What does Preamble of Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act do?

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator to publish regulations and guidance for implementing national ambient air quality standards. The regulations and guidance must be published concurrently with any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard. The published materials must include information relating to the submission and consideration of preconstruction permit applications.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act.

What does PRECONSTRUCTION PERMITS. of Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act do?

This section amends Section 109 of the Clean Air Act to address the timely issuance of regulations and guidance related to national ambient air quality standards. The Administrator is required to concurrently publish final regulations and guidance for implementing a new or revised national ambient air quality standard, including information for preconstruction permit applications. If the Administrator fails to publish this guidance concurrently with the standard, the standard will not apply to preconstruction permit reviews until the guidance is published. The provision clarifies that the Administrator can issue subsequent regulations and guidance. It also confirms that preconstruction permit applicants remain obligated to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology. State, local, and Tribal permitting authorities retain the authority to impose more stringent emissions requirements than national standards.

What does CERTAIN PRECONSTRUCTION PERMITS. of Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act do?

This section addresses the application of the 2024 Primary Annual Particulate Matter 2.5 Standard to preconstruction permit reviews. The standard will not apply if a permitting authority determines an application complete before the final designation of the area or publishes a preliminary determination/draft permit within 60 days of that designation. The section clarifies that it does not eliminate the requirement for applicants to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology. State, local, or Tribal permitting authorities retain the authority to impose stricter emissions requirements than national standards. The bill defines key terms including 'Administrator,' 'best available control technology,' 'lowest achievable emission rate,' 'national ambient air quality standard,' 'preconstruction permit,' and '2024 Primary Annual Particulate Matter 2.5 Standard'.

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Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act

Last updated: 4/28/2026 · Introduced: 6/27/2025

Author: Rick Allen (R-GA)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill mandates the EPA to concurrently publish regulations and guidance when establishing or revising national ambient air quality standards, including information for preconstruction permit applications.
For the 2024 Primary Annual Particulate Matter 2.5 Standard, preconstruction permit reviews are exempt if an application is deemed complete before the area's final designation or a draft permit is issued within 60 days of that designation.
Despite these changes, applicants remain obligated to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emission rate technology, and state, local, and Tribal authorities can impose stricter emissions requirements.

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