OH HR56

Urges Congress and the President to amend the Federal Clean Air Act to eliminate the requirement to implement the E-Check Program, a motor vehicle emissions testing program administered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

Directs the EPA Administrator to begin rule-making to repeal and replace the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards and prohibits revising the NAAQS more than once every fifteen years.

States the E-Check Program disproportionately impacts poor and lower-middle class citizens who own older vehicles more likely to fail emissions tests, potentially eliminating their only mode of transportation.

Notes that air quality nationwide has improved 71% in combined emissions of six common pollutants from 1970 to 2015, and argues that improved vehicle technology by manufacturers has been more effective than government-imposed emissions testing.

Requests the EPA alleviate burdensome E-Check and Clean Air Act requirements if Congress fails to act, and encourages Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to explore alternatives to E-Check and reallocate program funds to other environmental initiatives.