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Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8271| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Debra A. Haaland

Debra A. Haaland

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (3)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)

Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 This bill provides for funding and permitting restrictions in relation to environmental cleanup and remediation of areas with public health threats. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, and the Indian Health Service for various environmental cleanup and remediation projects, including those that affect low-income and tribal communities. For example, the bill appropriates $30 billion to HUD to provide grants to local governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing. The bill immediately prohibits the granting of a Title V permit for a major proposed source (relating to air pollution control requirements) for an overburdened census tract, which is an area that has been identified as having a specified amount of particulate matter and an identified heightened risk of cancer due to air pollution. The EPA must publish a list of overburdened census tracts and update the list annually based on the most recently available modeling and monitoring data. After January 1, 2025, the bill also prohibits the renewal of Title V permits for major sources in an overburdened census tract.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4617
Introduced in Senate
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4617
    Introduced in Senate

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 116-4617: Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAppropriationsCancerCoalDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing and community development fundingIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsLow- and moderate-income housingMilitary facilities and propertyMiningPollution liabilityResidential rehabilitation and home repairState and local financeWater qualityWater use and supply

Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8271| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020 This bill provides for funding and permitting restrictions in relation to environmental cleanup and remediation of areas with public health threats. Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, and the Indian Health Service for various environmental cleanup and remediation projects, including those that affect low-income and tribal communities. For example, the bill appropriates $30 billion to HUD to provide grants to local governments to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related health and safety hazards in low-income housing. The bill immediately prohibits the granting of a Title V permit for a major proposed source (relating to air pollution control requirements) for an overburdened census tract, which is an area that has been identified as having a specified amount of particulate matter and an identified heightened risk of cancer due to air pollution. The EPA must publish a list of overburdened census tracts and update the list annually based on the most recently available modeling and monitoring data. After January 1, 2025, the bill also prohibits the renewal of Title V permits for major sources in an overburdened census tract.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-4617
Introduced in Senate
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-4617
    Introduced in Senate
Debra A. Haaland

Debra A. Haaland

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (3)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)

Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 116-4617: Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAppropriationsCancerCoalDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing and community development fundingIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsLow- and moderate-income housingMilitary facilities and propertyMiningPollution liabilityResidential rehabilitation and home repairState and local financeWater qualityWater use and supply