The Technology Assessment for Air Quality Management Act of 2023 directs the Environmental Protection Agency to improve air quality monitoring by cataloging existing monitoring technologies, establishing a working group of experts, and conducting a national inventory of air quality monitoring infrastructure. The bill particularly focuses on developing "hyperlocal" monitoring systems that can detect air pollution variations at the neighborhood and census-tract level, which can vary by up to 800 percent block to block. The legislation aims to help environmental justice communities, people of color, Indigenous peoples, and low-income populations who disproportionately experience higher air pollution exposure and associated health risks. The EPA would receive $11 million annually through fiscal year 2028 to implement these provisions and hire eight new full-time staff members. Key deliverables include an updated public technology toolbox within one year, a working group report on integrated monitoring system templates within one year, a national infrastructure inventory report within two years, and recommendations for integrating satellite data, ground monitors, and modeling to improve air quality management.
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