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The bill aims to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the procedures and requirements for monitoring air quality specifically concerning prescribed fires. Prescribed fires are controlled burns conducted intentionally to manage forests, reduce wildfire risks, and maintain ecosystem health. Currently, air quality monitoring around these fires is regulated to ensure that smoke and emissions do not violate air quality standards. This bill would adjust how such monitoring is conducted, potentially changing the criteria or methods used to assess air pollution from these controlled burns. The purpose is to balance environmental protection with the practical needs of land management agencies that use prescribed fires as a tool. If enacted, this could affect how air quality data is collected and interpreted during and after prescribed fires, possibly influencing regulatory compliance and public health assessments. The bill's impact would be most relevant to environmental regulators, forestry and land management agencies, and communities near areas where prescribed fires are conducted.