text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
  Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds the following:
              (1) Ozone precursor emissions have been reduced by over 50 
          percent since 1980, resulting in a 33-percent improvement of 
          ozone air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency projects 
          this improvement will continue even under rules and programs 
          already in place.
              (2) States are just beginning to implement the 2008 ozone 
          standards, for which the Environmental Protection Agency 
          published State implementation plan requirements on February 
          13, 2015. Notwithstanding this delayed implementation of the 
          2008 ozone standards, the Environmental Protection Agency 
          published the 2015 ozone standards on October 26, 2015.
              (3) With publication of the 2015 ozone standards so early 
          in the implementation of the 2008 ozone standards, States face 
          the prospect of simultaneously implementing two national 
          ambient air quality standards for ozone.
              (4) In addition, counties face severe statutorily imposed 
          consequences if designated as nonattainment or for failing to 
          meet attainment deadlines, even if those counties would 
          ultimately achieve attainment with no further action.
              (5) If the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards implementation 
          schedules are not harmonized, already strained State resources 
          will be burdened by overlapping implementation schedules, and 
          counties that are projected to achieve necessary air quality 
          improvements will face significant and permanent sanctions.
  
  SEC. 3. OZONE STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE HARMONIZATION.
  
      (a) Designation Submission.--Not later than October 26, 2024, the 
  Governor of each State shall designate in accordance with section 
  107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) all areas (or portions 
  thereof) of the Governor's State as attainment, nonattainment, or 
  unclassifiable with respect to the 2015 ozone standards.
      (b) Designation Promulgation.--Not later than October 26, 2025, the 
  Administrator shall promulgate final designations under section 107(d) 
  of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) for all areas in all States 
  with respect to the 2015 ozone standards, including any modifications 
  to the designations submitted under subsection (a).
      (c) State Implementation Plans.--Not later than October 26, 2026, 
  notwithstanding the deadline specified in section 110(a)(1) of the 
  Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7410(d)(1)), each State shall submit the plan 
  required by such section 110(a)(1) for the 2015 ozone standards.
  
  SEC. 4. CERTAIN PRECONSTRUCTION PERMITS.
  
      (a) In General.--The 2015 ozone standards shall not apply to the 
  review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application if--
              (1) the Administrator or the State, local, or tribal 
          permitting authority, as applicable, determines the application 
          to be complete on or before the date of promulgation of final 
          designations under section 3(b); or
              (2) the Administrator or the State, local, or tribal 
          permitting authority, as applicable, publishes a public notice 
          of a preliminary determination or draft permit for the 
          application before the date that is 60 days after the date of 
          promulgation of final designations under section 3(b).
      (b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
  construed to--
              (1) eliminate the obligation of a preconstruction permit 
          applicant to install best available control technology and 
          lowest achievable emissions rate technology, as applicable; or
              (2) limit the authority of a State, local, or tribal 
          permitting authority to impose more stringent emissions 
          requirements pursuant to State, local, or tribal law than 
          Federal national ambient air quality standards established by 
          the Environmental Protection Agency.
  
  SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENT OF 5-YEAR REVIEW CYCLE.
  
      (a) 10-Year Cycle for All Criteria Air Pollutants.--Paragraphs (1) 
  and (2)(B) of section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409(d)) 
  are amended by striking ``five-year intervals'' each place it appears 
  and inserting ``ten-year intervals''.
      (b) Cycle for Next Review of Ozone Criteria and Standards.--
  Notwithstanding section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
  7409(d)), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
  shall not--
              (1) complete, before October 26, 2025, any review of the 
          criteria for ozone published under section 108 of such Act (42 
          U.S.C. 7408) or the national ambient air quality standard for 
          ozone promulgated under section 109 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
          7409); or
              (2) propose, before such date, any revisions to such 
          criteria or standards.
  
  SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) The term ``2008 ozone standards'' means the national 
          ambient air quality standards for ozone published in the 
          Federal Register on March 27, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 16436).
              (2) The term ``2015 ozone standards'' means the national 
          ambient air quality standards for ozone published in the 
          Federal Register on October 26, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 65292).
              (3) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
          the Environmental Protection Agency.
              (4) The term ``best available control technology'' has the 
          meaning given to that term in section 169(3) of the Clean Air 
          Act (42 U.S.C. 7479(3)).
              (5) The term ``lowest achievable emissions rate'' has the 
          meaning given to that term in section 171(3) of the Clean Air 
          Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(3)).
              (6) The term ``preconstruction permit''--
                      (A) means a permit that is required under part C or 
                  D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7470 et 
                  seq.) for the construction or modification of a major 
                  emitting facility or major stationary source; and
                      (B) includes any such permit issued by the 
                  Environmental Protection Agency or a State, local, or 
                  tribal permitting authority.
target: Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 This bill delays the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2015 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone issued under the Clean Air Act.   Each state must designate all of its areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable with respect to the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2024. The EPA must promulgate final designations for those areas by October 26, 2025. States must submit a state implementation plan for the 2015 ozone standards by October 26, 2026. The 2015 ozone standards do not apply to the review and disposition of an application for a preconstruction permit for the construction or modification of a major emitting facility or major stationary source if: (1) the application is completed before final designations under the Clean Air Act, or (2) the applicable permitting authority publishes a public notice of a preliminary determination or draft permit for the application before a certain date. The bill changes the interval by which the EPA must review its NAAQS for criteria pollutants from a 5-year review cycle to a 10-year review cycle. The EPA must not complete any review of ozone criteria or its ozone NAAQS before October 26, 2025, or propose any revisions to them.
feat_title: Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015