and educational materials to covered households, and conduct surveys on program effectiveness. This would include authorizing $30 million for the program from the government's budget years 2026 through 2028, with individual grants capped at $3 million.
HR 566 · 119th Congress · January 20, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 1/10
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