Bill > S2383

This bill establishes a grant program within the Clean Air Act to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, and mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat. The bill defines "extreme heat" and authorizes the EPA Administrator to make grants to air pollution control agencies for eligible activities such as air quality monitoring, public outreach, air filtration systems, and the provision of protective equipment. The bill also directs the EPA to establish Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat to conduct research on the health effects and community response strategies, and creates a competitive grant program to assist state, local, tribal, and Native Hawaiian entities in developing collaborative community plans to address these issues.