Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Selected Other Environmental Provisions

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency and

Selected Other Environmental Provisions

Updated August 18, 2022

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed H.R. 5376 (P.L. 117-169), a budget reconciliation measure

commonly referred to as the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” (IRA). This Insight identifies IRA

provisions that are to be implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and selected

other environmental policy-related provisions. These provisions, which are found in IRA Title VI–

Committee on Environment and Public Works and a Superfund tax section in Title I, Subtitle D, span a

range of EPA program areas and environmental and climate change topics, including air quality,

enforcement, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental reviews, and environmental justice, among others.

In addition, the IRA includes a provision related to environmental data collection for the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ).

Table 1 lists these EPA and CEQ provisions and associated FY2022 appropriations in P.L. 117-169. The

table does not reflect other IRA provisions related to environment, natural resources, or climate policy

issues that would be implemented by other federal departments or agencies, such as the U.S. Department

of Energy, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, or others.

Table 2 lists the IRA provision on reinstatement of the Superfund petroleum excise tax, which is a

revenue provision.

Table 1. EPA and Selected Other Environment-Related Provisions in P.L. 117-169

Section

Title

FY2022

Appropriations

(dollars in millions)a

Title VI – Committee on Environment and Public Works

Subtitle A – Air Pollution

60101

Clean Heavy-Duty Vehiclesb

$1,000.0

60102

Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports

$3,000.0

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FY2022

Appropriations

(dollars in millions)a

Section

Title

60103

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

60104

Diesel Emissions Reductionsc

$60.0

60105

Funding to Address Air Pollution

$235.5

60106

Funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools

$50.0

60107

Low Emissions Electricity Program

$87.0

60108

Funding for Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act

$15.0

60109

Funding for Implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act

$38.5

60110

Funding for Enforcement Technology and Public Information

$25.0

60111

Greenhouse Gas Corporate Reportingd

$5.0

60112

Environmental Product Declaration Assistance

60113

Methane Emissions Reduction Programe

$1,550.0

60114

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

$5,000.0

60115

Environmental Protection Agency Efficient, Accurate, and Timely Reviews

$40.0

60116

Low-Embodied Carbon Labeling for Construction Materials

$100.0

$27,000.0

$250.0

Subtitle B – Hazardous Materials

60201

Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants

$3,000.0

Subtitle D – Council on Environmental Quality

60401

Environmental and Climate Data Collection

(CEQ) $32.5

Source: CRS, using P.L. 117-169.

a. EPA appropriations, unless otherwise indicated.

b. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF12043, Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Air Pollution, and Climate Change, by Richard K.

Lattanzio.

c. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11331, The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program, by Richard K.

Lattanzio.

d. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11754, EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, by Angela C. Jones.

e. For more information, see CRS Report R47206, Inflation Reduction Act Methane Emissions Charge: In Brief, by Jonathan

L. Ramseur.

Table 2. Superfund Tax Provision in P.L. 117-169

Section

Title

Title I – Committee on Finance

Subtitle D – Energy Security, Part 6, Superfund

13601

Reinstatement of Superfund (Petroleum Excise Tax)

Source: CRS, using P.L. 117-169.

Notes: For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11982, Superfund Tax Legislation in the 117th Congress, by Anthony A.

Cilluffo and David M. Bearden.

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Author Information

Angela C. Jones

Analyst in Environmental Policy

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