Ozone Standard Delay Legislation Reintroduced

Last week, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced legislation from the previous Congress that would delay deadlines under EPA's 2015 ozone standards by eight years, from October 2017 to October 2025. The legislation passed the House last year but was never taken up for a vote in the Senate.

This legislation provides a common-sense approach for implementing national ambient air quality standards, recognizes ongoing state efforts to improve air quality through a reasonable implementation schedule for the 2015 ozone standards, streamlines the air permitting process for businesses to expand operations and create jobs, and includes other reforms that bring more regulatory certainty to federal air quality standards.

Last year, PMAA joined over 200 associations, companies and state groups in a letter of support for this legislation. PMAA will work to ensure that the Senate and House consider and pass this crucial legislation.