Environmental justice for communities overburdened by environmental violations

(a) Identification of communities Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall, in consultation with co-regulators in State and local agencies, identify at least 100 communities— (1) that are environmental justice communities; and (2) in which there have been, over the previous 5 years, a number of violations of environmental law that the Administrator determines to be greater than the national average of such violations. (b) Analysis and recommendations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, with respect to each community identified under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (1) undertake an analysis of the conditions that have led to the number of violations described in subsection (a)(2), including through engagement with the residents of each such community; (2) identify the root cause of the number of violations described in subsection (a)(2); and (3) identify measures that the Administrator shall take, in coordination with co-regulators in State and local agencies, to reduce the number of violations of environmental law to a number that the Administrator determines to be significantly below the national average. (c) Implementation Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall complete the implementation of the measures identified under subsection (b)(3).