Section 60106 of the IRA appropriates $37.5 million to the EPA for monitoring and reducing air pollution at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities under sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air Act. These provisions of the Clean Air Act authorize the EPA Administrator to develop an air pollution research and development program and to make grants to air pollution control agencies for prevention and control programs.
Section 60106 also appropriates $12.5 million to the EPA Administrator to provide technical assistance to schools in low-income and disadvantages communities to address environmental issues, develop environmental quality plans, and mitigate ongoing air pollution.
The funds appropriated under section 60106 will remain available until September 30, 2031.
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The funding targets air pollution at schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities.