H.R. 5132 would require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogEnvironmental Justice Renewal Act - Defines &quot;environmental justice&quot; as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all individuals regardless or race, color, national origin, educational level, or income in the process of developing environmental laws and regulations. Defines &quot;environmental justice community&quot; as a community with a significant representation of racial, ethnic, or low-income populations vulnerable to editenvironmental or human health risks.

Directs the wikiAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to federal agencies in identifying disproportionately high and beadverse human health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations and to assist such agencies in developing environmental justice strategies. Requires the firstWorking Group to develop and promulgate a coordinated interagency federal environmental justice strategy.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish in the EPA the position of Environmental Justice Ombudsman to monitor complaints relating to environmental justice programs; (2) provide training in environmental justice to EPA employees; (3) establish grant programs to address local environmental justice concerns; (4) establish a detailed summarybasic training program to assist residents of environmental justice communities in identifying human health and environmental risks; (5) establish a National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide independent advice and recommendations to the bill!)Administrator on environmental justice issues; and (6) establish an Environmental Justice Clearinghouse to provide information on EPA activities relating to environmental justice.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effectiveness of this Act.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 1/23/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiCommittee on Energy and beCommerce, and in addition to the firstCommittee on Natural Resources, for a period to updatebe subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the statusjurisdiction of the bill!)committee concerned.
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