Access to technical assistance

(a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall provide technical assistance for the purchase and operation of portable air sensors and related equipment necessary for the placement and operation of those portable air sensors to recipients of assistance under the programs described in section 5 and the grant programs under sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403, 7405). (b) Technical assistance described Technical assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall include assistance with respect to— (1) air sensor placement; (2) air sensor type selection; (3) air sensor maintenance and care; (4) maintenance and care of equipment necessary for air sensor operation; (5) air sensor data management; and (6) quality assurance project plan development. (c) Prioritization In selecting recipients of technical assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall give priority to recipients of assistance for the purchase of air sensors— (1) in remote or rural locations that lack air monitors and air sensors; (2) in areas in which air quality monitoring or air quality data is absent or scarce; or (3) that serve communities that are affected, or are expected to be affected, by wildfire and wildfire smoke during the fiscal year in which the assistance for the purchase of air sensors is provided. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032.