The Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs (the Portfolio Committee) having deliberated and considered the subject matter of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Amendment Bill [B 27- 2013] (National Assembly - section 76) (the Amendment Bill), referred to the Portfolio Committee and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism (JTM) as a section 76 Bill, agrees with the classification as a section 76 Bill and reports the Amendment Bill with amendments [B27A - 2013]. The Portfolio Committee further notes that after having considered the subject of the Amendment Bill, decided to support the following amendments: