Summary

Repeals section 304 of the Clean Air Act (the federal citizen‑suit enforcement provision) and updates cross‑references and section numbering throughout the Clean Air Act and one related statute to remove or correct references to that provision. The measure does not create new agencies, provide funding, or set new deadlines; it mainly alters statutory text and citations across several Clean Air Act provisions and one provision of a related law.

Key Points

• Repeals the Clean Air Act's citizen‑suit enforcement provision (section 304; 42 U.S.C. 7604).
• Removes or corrects references to the repealed provision across numerous Clean Air Act sections and one related statute.
• Redesignates a Title III section number (the second section 317 becomes section 318) and adjusts numbering and lettering accordingly.
• No new funding, agencies, or enforcement deadlines are created by the measure.
• Eliminates a private enforcement tool used by environmental groups, citizens, and other nonprofits to sue for compliance or to compel agency action.
• Places primary enforcement responsibility with federal and state authorities rather than private parties using the repealed statutory tool.
• Requires legal, regulatory, and administrative updates to align citations and references with the revised statutory text.
• Likely to reduce litigation risk for regulated entities but may reduce external enforcement pressure on noncompliant emitters.

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