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136 STAT. 2078 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 stages of production, use, and disposal, as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, based on— (1) environmental product declarations; or (2) determinations by State agencies, as verified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (b) DEFINITION OF GREENHOUSE GAS.—In this section, the term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Subtitle B—Hazardous Materials SEC. 60201. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS. The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 137, as added by subtitle A of this title, the following: ‘‘SEC. 138. ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLOCK GRANTS. ‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail- able, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated— ‘‘(1) $2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in sub- section (b); and ‘‘(2) $200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to grants awarded under this section. ‘‘(b) GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged commu- nities, as defined by the Administrator. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this subsection for— ‘‘(A) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infra- structure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants; ‘‘(B) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events; ‘‘(C) climate resiliency and adaptation; ‘‘(D) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or ‘‘(E) facilitating engagement of disadvantaged commu- nities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes. ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(A) a partnership between— ‘‘(i) an Indian tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education; and Definition. 42 USC 7438. Determinations. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00262 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw