Requires the EPA to publish implementing regulations and guidance at the same time as any new or revised national air quality standard, and exempts certain preconstruction permit applications from the 2024 fine particulate matter standard.

• Requires the EPA to publish final regulations and guidance alongside any new or revised national ambient air quality standard, including how preconstruction permit applications are submitted and considered.
• If the EPA does not publish that guidance with the standard, the standard does not apply to preconstruction permit reviews until the guidance is published.
• Exempts preconstruction permit applications from the 2024 primary annual PM2.5 standard if the application is determined complete, or a preliminary determination or draft permit is publicly noticed, before 60 days after the area's final designation under that standard.
• Keeps in place the requirement to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology, and preserves state, local, and Tribal authority to impose stricter emissions limits.

• Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
• Environment Subcommittee

Environmental Protection