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This document includes Senate 2nd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:56 AM by khelgesen. --> This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:18 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:25 PM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:39 AM by lerror. -->

Senator Margaret Dayton proposes the following substitute bill:


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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDS

             2     
REVISIONS

             3     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             6     
House Sponsor: Bill Wright

             7     

             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill changes the composition of each board created under Title 19, Environmental
             11      Quality Code, requires specific qualifications for a board member, subjects a board
             12      member to certain requirements, transfers some powers and duties from the boards to
             13      the executive director or division directors, and gives rulemaking authority to the
             14      department.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This bill:
             17          .    gives rulemaking authority to the Department of Environmental Quality to create
             18      attendance standards and conflicts of interest procedures for board members and to
             19      make procedural rules for adjudicative proceedings;
             20          .    changes the composition of each board created under Title 19, Environmental
             21      Quality Code;
             22          .    provides a transition to the new composition of each board created under Title 19,
             23      Environmental Quality Code;
             24          .    establishes qualifications for board members;
             25          .    requires board members to comply with attendance standards and conflict of interest



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     procedures;
             27          .    provides for the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality to
             28      take final dispositive action on an adjudicative proceeding under Title 19,
             29      Environmental Quality Code;
             30          .    transfers powers and duties from a board to a division director;
             31          .    provides for certain division boards to approve enforcement settlements negotiated
             32      by a division director that exceed $25,000; and
             33          .    makes technical changes.
             34      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             35          None
             36      Other Special Clauses:
             37          This bill provides an effective date.
             37a      H. This bill coordinates with S.B. 11, Department of Environmental Quality Boards
             37b      Adjudicative Proceedings, by providing substantive and technical amendments. .H
             38      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             39      AMENDS:
             40          19-1-105, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             41          19-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 17
             42          19-1-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             43          19-2-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 68
             44          19-2-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             45          19-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 174
             46          19-2-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             47          19-2-107, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             48          19-2-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             49          19-2-109, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 90
             50          19-2-109.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297
             51          19-2-109.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 286 and 324
             52          19-2-110, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             53          19-2-115, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297
             54          19-2-116, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             55          19-2-117, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             56          19-2-120, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112



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         19-3-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 314
             58          19-3-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             59          19-3-103.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             60          19-3-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             61          19-3-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 26
             62          19-3-106.4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             63          19-3-108, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             64          19-3-109, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             65          19-3-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             66          19-4-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 51
             67          19-4-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             68          19-4-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             69          19-4-106, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             70          19-4-107, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             71          19-4-109, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             72          19-5-102 (Effective 07/01/12), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 155,
             73      297, and 304
             74          19-5-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             75          19-5-104 (Effective 07/01/12), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 304
             76          19-5-105.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 155
             77          19-5-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 114
             78          19-5-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 271
             79          19-5-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 114
             80          19-5-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             81          19-5-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             82          19-5-113, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             83          19-5-114, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             84          19-5-115, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 297 and 340
             85          19-6-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 366
             86          19-6-102.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1996, Chapter 230
             87          19-6-102.6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382



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         19-6-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
             89          19-6-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             90          19-6-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             91          19-6-107, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             92          19-6-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 133 and 297
             93          19-6-108.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 250 and 382
             94          19-6-109, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             95          19-6-112, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             96          19-6-117, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             97          19-6-119, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 251
             98          19-6-120, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 391
             99          19-6-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 324
             100          19-6-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 56 and 382
             101          19-6-404, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             102          19-6-405.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 186
             103          19-6-405.7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 256
             104          19-6-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             105          19-6-408, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             106          19-6-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 186
             107          19-6-411, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 95
             108          19-6-412, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             109          19-6-413, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297
             110          19-6-414, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             111          19-6-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 21
             112          19-6-416.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 297
             113          19-6-417, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             114          19-6-418, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 255
             115          19-6-419, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 186
             116          19-6-420, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 255
             117          19-6-421, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             118          19-6-423, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 186



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         19-6-424, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             120          19-6-424.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 255
             121          19-6-425, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 172
             122          19-6-428, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 107
             123          19-6-601, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 122 and renumbered and amended
             124      by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             125          19-6-606, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Chapter 79
             126          19-6-703, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 324
             127          19-6-704, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             128          19-6-705, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 186
             129          19-6-706, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 324
             130          19-6-710, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 186
             131          19-6-711, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 283
             132          19-6-712, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 388
             133          19-6-717, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 283
             134          19-6-718, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 283
             135          19-6-721, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             136          19-6-803, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             137          19-6-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 256
             138          19-6-806, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             139          19-6-811, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 256
             140          19-6-817, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 256
             141          19-6-819, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             142          19-6-820, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 165
             143          19-6-821, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             144          19-6-1002, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 187
             145          19-6-1003, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 183
             146          19-6-1004, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 187
             147          19-6-1005, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 187
             148          19-6-1102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 340
             149          19-6-1104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 340



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         19-8-106, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 247
             151          19-8-119, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 356
             152          41-6a-1644, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 333
             153          59-1-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 46, 344, and 410
             154          72-6-106.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 340
             154a      H. Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
             154b          19-1-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah, 2010, Chapter 17
             154c           19-1-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah, 2009, Chapter 377
             154d          19-1-301.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953 .H
             155     

             156      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             157          Section 1. Section 19-1-105 is amended to read:
             158           19-1-105. Divisions of department -- Control by division directors.
             159          (1) The following divisions are created within the department:
             160          (a) the Division of Air Quality, to administer Title 19, Chapter 2, Air Conservation
             161      Act;
             162          (b) the Division of Drinking Water, to administer Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking
             163      Water Act;
             164          (c) the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation, to administer:
             165          (i) Title 19, Chapter 6, [Parts 3 and 4] Part 3, Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act;
             166      and
             167          (ii) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 4, Underground Storage Tank Act;
             168          (d) the Division of Radiation Control, to administer Title 19, Chapter 3, Radiation
             169      Control Act;
             170          (e) the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, to administer:
             171          (i) Title 19, Chapter 6, [Parts 1, 2, and 5] Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act; [and]
             172          (ii) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 2, Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act;
             173          (iii) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 5, Solid Waste Management Act;
             174          (iv) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 6, Lead Acid Battery Disposal;
             175          (v) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 7, Used Oil Management Act;
             176          (vi) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 8, Waste Tire Recycling Act;
             177          (vii) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 10, Mercury Switch Removal Act;
             178          (viii) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 11, Industrial Byproduct Reuse; and
             179          (ix) Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 12, Disposal of Electronic Waste Program; and
             180          (f) the Division of Water Quality, to administer Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality Act.



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         (2) Each division is under the immediate direction and control of a division director
             182      appointed by the executive director.
             183          (3) (a) [Each] A division director shall possess the [necessary] administrative skills and
             184      training [to adequately qualify him for his position] necessary to perform the duties of division
             185      director. [He]
             186          (b) A division director shall [have graduated] hold one of the following degrees from
             187      an accredited college or university [with]:
             188          [(a)] (i) a four-year degree in physical or biological science or engineering;
             189          [(b)] (ii) a related degree; or
             190          [(c)] (iii) a degree in law.
             191          (4) [Each director may be removed at the will of the] The executive director may
             192      remove a division director at will.
             193          (5) A division director shall serve as the executive secretary to the policymaking board,
             194      created in Section 19-1-106 , that has rulemaking authority over the division director's division.
             195          Section 2. Section 19-1-201 is amended to read:
             196           19-1-201. Powers and duties of department -- Rulemaking authority.
             197          (1) The department shall:
             198          (a) enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Health to delineate
             199      specific responsibilities to assure that assessment and management of risk to human health
             200      from the environment are properly administered;
             201          (b) consult with the Department of Health and enter into cooperative agreements, as
             202      needed, to ensure efficient use of resources and effective response to potential health and safety
             203      threats from the environment, and to prevent gaps in protection from potential risks from the
             204      environment to specific individuals or population groups; [and]
             205          (c) coordinate implementation of environmental programs to maximize efficient use of
             206      resources by developing, with local health departments, a Comprehensive Environmental
             207      Service Delivery Plan that:
             208          (i) recognizes that the department and local health departments are the foundation for
             209      providing environmental health programs in the state;
             210          (ii) delineates the responsibilities of the department and each local health department
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     responsibilities, and resources;
             213          (iii) provides for the delegation of authority and pass through of funding to local health
             214      departments for environmental programs, to the extent allowed by applicable law, identified in
             215      the plan, and requested by the local health department; and
             216          (iv) is reviewed and updated annually[.]; and
             217          (d) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             218      Rulemaking Act, as follows:
             219          (i) for a board created in Section 19-1-106 , rules regarding:
             220          (A) board meeting attendance; and
             221          (B) conflicts of interest procedures; and
             222          (ii) rules that govern an adjudicative proceeding, consistent with Section 19-1-301 and
             223      Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             224          (2) The department may:
             225          (a) investigate matters affecting the environment;
             226          (b) investigate and control matters affecting the public health when caused by
             227      environmental hazards;
             228          (c) prepare, publish, and disseminate information to inform the public concerning
             229      issues involving environmental quality;
             230          (d) establish and operate programs, as authorized by this title, necessary for protection
             231      of the environment and public health from environmental hazards;
             232          (e) use local health departments in the delivery of environmental health programs to
             233      the extent provided by law;
             234          (f) enter into contracts with local health departments or others to meet responsibilities
             235      established under this title;
             236          (g) acquire real and personal property by purchase, gift, devise, and other lawful
             237      means;
             238          (h) prepare and submit to the governor a proposed budget to be included in the budget
             239      submitted by the governor to the Legislature;
             240          (i) (i) establish a schedule of fees that may be assessed for actions and services of the
             241      department according to the procedures and requirements of Section 63J-1-504 ; and
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     the cost of services provided;
             244          (j) prescribe by rule reasonable requirements not inconsistent with law relating to
             245      environmental quality for local health departments;
             246          (k) perform the administrative functions of the boards established by Section 19-1-106 ,
             247      including the acceptance and administration of grants from the federal government and from
             248      other sources, public or private, to carry out the board's functions;
             249          (l) upon the request of any board or [the executive secretary] a division director,
             250      provide professional, technical, and clerical staff and field and laboratory services, the extent of
             251      which are limited by the funds available to the department for the staff and services; and
             252          (m) establish a supplementary fee, not subject to Section 63J-1-504 , to provide service
             253      that the person paying the fee agrees by contract to be charged for the service in order to
             254      efficiently utilize department resources, protect department permitting processes, address
             255      extraordinary or unanticipated stress on permitting processes, or make use of specialized
             256      expertise.
             257          (3) In providing service under Subsection (2)(m), the department may not provide
             258      service in a manner that impairs any other person's service from the department.
             259          Section 3. Section 19-1-301 is amended to read:
             260           19-1-301. Adjudicative proceedings.
             261          (1) As used in this section, "dispositive action" is a final agency action that:
             262          (a) [a board] the executive director takes following an adjudicative proceeding on a
             263      request for agency action; and
             264          (b) is subject to judicial review under Section 63G-4-403 .
             265          (2) (a) The department and its boards shall comply with the procedures and
             266      requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             267          (b) The procedures for an adjudicative proceeding conducted by an administrative law
             268      judge are governed by:
             269          (i) Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;
             270          (ii) rules adopted by [a board] the department as authorized by:
             271          (A) Subsection 63G-4-102 (6); and
             272          (B) this title; and
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     Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).
             275          (3) [An] Except as provided in Section 19-2-113 , an administrative law judge shall
             276      hear a party's request for agency action [made to a board created in Section 19-1-106 ].
             277          (4) The executive director shall appoint an administrative law judge who:
             278          (a) is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar;
             279          (b) has a minimum of:
             280          (i) 10 years of experience practicing law; and
             281          (ii) five years of experience practicing in the field of:
             282          (A) environmental compliance;
             283          (B) natural resources;
             284          (C) regulation by an administrative agency; or
             285          (D) a field related to a field listed in Subsections (4)(b)(ii)(A) through (C); and
             286          (c) has a working knowledge of the federal laws and regulations and state statutes and
             287      rules applicable to a request for agency action.
             288          (5) In appointing an administrative law judge who meets the qualifications listed in
             289      Subsection (4), the executive director may:
             290          (a) compile a list of persons who may be engaged as an administrative law judge pro
             291      tempore by mutual consent of the parties to an adjudicative proceeding;
             292          (b) appoint an assistant attorney general as an administrative law judge pro tempore; or
             293          (c) (i) appoint an administrative law judge as an employee of the department; and
             294          (ii) assign the administrative law judge responsibilities in addition to conducting an
             295      adjudicative proceeding.
             296          (6) (a) An administrative law judge [shall]:
             297          (i) shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding;
             298          (ii) may take any action that is not a dispositive action; and
             299          (iii) shall submit to the [board] executive director a proposed dispositive action,
             300      including:
             301          (A) written findings of fact;
             302          (B) written conclusions of law; and
             303          (C) a recommended order.
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         (i) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive action
             306      submitted to the [board] executive director under Subsection (6)(a); or
             307          (ii) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             308      action as directed.
             309          (c) In making a decision regarding a dispositive action, the executive director may seek
             310      the advice of, and consult with:
             311          (i) the assistant attorney general assigned to the department; or
             312          (ii) a special master who:
             313          (A) is appointed by the executive director; and
             314          (B) is an expert in the subject matter of the proposed dispositive action.
             315          (d) The executive director shall base a final dispositive action on the record of the
             316      proceeding before the administrative law judge.
             317          (7) To conduct an adjudicative proceeding, an administrative law judge may:
             318          (a) compel:
             319          (i) the attendance of a witness; and
             320          (ii) the production of a document or other evidence;
             321          (b) administer an oath;
             322          (c) take testimony; and
             323          (d) receive evidence as necessary.
             324          (8) A party may appear before an administrative law judge in person, through an agent
             325      or employee, or as provided by [a board] department rule.
             326          (9) (a) An administrative law judge [or board member] or the executive director may
             327      not [communicate] participate in an ex parte communication with a party to an adjudicative
             328      proceeding regarding the merits of the adjudicative proceeding unless notice and an
             329      opportunity to be heard are afforded to all parties.
             330          (b) [An] If an administrative law judge or [board member who] the executive director
             331      receives an ex parte communication, the person who receives the ex parte communication shall
             332      place the communication into the public record of the proceedings and afford all parties an
             333      opportunity to comment on the information.
             334          (10) Nothing in this section limits a party's right to an adjudicative proceeding under
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         Section 4. Section 19-2-102 is amended to read:
             337           19-2-102. Definitions.
             338          As used in this chapter:
             339          (1) "Air contaminant" means any particulate matter or any gas, vapor, suspended solid,
             340      or any combination of them, excluding steam and water vapors.
             341          (2) "Air contaminant source" means all sources of emission of air contaminants
             342      whether privately or publicly owned or operated.
             343          (3) "Air pollution" means the presence in the ambient air of one or more air
             344      contaminants in the quantities and duration and under conditions and circumstances as is or
             345      tends to be injurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or would
             346      unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or use of property, as determined by the rules
             347      adopted by the board.
             348          (4) "Ambient air" means the surrounding or outside air.
             349          (5) "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of serpentine (chrysotile), riebeckite
             350      (crocidolite), cummingtonite-grunerite, anthophyllite, and actinolite-tremolite.
             351          (6) "Asbestos-containing material" means any material containing more than 1%
             352      asbestos, as determined using the method adopted in 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, National
             353      Emission Standard for Asbestos.
             354          (7) "Asbestos inspection" means an activity undertaken to determine the presence or
             355      location, or to assess the condition of, asbestos-containing material or suspected
             356      asbestos-containing material, whether by visual or physical examination, or by taking samples
             357      of the material.
             358          (8) (a) "Board" means the Air Quality Board.
             359          (b) "Board" means, as used in Sections 19-2-123 through 19-2-126 , the Air Quality
             360      Board or the Water Quality Board.
             361          (9) "Clean school bus" has the same meaning as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 16091.
             362          (10) ["Executive secretary"] "Director" means the [executive secretary of the board]
             363      director of the Division of Air Quality.
             364          (11) "Division" means the Division of Air Quality, created in Subsection
             365      19-1-105 (1)(a).
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     accessories of them, installed or acquired for the primary purpose of controlling or disposing of
             368      air pollution.
             369          (b) "Facility" does not include an air conditioner, fan, or other similar facility for the
             370      comfort of personnel.
             371          [(12)] (13) "Friable asbestos-containing material" means any material containing more
             372      than 1% asbestos, as determined using the method adopted in 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M,
             373      National Emission Standard for Asbestos, that hand pressure can crumble, pulverize, or reduce
             374      to powder when dry.
             375          [(13)] (14) "Indirect source" means a facility, building, structure, or installation which
             376      attracts or may attract mobile source activity that results in emissions of a pollutant for which
             377      there is a national standard.
             378          [(14)] (15) (a) "Pollution control facility" or "facility" means, as used in Sections
             379      19-2-123 through 19-2-126 , any land, structure, building, installation, excavation, machinery,
             380      equipment, or device, or any addition to, reconstruction, replacement or improvement of, land
             381      or an existing structure, building, installation, excavation, machinery, equipment, or device
             382      reasonably used, erected, constructed, acquired, or installed by any person if the primary
             383      purpose of the use, erection, construction, acquisition, or installation is the prevention, control,
             384      or reduction of air or water pollution by:
             385          (i) the disposal or elimination of or redesign to eliminate waste and the use of treatment
             386      works for industrial waste as defined in Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality Act; or
             387          (ii) the disposal, elimination, or reduction of or redesign to eliminate or reduce air
             388      contaminants or air pollution or air contamination sources and the use of air cleaning devices.
             389          (b) "Pollution control facility" or "facility" does not include air conditioners, septic
             390      tanks, or other facilities for human waste, nor any property installed, constructed, or used for
             391      the moving of sewage to the collection facilities of a public or quasi-public sewerage system.
             392          Section 5. Section 19-2-103 is amended to read:
             393           19-2-103. Members of board -- Appointment -- Terms -- Organization -- Per diem
             394      and expenses.
             395          (1) The board [comprises 11 members, one of whom shall be] consists of the following
             396      nine members:
             397          (a) H. the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a
             397a      tie vote between the voting members: .H
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         (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and
             399          (b) the following eight H. voting .H members, who shall be appointed by the
             399a      governor with the
             400      consent of the Senate[.]:
             401          (i) one representative who:
             402          (A) is not connected with industry;
             403          (B) is an expert in air quality matters; and
             404          (C) is a Utah-licensed physician, a Utah-licensed professional engineer, or a scientist
             405      with relevant training and experience;
             406          (ii) two government representatives who do not represent the federal government;
             407          (iii) one representative from the mining industry;
             408          (iv) one representative from the fuels industry;
             409          (v) one representative from the manufacturing industry;
             410          (vi) one representative from the public who represents H. [ a S. [nongovernmental]
             410a      environmental .S
             411      organization;
] :

             411a          (A) an environmental nongovernmental organization; or
             411b          (B) a nongovernmental organization that represents community interests and does not
             411c      represent industry interests; .H and
             412          (vii) one representative from the public who is trained and experienced in public
             413      health.
             414          (2) [The members] A member of the board shall:
             415          (a) be knowledgeable [of] about air pollution matters [and shall be:], as evidenced by a
             416      professional degree, a professional accreditation, or documented experience;
             417          [(a) a practicing physician and surgeon licensed in the state not connected with
             418      industry;]
             419          [(b) a registered professional engineer who is not from industry;]
             420          [(c) a representative from municipal government;]
             421          [(d) a representative from county government;]
             422          [(e) a representative from agriculture;]
             423          [(f) a representative from the mining industry;]
             424          [(g) a representative from manufacturing;]
             425          [(h) a representative from the fuel industry; and]
             426          [(i) two representatives of the public not representing or connected with industry, at
             427      least one of whom represents organized environmental interests.]
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         (c) attend board meetings in accordance with the attendance rules made by the
             430      department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(i)(A); and
             431          (d) comply with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies, including the conflict of
             432      interest rules made by the department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(ii)(B).
             433          (3) No more than five of the appointed members of the board shall belong to the same
             434      political party.
             435          (4) [The] A majority of the members of the board may not derive any significant
             436      portion of their income from persons subject to permits or orders under this chapter. [Any
             437      potential conflict of interest of any member or the executive secretary, relevant to the interests
             438      of the board, shall be adequately disclosed.]
             439          [(5) Members serving on the Air Conservation Committee created by Laws of Utah
             440      1981, Chapter 126, as amended, shall serve as members of the board throughout the terms for
             441      which they were appointed.]
             442          [(6)] (5) (a) [Except as required by Subsection (6)(b), members] Members shall be
             443      appointed for a term of four years.
             444          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection [(6)] (5)(a), the governor shall, at
             445      the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             446      board members are staggered so that [approximately] half of the appointed board is appointed
             447      every two years.
             448          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the term of a board member who is
             449      appointed before March 1, 2013 shall expire on February 28, 2013.
             450          (ii) On March 1, 2013, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board members in
             451      accordance with this section.
             452          [(7)] (6) A member may serve more than one term.
             453          [(8)] (7) A member shall hold office until the expiration of the member's term and until
             454      the member's successor is appointed, but not more than 90 days after the expiration of the
             455      member's term.
             456          [(9)] (8) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement
             457      shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
             458          [(10)] (9) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair from its members.
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         (b) Special meetings may be called by the chair upon [his] the chair's own initiative,
             461      upon the request of the [executive secretary] director, or upon the request of three members of
             462      the board.
             463          [(b)] (c) Three days' notice shall be given to each member of the board [prior to] before
             464      any meeting.
             465          [(12)] (11) [Six] Five members constitute a quorum at any meeting, and the action of a
             466      majority of members present is the action of the board.
             467          [(13)] (12) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's
             468      service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             469          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             470          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             471          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             472      63A-3-107 .
             473          Section 6. Section 19-2-104 is amended to read:
             474           19-2-104. Powers of board.
             475          (1) The board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             476      Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             477          (a) regarding the control, abatement, and prevention of air pollution from all sources
             478      and the establishment of the maximum quantity of air contaminants that may be emitted by any
             479      air contaminant source;
             480          (b) establishing air quality standards;
             481          (c) requiring persons engaged in operations which result in air pollution to:
             482          (i) install, maintain, and use emission monitoring devices, as the board finds necessary;
             483          (ii) file periodic reports containing information relating to the rate, period of emission,
             484      and composition of the air contaminant; and
             485          (iii) provide access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air
             486      pollution;
             487          (d) implementing 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq. Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter
             488      II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, and reviewing and approving asbestos management
             489      plans submitted by local education agencies under that act;
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     program for diesel-powered motor vehicles;
             492          (f) implementing an operating permit program as required by and in conformity with
             493      Titles IV and V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
             494          (g) establishing requirements for county emissions inspection and maintenance
             495      programs after obtaining agreement from the counties that would be affected by the
             496      requirements;
             497          (h) with the approval of the governor, implementing in air quality nonattainment areas
             498      employer-based trip reduction programs applicable to businesses having more than 100
             499      employees at a single location and applicable to federal, state, and local governments to the
             500      extent necessary to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards consistent with the state
             501      implementation plan and federal requirements under the standards set forth in Subsection (2);
             502      and
             503          (i) implementing lead-based paint remediation training, certification, and performance
             504      requirements in accordance with 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act,
             505      Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction, Sections 402 and 406.
             506          (2) When implementing Subsection (1)(h) the board shall take into consideration:
             507          (a) the impact of the business on overall air quality; and
             508          (b) the need of the business to use automobiles in order to carry out its business
             509      purposes.
             510          (3) (a) The board may:
             511          [(a)] (i) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding relating to any aspect of,
             512      or matter in, the administration of this chapter [and compel the attendance of witnesses and the
             513      production of documents and other evidence, administer oaths and take testimony, and receive
             514      evidence as necessary];
             515          [(ii) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as provided
             516      by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             517          [(iii) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             518      action; or]
             519          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
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         [(b)] (A) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter[,];
             523          (B) enforce the orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings[, and]; or
             524          (C) institute judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this chapter; or
             525          [(c) settle or compromise any civil action initiated to compel compliance with this
             526      chapter and the rules made under this chapter;]
             527          [(d) secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative, and operational services,
             528      including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise;]
             529          [(e) prepare and develop a comprehensive plan or plans for the prevention, abatement,
             530      and control of air pollution in this state;]
             531          (iii) advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local
             532      governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, the federal government,
             533      or interested persons or groups.
             534          (b) The board shall:
             535          (i) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
             536          (A) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
             537      19-2-107 (2)(b)(viii) that requires a civil penalty of $25,000 or more; and
             538          (B) approve or disapprove the settlement;
             539          [(f)] (ii) encourage voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to achieve the
             540      purposes of this chapter;
             541          [(g) encourage local units of government to handle air pollution within their respective
             542      jurisdictions on a cooperative basis and provide technical and consultative assistance to them;]
             543          [(h) encourage and conduct studies, investigations, and research relating to air
             544      contamination and air pollution and their causes, effects, prevention, abatement, and control;]
             545          [(i) determine by means of field studies and sampling the degree of air contamination
             546      and air pollution in all parts of the state;]
             547          [(j) monitor the effects of the emission of air contaminants from motor vehicles on the
             548      quality of the outdoor atmosphere in all parts of this state and take appropriate action with
             549      respect to them;]
             550          [(k) collect and disseminate information and conduct educational and training
             551      programs relating to air contamination and air pollution;]
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     governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, the federal government,
             554      and with interested persons or groups;]
             555          [(m) consult, upon request, with any person proposing to construct, install, or
             556      otherwise acquire an air contaminant source in the state concerning the efficacy of any
             557      proposed control device, or system for this source, or the air pollution problem which may be
             558      related to the source, device, or system, but a consultation does not relieve any person from
             559      compliance with this chapter, the rules adopted under it, or any other provision of law;]
             560          [(n) accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and
             561      private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out any of the
             562      functions of this chapter;]
             563          [(o)] (iii) require the owner and operator of each new source which directly emits or
             564      has the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of any air contaminant or the owner or
             565      operator of each existing source which by modification will increase emissions or have the
             566      potential of increasing emissions by 100 tons per year or more of any air contaminant, to pay a
             567      fee sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of:
             568          [(i)] (A) reviewing and acting upon the notice required under Section 19-2-108 ; and
             569          [(ii)] (B) implementing and enforcing requirements placed on the sources by any
             570      approval order issued pursuant to notice, not including any court costs associated with any
             571      enforcement action;
             572          [(p) assess and collect noncompliance penalties as required in Section 120 of the
             573      federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7420;]
             574          [(q)] (iv) meet the requirements of federal air pollution laws;
             575          [(r)] (v) establish work practice, certification, and clearance air sampling requirements
             576      for persons who:
             577          [(i)] (A) contract for hire to conduct demolition, renovation, salvage, encapsulation
             578      work involving friable asbestos-containing materials, or asbestos inspections;
             579          [(ii)] (B) conduct work described in Subsection (3)[(r)(i)](b)(v)(A) in areas to which
             580      the general public has unrestrained access or in school buildings that are subject to the federal
             581      Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986;
             582          [(iii)] (C) conduct asbestos inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq.,
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         [(iv)] (D) conduct lead paint inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et
             585      seq., Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction;
             586          [(s)] (vi) establish certification requirements for persons required under 15 U.S.C.A.
             587      2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency
             588      Response, to be accredited as inspectors, management planners, abatement project designers,
             589      asbestos abatement contractors and supervisors, or asbestos abatement workers;
             590          [(t)] (vii) establish certification requirements for asbestos project monitors, which shall
             591      provide for experience-based certification of persons who, prior to establishment of the
             592      certification requirements, had received relevant asbestos training, as defined by rule, and had
             593      acquired at least 1,000 hours of experience as project monitors;
             594          [(u)] (viii) establish certification procedures and requirements for certification of the
             595      conversion of a motor vehicle to a clean-fuel vehicle, certifying the vehicle is eligible for the
             596      tax credit granted in Section 59-7-605 or 59-10-1009 ;
             597          [(v)] (ix) establish a program to certify private sector air quality permitting
             598      professionals (AQPP), as described in Section 19-2-109.5 ;
             599          [(w)] (x) establish certification requirements for persons required under 15 U.S.C.A.
             600      2601 et seq., Toxic Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction, to be accredited
             601      as inspectors, risk assessors, supervisors, project designers, or abatement workers; and
             602          [(x)] (xi) assist the State Board of Education in adopting school bus idling reduction
             603      standards and implementing an idling reduction program in accordance with Section
             604      41-6a-1308 .
             605          (4) Any rules adopted under this chapter shall be consistent with provisions of federal
             606      laws, if any, relating to control of motor vehicles or motor vehicle emissions.
             607          (5) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the board to require installation of or payment for
             608      any monitoring equipment by the owner or operator of a source if the owner or operator has
             609      installed or is operating monitoring equipment that is equivalent to equipment which the board
             610      would require under this section.
             611          (6) The board may not require testing for asbestos or related materials on a residential
             612      property with four or fewer units.
             613          (7) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of the
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     19-2-108 :
             616          (a) a permit;
             617          (b) a license;
             618          (c) a registration;
             619          (d) a certification; or
             620          (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
             621          (8) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
             622      authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             623          (9) Notwithstanding Subsection (7), the board may exercise all authority granted to the
             624      board by a federally enforceable state implementation plan.
             625          Section 7. Section 19-2-105 is amended to read:
             626           19-2-105. Duties of board.
             627          The board, in conjunction with the governing body of each county identified in Section
             628      41-6a-1643 and other interested parties, shall order the director to perform an evaluation of the
             629      inspection and maintenance program developed under Section 41-6a-1643 including issues
             630      relating to:
             631          (1) the implementation of a standardized inspection and maintenance program;
             632          (2) out-of-state registration of vehicles used in Utah;
             633          (3) out-of-county registration of vehicles used within the areas required to have an
             634      inspection and maintenance program;
             635          (4) use of the farm truck exemption;
             636          (5) mechanic training programs;
             637          (6) emissions standards; and
             638          (7) emissions waivers.
             639          Section 8. Section 19-2-107 is amended to read:
             640           19-2-107. Director -- Appointment -- Powers.
             641          (1) The executive [secretary] director shall [be appointed by the executive] appoint the
             642      director[, with the approval of the board, and]. The director shall serve under the
             643      administrative direction of the executive director.
             644          (2) (a) The [executive secretary may] director shall:
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     pollution resources of the state;]
             647          (i) prepare and develop comprehensive plans for the prevention, abatement, and control
             648      of air pollution in Utah;
             649          [(b)] (ii) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
             650      government, other states and interstate agencies, and [with] affected groups, political
             651      subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
             652          (iii) review plans, specifications, or other data relative to pollution control systems or
             653      any part of the systems provided in this chapter;
             654          (iv) under the direction of the executive director, represent the state in all matters
             655      relating to interstate air pollution, including interstate compacts and similar agreements;
             656          (v) secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative, and operational services,
             657      including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise;
             658          (vi) encourage voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to achieve the
             659      purposes of this chapter;
             660          (vii) encourage local units of government to handle air pollution within their respective
             661      jurisdictions on a cooperative basis and provide technical and consulting assistance to them;
             662          (viii) determine by means of field studies and sampling the degree of air contamination
             663      and air pollution in all parts of the state;
             664          (ix) monitor the effects of the emission of air contaminants from motor vehicles on the
             665      quality of the outdoor atmosphere in all parts of Utah and take appropriate responsive action;
             666          (x) collect and disseminate information relating to air contamination and air pollution
             667      and conduct educational and training programs relating to air contamination and air pollution;
             668          (xi) assess and collect noncompliance penalties as required in Section 120 of the
             669      federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7420;
             670          (xii) comply with the requirements of federal air pollution laws;
             671          (xiii) subject to the provisions of this chapter, enforce rules through the issuance of
             672      orders, including:
             673          (A) prohibiting or abating discharges of wastes affecting ambient air;
             674          (B) requiring the construction of new control facilities or any parts of new control
             675      facilities or the modification, extension, or alteration of existing control facilities or any parts
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         (C) adopting other remedial measures to prevent, control, or abate air pollution; and
             678          (xiv) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, act as
             679      executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.
             680          (b) The director may:
             681          [(c)] (i) employ full-time employees necessary to carry out this chapter;
             682          [(d)] (ii) [as authorized by the board,] subject to the provisions of this chapter,
             683      authorize any employee or representative of the department to enter at reasonable time and
             684      upon reasonable notice in or upon public or private property for the purposes of inspecting and
             685      investigating conditions and plant records concerning possible air pollution;
             686          [(e)] (iii) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             687      demonstrations relating to air pollution and its causes [of it], effects, prevention, abatement,
             688      and control, as advisable and necessary for the discharge of duties assigned under this chapter,
             689      including the establishment of inventories of pollution sources;
             690          [(f)] (iv) collect and disseminate information relating to air pollution and the
             691      prevention, control, and abatement of it;
             692          [(g) as authorized by the board subject to the provisions of this chapter, enforce rules
             693      through the issuance of orders, including:]
             694          [(i) prohibiting or abating discharges of wastes affecting ambient air;]
             695          [(ii) requiring the construction of new control facilities or any parts of new control
             696      facilities or the modification, extension, or alteration of existing control facilities or any parts
             697      of new control facilities; or]
             698          [(iii) the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control, or abate air
             699      pollution;]
             700          [(h) review plans, specifications, or other data relative to pollution control systems or
             701      any part of the systems provided in this chapter;]
             702          (v) cooperate with studies and research relating to air pollution and its control,
             703      abatement, and prevention;
             704          (vi) subject to Subsection (3), upon request, consult concerning the following with any
             705      person proposing to construct, install, or otherwise acquire an air contaminant source in Utah:
             706          (A) the efficacy of any proposed control device or proposed control system for the
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         (B) the air pollution problem that may be related to the source, device, or system;
             709          (vii) accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and
             710      private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out any of the
             711      functions of this chapter;
             712          (viii) subject to Subsection 19-2-104 (3)(b)(i), settle or compromise any civil action
             713      initiated by the division to compel compliance with this chapter or the rules made under this
             714      chapter; or
             715          [(i)] (ix) as authorized by the board[,] and subject to the provisions of this chapter,
             716      exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including
             717      certification to any state or federal authorities for tax purposes the fact of construction,
             718      installation, or acquisition of any facility, land, building, machinery, or equipment or any part
             719      of them, in conformity with this chapter[;].
             720          [(j) cooperate with any person in studies and research regarding air pollution, its
             721      control, abatement, and prevention; and]
             722          [(k) represent the state with the specific concurrence of the executive director in all
             723      matters pertaining to interstate air pollution, including interstate compacts and similar
             724      agreements.]
             725          (3) A consultation described in Subsection (2)(b)(vi) does not relieve a person from the
             726      requirements of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, or any other provision of
             727      law.
             728          Section 9. Section 19-2-108 is amended to read:
             729           19-2-108. Notice of construction or modification of installations required --
             730      Authority of director to prohibit construction -- Hearings -- Limitations on authority of
             731      director -- Inspections authorized.
             732          (1) [The board shall require that notice] Notice shall be given to the [executive
             733      secretary] director by any person planning to construct a new installation which will or might
             734      reasonably be expected to be a source or indirect source of air pollution or to make
             735      modifications to an existing installation which will or might reasonably be expected to increase
             736      the amount of or change the character or effect of air contaminants discharged, so that the
             737      installation may be expected to be a source or indirect source of air pollution, or by any person
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     contaminants.
             740          (2) (a) (i) The [executive secretary] director may require, as a condition precedent to
             741      the construction, modification, installation, or establishment of the air contaminant source or
             742      indirect source, the submission of plans, specifications, and other information as he finds
             743      necessary to determine whether the proposed construction, modification, installation, or
             744      establishment will be in accord with applicable rules in force under this chapter.
             745          (ii) Plan approval for an indirect source may be delegated by the [executive secretary]
             746      director to a local authority when requested and upon assurance that the local authority has and
             747      will maintain sufficient expertise to insure that the planned installation will meet the
             748      requirements established by law.
             749          (b) If within 90 days after the receipt of plans, specifications, or other information
             750      required under this subsection, the [executive secretary] director determines that the proposed
             751      construction, installation, or establishment or any part of it will not be in accord with the
             752      requirements of this chapter or applicable rules or that further time, not exceeding three
             753      extensions of 30 days each, is required by the [board] director to adequately review the plans,
             754      specifications, or other information, he shall issue an order prohibiting the construction,
             755      installation, or establishment of the air contaminant source or sources in whole or in part.
             756          (3) In addition to any other remedies, any person aggrieved by the issuance of an order
             757      either granting or denying a request for the construction of a new installation, and prior to
             758      invoking any such other remedies shall, upon request, in accordance with the rules of the
             759      [board] department, be entitled to a hearing conducted by an administrative law judge as
             760      provided by Section 19-1-301 . [Following the hearing and the receipt by the board of the
             761      proposed dispositive action from the administrative law judge, the board may affirm, modify,
             762      or withdraw the permit.]
             763          (4) Any features, machines, and devices constituting parts of or called for by plans,
             764      specifications, or other information submitted under Subsection (1) shall be maintained in good
             765      working order.
             766          (5) This section does not authorize the [board] director to require the use of machinery,
             767      devices, or equipment from a particular supplier or produced by a particular manufacturer if the
             768      required performance standards may be met by machinery, devices, or equipment otherwise
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         (6) (a) Any authorized officer, employee, or representative of the [board] director may
             771      enter and inspect any property, premise, or place on or at which an air contaminant source is
             772      located or is being constructed, modified, installed, or established at any reasonable time for
             773      the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted
             774      under it.
             775          (b) (i) A person may not refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the
             776      [board] director who requests entry for purposes of inspection and who presents appropriate
             777      credentials.
             778          (ii) A person may not obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any inspection.
             779          (c) If requested, the owner or operator of the premises shall receive a report setting
             780      forth all facts found which relate to compliance status.
             781          Section 10. Section 19-2-109 is amended to read:
             782           19-2-109. Air quality standards -- Hearings on adoption -- Orders of director --
             783      Adoption of emission control requirements.
             784          (1) (a) The board, in adopting standards of quality for ambient air, shall conduct public
             785      hearings.
             786          (b) Notice of any public hearing for the consideration, adoption, or amendment of air
             787      quality standards shall specify the locations to which the proposed standards apply and the
             788      time, date, and place of the hearing.
             789          (c) The notice shall be:
             790          (i) (A) published at least twice in any newspaper of general circulation in the area
             791      affected; and
             792          (B) published on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701 , at least
             793      20 days before the public hearing; and
             794          (ii) mailed at least 20 days before the public hearing to the chief executive of each
             795      political subdivision of the area affected and to other persons the [executive secretary] director
             796      has reason to believe will be affected by the standards.
             797          (d) The adoption of air quality standards or any modification or changes to air quality
             798      standards shall be by order of the [executive secretary] director following formal action of the
             799      board with respect to the standards.
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         (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected; and
             802          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             803          (2) (a) The board may establish emission control requirements by rule that in its
             804      judgment may be necessary to prevent, abate, or control air pollution that may be statewide or
             805      may vary from area to area, taking into account varying local conditions.
             806          (b) In adopting these requirements, the board shall give notice and conduct public
             807      hearings in accordance with the requirements in Subsection (1).
             808          Section 11. Section 19-2-109.1 is amended to read:
             809           19-2-109.1. Operating permit required -- Emissions fee -- Implementation.
             810          (1) As used in this section and Sections 19-2-109.2 and 19-2-109.3 :
             811          (a) "EPA" means the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
             812          (b) "1990 Clean Air Act" means the federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990.
             813          (c) "Operating permit" means a permit issued by the [executive secretary] director to
             814      sources of air pollution that meet the requirements of Titles IV and V of the 1990 Clean Air
             815      Act.
             816          (d) "Program" means the air pollution operating permit program established under this
             817      section to comply with Title V of the 1990 Clean Air Act.
             818          (e) "Regulated pollutant" has the same meaning as defined in Title V of the 1990 Clean
             819      Air Act and implementing federal regulations.
             820          (2) (a) A person may not operate any source of air pollution required to have a permit
             821      under Title V of the 1990 Clean Air Act without having obtained an operating permit from the
             822      [executive secretary] director under procedures the board establishes by rule.
             823          (b) A person is not required to submit an operating permit application until the
             824      governor has submitted an operating permit program to the EPA.
             825          (c) Any operating permit issued under this section may not become effective until the
             826      day after the EPA issues approval of the permit program or November 15, 1995, whichever
             827      occurs first.
             828          (3) (a) Operating permits issued under this section shall be for a period of five years
             829      unless the [board] director makes a written finding, after public comment and hearing, and
             830      based on substantial evidence in the record, that an operating permit term of less than five years
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         (b) The [executive secretary] director may issue, modify, or renew an operating permit
             833      only after providing public notice, an opportunity for public comment, and an opportunity for a
             834      public hearing.
             835          (c) The [executive secretary] director shall, in conformity with the 1990 Clean Air Act
             836      and implementing federal regulations, revise the conditions of issued operating permits to
             837      incorporate applicable federal regulations in conformity with Section 502(b)(9) of the 1990
             838      Clean Air Act, if the remaining period of the permit is three or more years.
             839          (d) The [executive secretary] director may terminate, modify, revoke, or reissue an
             840      operating permit for cause.
             841          (4) (a) The board shall establish a proposed annual emissions fee that conforms with
             842      Title V of the 1990 Clean Air Act for each ton of regulated pollutant, applicable to all sources
             843      required to obtain a permit. The emissions fee established under this section is in addition to
             844      fees assessed under Section 19-2-108 for issuance of an approval order.
             845          (b) In establishing the fee the board shall comply with the provisions of Section
             846      63J-1-504 that require a public hearing and require the established fee to be submitted to the
             847      Legislature for its approval as part of the department's annual appropriations request.
             848          (c) The fee shall cover all reasonable direct and indirect costs required to develop and
             849      administer the program and the small business assistance program established under Section
             850      19-2-109.2 . The [board] director shall prepare an annual report of the emissions fees collected
             851      and the costs covered by those fees under this Subsection (4).
             852          (d) The fee shall be established uniformly for all sources required to obtain an
             853      operating permit under the program and for all regulated pollutants.
             854          (e) The fee may not be assessed for emissions of any regulated pollutant if the
             855      emissions are already accounted for within the emissions of another regulated pollutant.
             856          (f) An emissions fee may not be assessed for any amount of a regulated pollutant
             857      emitted by any source in excess of 4,000 tons per year of that regulated pollutant.
             858          (5) Emissions fees [for the period: (a) of July 1, 1992, through June 30, 1993, shall be
             859      based on the most recent emissions inventory prepared by the executive secretary; and (b)]
             860      accrued on and after July 1, 1993, but before issuance of an operating permit, shall be based on
             861      the most recent emissions inventory, unless a source elects prior to July 1, 1992, to base the fee
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         (6) After an operating permit is issued the emissions fee shall be based on actual
             864      emissions for a regulated pollutant unless a source elects, prior to the issuance or renewal of a
             865      permit, to base the fee during the period of the permit on allowable emissions for that regulated
             866      pollutant.
             867          (7) If the owner or operator of a source subject to this section fails to timely pay an
             868      annual emissions fee, the [executive secretary] director may:
             869          (a) impose a penalty of not more than 50% of the fee, in addition to the fee, plus
             870      interest on the fee computed at 12% annually; or
             871          (b) revoke the operating permit.
             872          (8) The owner or operator of a source subject to this section may contest an emissions
             873      fee assessment or associated penalty in an adjudicative hearing under the Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             874      Administrative Procedures Act, and Section 19-1-301 , as provided in this Subsection (8).
             875          (a) The owner or operator shall pay the fee under protest prior to being entitled to a
             876      hearing. Payment of an emissions fee or penalty under protest is not a waiver of the right to
             877      contest the fee or penalty under this section.
             878          (b) A request for a hearing under this Subsection (8) shall be made after payment of the
             879      emissions fee and within six months after the emissions fee was due.
             880          (9) To reinstate an operating permit revoked under Subsection (7) the owner or
             881      operator shall pay all outstanding emissions fees, a penalty of not more than 50% of all
             882      outstanding fees, and interest on the outstanding emissions fees computed at 12% annually.
             883          (10) All emissions fees and penalties collected by the department under this section
             884      shall be deposited in the General Fund as the Air Pollution Operating Permit Program
             885      dedicated credit to be used solely to pay for the reasonable direct and indirect costs incurred by
             886      the department in developing and administering the program and the small business assistance
             887      program under Section 19-2-109.2 .
             888          (11) Failure of the [executive secretary] director to act on any operating permit
             889      application or renewal is a final administrative action only for the purpose of obtaining judicial
             890      review by any of the following persons to require the [executive secretary] director to take
             891      action on the permit or its renewal without additional delay:
             892          (a) the applicant;
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         (c) any other person who could obtain judicial review of that action under applicable
             895      law.
             896          Section 12. Section 19-2-109.2 is amended to read:
             897           19-2-109.2. Small business assistance program.
             898          (1) The board shall establish a small business stationary source technical and
             899      environmental compliance assistance program that conforms with Title V of the 1990 Clean
             900      Air Act to assist small businesses to comply with state and federal air pollution laws.
             901          (2) There is created the Compliance Advisory Panel to advise and monitor the program
             902      created in Subsection (1). The seven panel members are:
             903          (a) two members who are not owners or representatives of owners of small business
             904      stationary air pollution sources, selected by the governor to represent the general public;
             905          (b) four members who are owners or who represent owners of small business stationary
             906      sources selected by leadership of the Utah Legislature as follows:
             907          (i) one member selected by the majority leader of the Senate;
             908          (ii) one member selected by the minority leader of the Senate;
             909          (iii) one member selected by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; and
             910          (iv) one member selected by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and
             911          (c) one member selected by the executive director to represent the Division of Air
             912      Quality, Department of Environmental Quality.
             913          (3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current panel members
             914      expire, the department shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year
             915      term.
             916          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the department shall, at the
             917      time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             918      panel members are staggered so that approximately half of the panel is appointed every two
             919      years.
             920          (4) Members may serve more than one term.
             921          (5) Members shall hold office until the expiration of their terms and until their
             922      successors are appointed, but not more than 90 days after the expiration of their terms.
             923          (6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
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         (7) Every two years, the panel shall elect a chair from its members.
             926          (8) (a) The panel shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties. Meetings may be
             927      called by the chair, the [executive secretary] director, or upon written request of three of the
             928      members of the panel.
             929          (b) Three days' notice shall be given to each member of the panel prior to a meeting.
             930          (9) Four members constitute a quorum at any meeting, and the action of the majority of
             931      members present is the action of the panel.
             932          (10) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             933      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             934          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             935          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             936          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             937      63A-3-107 .
             938          Section 13. Section 19-2-110 is amended to read:
             939           19-2-110. Violations -- Notice to violator -- Corrective action orders --
             940      Conference, conciliation, and persuasion by board -- Hearings.
             941          (1) [(a)] Whenever the [executive secretary] director has reason to believe that a
             942      violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule issued under it has occurred, [he] the
             943      director may serve written notice of the violation upon the alleged violator. The notice shall
             944      specify the provision of this chapter or rule alleged to be violated, the facts alleged to constitute
             945      the violation, and may include an order that necessary corrective action be taken within a
             946      reasonable time.
             947          [(b) In lieu of beginning an adjudicative proceeding under Subsection (1)(a), the board
             948      may initiate an action pursuant to Section 19-2-115 .]
             949          (2) Nothing in this chapter prevents the [board] director from making efforts to obtain
             950      voluntary compliance through warning, conference, conciliation, persuasion, or other
             951      appropriate means.
             952          (3) Hearings may be held before an administrative law judge as provided by Section
             953      19-1-301 .
             954          Section 14. Section 19-2-115 is amended to read:
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         (1) As used in this section, the terms "knowingly," "willfully," and "criminal
             957      negligence" shall mean as defined in Section 76-2-103 .
             958          (2) (a) A person who violates this chapter, or any rule, order, or permit issued or made
             959      under this chapter is subject in a civil proceeding to a penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day for
             960      each violation.
             961          (b) Subsection (2)(a) also applies to rules made under the authority of Section
             962      19-2-104 , for implementation of 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act,
             963      Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response.
             964          (c) Penalties assessed for violations described in 15 U.S.C.A. 2647, Toxic Substances
             965      Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, may not exceed the
             966      amounts specified in that section and shall be used in accordance with that section.
             967          (3) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment under
             968      Section 76-3-204 and a fine of not more than $25,000 per day of violation if that person
             969      knowingly violates any of the following under this chapter:
             970          (a) an applicable standard or limitation;
             971          (b) a permit condition; or
             972          (c) a fee or filing requirement.
             973          (4) A person is guilty of a third degree felony and is subject to imprisonment under
             974      Section 76-3-203 and a fine of not more than $25,000 per day of violation who knowingly:
             975          (a) makes any false material statement, representation, or certification, in any notice or
             976      report required by permit; or
             977          (b) renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained by
             978      this chapter or applicable rules made under this chapter.
             979          (5) Any fine or penalty assessed under Subsections (2) or (3) is in lieu of any penalty
             980      under Section 19-2-109.1 .
             981          (6) A person who willfully violates Section 19-2-120 is guilty of a class A
             982      misdemeanor.
             983          (7) A person who knowingly violates any requirement of an applicable implementation
             984      plan adopted by the board, more than 30 days after having been notified in writing by the
             985      [executive secretary] director that the person is violating the requirement, knowingly violates
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     asbestos in violation of a rule made under this chapter is guilty of a third degree felony and
             988      subject to imprisonment under Section 76-3-203 and a fine of not more than $25,000 per day of
             989      violation in the case of the first offense, and not more than $50,000 per day of violation in the
             990      case of subsequent offenses.
             991          (8) (a) As used in this section:
             992          (i) "Hazardous air pollutant" means any hazardous air pollutant listed under 42 U.S.C.
             993      7412 or any extremely hazardous substance listed under 42 U.S.C. 11002(a)(2).
             994          (ii) "Organization" means a legal entity, other than a government, established or
             995      organized for any purpose, and includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership,
             996      joint stock company, foundation, institution, trust, society, union, or any other association of
             997      persons.
             998          (iii) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of
             999      death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or
             1000      protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
             1001          (b) (i) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment under
             1002      Section 76-3-204 and a fine of not more than $25,000 per day of violation if that person with
             1003      criminal negligence:
             1004          (A) releases into the ambient air any hazardous air pollutant; and
             1005          (B) places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
             1006          (ii) As used in this Subsection (8)(b), "person" does not include an employee who is
             1007      carrying out the employee's normal activities and who is not a part of senior management
             1008      personnel or a corporate officer.
             1009          (c) A person is guilty of a second degree felony and is subject to imprisonment under
             1010      Section 76-3-203 and a fine of not more than $50,000 per day of violation if that person:
             1011          (i) knowingly releases into the ambient air any hazardous air pollutant; and
             1012          (ii) knows at the time that the person is placing another person in imminent danger of
             1013      death or serious bodily injury.
             1014          (d) If a person is an organization, it shall, upon conviction of violating Subsection
             1015      (8)(c), be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000.
             1016          (e) (i) A defendant who is an individual is considered to have acted knowingly under
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         (A) the defendant's conduct placed another person in imminent danger of death or
             1019      serious bodily injury; and
             1020          (B) the defendant was aware of or believed that there was an imminent danger of death
             1021      or serious bodily injury to another person.
             1022          (ii) Knowledge possessed by a person other than the defendant may not be attributed to
             1023      the defendant.
             1024          (iii) Circumstantial evidence may be used to prove that the defendant possessed actual
             1025      knowledge, including evidence that the defendant took affirmative steps to be shielded from
             1026      receiving relevant information.
             1027          (f) (i) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Subsection (8) that the
             1028      conduct charged was freely consented to by the person endangered and that the danger and
             1029      conduct charged were reasonably foreseeable hazards of:
             1030          (A) an occupation, a business, a profession; or
             1031          (B) medical treatment or medical or scientific experimentation conducted by
             1032      professionally approved methods and the other person was aware of the risks involved prior to
             1033      giving consent.
             1034          (ii) The defendant has the burden of proof to establish any affirmative defense under
             1035      this Subsection (8)(f) and shall prove that defense by a preponderance of the evidence.
             1036          (9) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b), and unless prohibited by federal law,
             1037      all penalties assessed and collected under the authority of this section shall be deposited in the
             1038      General Fund.
             1039          (b) The department may reimburse itself and local governments from money collected
             1040      from civil penalties for extraordinary expenses incurred in environmental enforcement
             1041      activities.
             1042          (c) The department shall regulate reimbursements by making rules in accordance with
             1043      Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that:
             1044          (i) define qualifying environmental enforcement activities; and
             1045          (ii) define qualifying extraordinary expenses.
             1046          Section 15. Section 19-2-116 is amended to read:
             1047           19-2-116. Injunction or other remedies to prevent violations -- Civil actions not
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         (1) Action under Section 19-2-115 does not bar enforcement of this chapter, or any of
             1050      the rules adopted under it or any orders made under it by injunction or other appropriate
             1051      remedy. The [board] director has the power to institute and maintain in the name of the state
             1052      any and all enforcement proceedings.
             1053          (2) This chapter does not abridge, limit, impair, create, enlarge, or otherwise affect
             1054      substantively or procedurally the right of any person to damages or other relief on account of
             1055      injury to persons or property and to maintain any action or other appropriate proceeding for this
             1056      purpose.
             1057          (3) (a) In addition to any other remedy created in this chapter, the director may initiate
             1058      an action for appropriate injunctive relief:
             1059          (i) upon failure of any person to comply with:
             1060          (A) any provision of this chapter [or];
             1061          (B) any rule adopted under [it] this chapter; or
             1062          (C) any final order made by the board, the [executive secretary] director, or the
             1063      executive director; and
             1064          (ii) when it appears necessary for the protection of health and welfare[, the board may
             1065      initiate through its executive secretary an action for appropriate injunctive relief].
             1066          (b) The attorney general shall bring injunctive relief actions on request.
             1067          (c) A bond is not required.
             1068          Section 16. Section 19-2-117 is amended to read:
             1069           19-2-117. Attorney general as legal advisor to board -- Duties of attorney general
             1070      and county attorneys.
             1071          (1) The attorney general is the legal advisor to the board and [its executive secretary]
             1072      the director and shall defend them or any of them in all actions or proceedings brought against
             1073      them or any of them.
             1074          (2) The county attorney in the county in which a cause of action arises may, upon
             1075      request of the board or [its executive secretary] the director, bring any action, civil or criminal,
             1076      to abate a condition which exists in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or to
             1077      enforce, this chapter or the standards, orders, or rules of the board or the [executive secretary]
             1078      director issued under this chapter.
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     represented by the attorney general.
             1081          (4) In the event any person fails to comply with a cease and desist order of the board or
             1082      [its executive secretary] the director that is not subject to a stay pending administrative or
             1083      judicial review, the [board] director may[, through its executive secretary,] initiate an action
             1084      for, and is entitled to, injunctive relief to prevent any further or continued violation of the
             1085      order.
             1086          Section 17. Section 19-2-120 is amended to read:
             1087           19-2-120. Information required of owners or operators of air contaminant
             1088      sources.
             1089          The owner or operator of any stationary air contaminant source in the state shall furnish
             1090      to the [board] director the reports required [under] by rules made in accordance with Section
             1091      19-2-104 and any other information the [board] director finds necessary to determine whether
             1092      the source is in compliance with state and federal regulations and standards. The information
             1093      shall be correlated with applicable emission standards or limitations and shall be available to
             1094      the public during normal business hours at the office of the [department] division.
             1095          Section 18. Section 19-3-102 is amended to read:
             1096           19-3-102. Definitions.
             1097          As used in this chapter:
             1098          (1) "Board" means the Radiation Control Board created under Section 19-1-106 .
             1099          (2) (a) "Broker" means a person who performs one or more of the following functions
             1100      for a generator:
             1101          (i) arranges for transportation of the radioactive waste;
             1102          (ii) collects or consolidates shipments of radioactive waste; or
             1103          (iii) processes radioactive waste in some manner.
             1104          (b) "Broker" does not include a carrier whose sole function is to transport the
             1105      radioactive waste.
             1106          (3) "Byproduct material" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2014(e)(2).
             1107          (4) "Class B and class C low-level radioactive waste" has the same meaning as in 10
             1108      CFR 61.55.
             1109          [(5) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
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         (6) "Division" means the Division of Radiation Control, created in Subsection
             1112      19-1-105 (1)(d).
             1113          [(6)] (7) "Generator" means a person who:
             1114          (a) possesses any material or component:
             1115          (i) that contains radioactivity or is radioactively contaminated; and
             1116          (ii) for which the person foresees no further use; and
             1117          (b) transfers the material or component to:
             1118          (i) a commercial radioactive waste treatment or disposal facility; or
             1119          (ii) a broker.
             1120          [(7)] (8) (a) "High-level nuclear waste" means spent reactor fuel assemblies,
             1121      dismantled nuclear reactor components, and solid and liquid wastes from fuel reprocessing and
             1122      defense-related wastes.
             1123          (b) "High-level nuclear waste" does not include medical or institutional wastes,
             1124      naturally-occurring radioactive materials, or uranium mill tailings.
             1125          [(8)] (9) (a) "Low-level radioactive waste" means waste material which contains
             1126      radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or
             1127      quantities which exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release.
             1128          (b) "Low-level radioactive waste" does not include waste containing more than 100
             1129      nanocuries of transuranic contaminants per gram of material, nor spent reactor fuel, nor
             1130      material classified as either high-level waste or waste which is unsuited for disposal by
             1131      near-surface burial under any applicable federal regulations.
             1132          [(9)] (10) "Radiation" means ionizing and nonionizing radiation, including gamma
             1133      rays, X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, and other nuclear particles.
             1134          [(10)] (11) "Radioactive" means any solid, liquid, or gas which emits radiation
             1135      spontaneously from decay of unstable nuclei.
             1136          Section 19. Section 19-3-103 is amended to read:
             1137           19-3-103. Radiation Control Board -- Members -- Organization -- Meetings -- Per
             1138      diem and expenses.
             1139          (1) The board [created under Section 19-1-106 comprises 13] consists of the following
             1140      nine members[, one of whom shall be]:
             1141          (a) H. the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a
             1141a      tie vote between the voting members: .H
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         (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and
             1143          (b) the following eight H. voting .H members, who shall be appointed by the
             1143a      governor with the
             1144      consent of the Senate[.]:
             1145          (i) one representative who is:
             1146          (A) a health physicist; or
             1147          (B) a professional employed in the field of radiation safety;
             1148          (ii) two government representatives who do not represent the federal government;
             1149          (iii) one representative from the radioactive waste management industry;
             1150          (iv) one representative from the uranium milling industry;
             1151          (v) one representative from the regulated industry who is knowledgeable about
             1152      radiation control regulatory issues;
             1153          (vi) one representative from the public who represents H. [ a S. [nongovernmental]
             1153a      environmental .S
             1154      organization;
] :

             1154a          (A) an environmental nongovernmental organization; or
             1154b          (B) a nongovernmental organization that represents community interests and does not
             1154c      represent industry interests; .H and
             1155          (vii) one representative from the public who is trained and experienced in public
             1156      health.
             1157          [(2) No more than six appointed members shall be from the same political party.]
             1158          [(3)] (2) [The appointed members] A member of the board shall:
             1159          (a) be knowledgeable about radiation protection [and shall be as follows:], as
             1160      evidenced by a professional degree, a professional accreditation, or documented experience;
             1161          [(a) one physician;]
             1162          [(b) one dentist;]
             1163          [(c) one health physicist or other professional employed in the field of radiation safety;]
             1164          [(d) three representatives of regulated industry, at least one of whom represents the
             1165      radioactive waste management industry, and at least one of whom represents the uranium
             1166      milling industry;]
             1167          [(e) one registrant or licensee representative from academia;]
             1168          [(f) one representative of a local health department;]
             1169          [(g) one elected county official; and]
             1170          [(h) three members of the general public, at least one of whom represents organized
             1171      environmental interests.]
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         (c) attend board meetings in accordance with the attendance rules made by the
             1174      department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(i)(A); and
             1175          (d) comply with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies, including the conflict of
             1176      interest rules made by the department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(ii)(B).
             1177          (3) No more than five appointed members shall be from the same political party.
             1178          (4) (a) [Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as terms of current board members
             1179      expire, the] The governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a
             1180      four-year term.
             1181          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
             1182      time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             1183      board members are staggered so that [approximately] half of the appointed board is appointed
             1184      every two years.
             1185          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the term of a board member who is
             1186      appointed before July 1, 2012 shall expire on June 30, 2012.
             1187          (ii) On July 1, 2012, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board members in
             1188      accordance with this section.
             1189          (5) Each board member is eligible for reappointment to more than one term.
             1190          (6) Each board member shall continue in office until the expiration of his term and
             1191      until a successor is appointed, but not more than 90 days after the expiration of his term.
             1192          (7) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             1193      appointed for the unexpired term by the governor, after considering recommendations by the
             1194      department and with the consent of the Senate.
             1195          (8) The board shall annually elect a chair and vice chair from its members.
             1196          (9) The board shall meet at least quarterly. Other meetings may be called by the chair,
             1197      by the [executive secretary] director, or upon the request of three members of the board.
             1198          (10) Reasonable notice shall be given each member of the board prior to any meeting.
             1199          (11) [Seven] Five members constitute a quorum. The action of a majority of the
             1200      members present is the action of the board.
             1201          (12) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             1202      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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         (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             1205          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             1206      63A-3-107 .
             1207          Section 20. Section 19-3-103.5 is amended to read:
             1208           19-3-103.5. Board authority and duties.
             1209          (1) The board may:
             1210          (a) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             1211      Rulemaking Act, that are necessary to implement the provisions of the Radiation Control Act;
             1212          [(a) require submittal of specifications or other information relating to licensing
             1213      applications for radioactive materials or registration of radiation sources for review, approval,
             1214      disapproval, or termination;]
             1215          (b) recommend that the director:
             1216          [(b)] (i) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this part[,];
             1217          (ii) enforce the orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings[, and]; or
             1218          (iii) institute judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this part;
             1219          (c) (i) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding [and compel the attendance
             1220      of witnesses, the production of documents, and other evidence, administer oaths and take
             1221      testimony, and receive evidence it finds proper, or]; or
             1222          (ii) appoint hearing officers to conduct a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding[
             1223      and authorize them to exercise the powers under this Subsection (1)];
             1224          [(ii) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as provided
             1225      by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             1226          [(iii) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             1227      action; or]
             1228          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             1229      action as directed;]
             1230          [(d) settle or compromise any administrative or civil action initiated to compel
             1231      compliance with this part or any rules adopted under this part;]
             1232          [(e) advise, consult, cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to other agencies
             1233      of the state and federal government, other states, interstate agencies, and affected groups,
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         [(f) promote the planning and application of pollution prevention and radioactive waste
             1236      minimization measures to prevent the unnecessary waste and depletion of natural resources;]
             1237          [(g) cooperate with any persons in studies, research, or demonstration projects
             1238      regarding radioactive waste management or control of radiation sources;]
             1239          [(h)] (d) accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and
             1240      private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out any of the
             1241      functions of this part; or
             1242          [(i) exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this part;]
             1243          [(j) submit an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval as an
             1244      accrediting body in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 263b, Mammography Quality Standards Act of
             1245      1992;]
             1246          [(k) accredit mammography facilities, pursuant to approval as an accrediting body from
             1247      the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 263b, Mammography
             1248      Quality Standards Act of 1992; and]
             1249          [(l) review the qualifications of and issue certificates of approval to individuals who
             1250      survey mammography equipment and oversee quality assurance practices at mammography
             1251      facilities.]
             1252          (e) order the director to impound radioactive material in accordance with Section
             1253      19-3-111 .
             1254          (2) The board shall:
             1255          [(a) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge on an
             1256      appeal of final decisions made by the executive secretary as provided by Section 19-1-301 ;]
             1257          [(b)] (a) prepare a radioactive waste management plan in compliance with Section
             1258      19-3-107 as soon as practicable; [and]
             1259          [(c) impound radioactive material as authorized in Section 19-3-111 .]
             1260          [(3) Representatives of the board upon presentation of appropriate credentials may
             1261      enter at reasonable times upon the premises of public and private properties subject to
             1262      regulation under this part to perform inspections to insure compliance with this part and rules
             1263      made by the board.]
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         (c) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
             1267          (i) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
             1268      19-3-108 (3)(b) that requires a civil penalty of $25,000 or more; and
             1269          (ii) approve or disapprove the settlement;
             1270          (d) submit an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval as an
             1271      accrediting body in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 263b, Mammography Quality Standards Act of
             1272      1992;
             1273          (e) accredit mammography facilities, pursuant to approval as an accrediting body from
             1274      the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 263b, Mammography
             1275      Quality Standards Act of 1992; and
             1276          (f) review the qualifications of, and issue certificates of approval to, individuals who:
             1277          (i) survey mammography equipment; or
             1278          (ii) oversee quality assurance practices at mammography facilities.
             1279          (3) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of the
             1280      following that are subject to the authority granted to the director under Section 19-3-108 :
             1281          (a) a permit;
             1282          (b) a license;
             1283          (c) a registration;
             1284          (d) a certification; or
             1285          (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
             1286          (4) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
             1287      authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             1288          Section 21. Section 19-3-104 is amended to read:
             1289           19-3-104. Registration and licensing of radiation sources by department --
             1290      Assessment of fees -- Rulemaking authority and procedure -- Siting criteria.
             1291          (1) As used in this section:
             1292          (a) "Decommissioning" includes financial assurance.
             1293          (b) "Source material" and "byproduct material" have the same definitions as in 42
             1294      U.S.C.A. 2014, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
             1295          (2) The [board] division may require the registration or licensing of radiation sources
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         (3) All sources of ionizing radiation, including ionizing radiation producing machines,
             1298      shall be registered or licensed by the department.
             1299          (4) The board may make rules:
             1300          (a) necessary for controlling exposure to sources of radiation that constitute a
             1301      significant health hazard;
             1302          (b) to meet the requirements of federal law relating to radiation control to ensure the
             1303      radiation control program under this part is qualified to maintain primacy from the federal
             1304      government;
             1305          (c) to establish:
             1306          (i) board accreditation requirements and procedures for mammography facilities; and
             1307          (ii) certification procedure and qualifications for persons who survey mammography
             1308      equipment and oversee quality assurance practices at mammography facilities; and
             1309          (d) as necessary regarding the possession, use, transfer, or delivery of source and
             1310      byproduct material and the disposal of byproduct material to establish requirements for:
             1311          (i) the licensing, operation, decontamination, and decommissioning, including financial
             1312      assurances; and
             1313          (ii) the reclamation of sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with the
             1314      activities described in this Subsection (4).
             1315          (5) (a) On and after January 1, 2003, a fee is imposed for the regulation of source and
             1316      byproduct material and the disposal of byproduct material at uranium mills or commercial
             1317      waste facilities, as provided in this Subsection (5).
             1318          (b) On and after January 1, 2003 through March 30, 2003:
             1319          (i) $6,667 per month for uranium mills or commercial sites disposing of or
             1320      reprocessing byproduct material; and
             1321          (ii) $4,167 per month for those uranium mills the [executive secretary] director has
             1322      determined are on standby status.
             1323          (c) On and after March 31, 2003 through June 30, 2003 the same fees as in Subsection
             1324      (5)(b) apply, but only if the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants to Utah an
             1325      amendment for agreement state status for uranium recovery regulation on or before March 30,
             1326      2003.
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     agreement status on or before March 30, 2003, fees under Subsection (5)(e) do not apply and
             1329      are not required to be paid until on and after the later date of:
             1330          (i) October 1, 2003; or
             1331          (ii) the date the Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants to Utah an amendment for
             1332      agreement state status for uranium recovery regulation.
             1333          (e) For the payment periods beginning on and after July 1, 2003, the department shall
             1334      establish the fees required under Subsection (5)(a) under Section 63J-1-504 , subject to the
             1335      restrictions under Subsection (5)(d).
             1336          (f) The [department] division shall deposit fees it receives under this Subsection (5)
             1337      into the Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             1338          (6) (a) The [department] division shall assess fees for registration, licensing, and
             1339      inspection of radiation sources under this section.
             1340          (b) The [department] division shall comply with the requirements of Section 63J-1-504
             1341      in assessing fees for licensure and registration.
             1342          (7) The [department] division shall coordinate its activities with the Department of
             1343      Health rules made under Section 26-21a-203 .
             1344          (8) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (9), the board may not adopt rules, for the
             1345      purpose of the state assuming responsibilities from the United States Nuclear Regulatory
             1346      Commission with respect to regulation of sources of ionizing radiation, that are more stringent
             1347      than the corresponding federal regulations which address the same circumstances.
             1348          (b) In adopting those rules, the board may incorporate corresponding federal
             1349      regulations by reference.
             1350          (9) (a) The board may adopt rules more stringent than corresponding federal
             1351      regulations for the purpose described in Subsection (8) only if it makes a written finding after
             1352      public comment and hearing and based on evidence in the record that corresponding federal
             1353      regulations are not adequate to protect public health and the environment of the state.
             1354          (b) Those findings shall be accompanied by an opinion referring to and evaluating the
             1355      public health and environmental information and studies contained in the record which form
             1356      the basis for the board's conclusion.
             1357          (10) (a) The board shall by rule:
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     chapter of x-ray facilities registered with the division; and
             1360          (ii) establish qualifications and certification procedures necessary for independent
             1361      experts to conduct these inspections.
             1362          (b) Independent experts under this Subsection (10) are not considered employees or
             1363      representatives of the division or the state when conducting the inspections.
             1364          (11) (a) The board may by rule establish criteria for siting commercial low-level
             1365      radioactive waste treatment or disposal facilities, subject to the prohibition imposed by Section
             1366      19-3-103.7 .
             1367          (b) Subject to Subsection 19-3-105 (10), any facility under Subsection (11)(a) for which
             1368      a radioactive material license is required by this section shall comply with those criteria.
             1369          (c) Subject to Subsection 19-3-105 (10), a facility may not receive a radioactive
             1370      material license until siting criteria have been established by the board. The criteria also apply
             1371      to facilities that have applied for but not received a radioactive material license.
             1372          (12) The board shall by rule establish financial assurance requirements for closure and
             1373      postclosure care of radioactive waste land disposal facilities, taking into account existing
             1374      financial assurance requirements.
             1375          Section 22. Section 19-3-105 is amended to read:
             1376           19-3-105. Definitions -- Legislative and gubernatorial approval required for
             1377      radioactive waste license -- Exceptions -- Application for new, renewed, or amended
             1378      license.
             1379          (1) As used in this section:
             1380          (a) "Alternate feed material" has the same definition as provided in Section 59-24-102 .
             1381          (b) (i) "Class A low-level radioactive waste" means:
             1382          (A) radioactive waste that is classified as class A waste under 10 C.F.R. 61.55; and
             1383          (B) radium-226 up to a maximum radionuclide concentration level of 10,000
             1384      picocuries per gram.
             1385          (ii) "Class A low-level radioactive waste" does not include:
             1386          (A) uranium mill tailings;
             1387          (B) naturally occurring radioactive materials; or
             1388          (C) the following radionuclides if classified as "special nuclear material" under the
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         (I) uranium-233; and
             1391          (II) uranium-235 with a radionuclide concentration level greater than the concentration
             1392      limits for specific conditions and enrichments established by an order of the Nuclear
             1393      Regulatory Commission:
             1394          (Aa) to ensure criticality safety for a radioactive waste facility in the state; and
             1395          (Bb) in response to a request, submitted prior to January 1, 2004, from a radioactive
             1396      waste facility in the state to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to amend the facility's special
             1397      nuclear material exemption order.
             1398          (c) (i) "Radioactive waste facility" or "facility" means a facility that receives, transfers,
             1399      stores, decays in storage, treats, or disposes of radioactive waste:
             1400          (A) commercially for profit; or
             1401          (B) generated at locations other than the radioactive waste facility.
             1402          (ii) "Radioactive waste facility" does not include a facility that receives:
             1403          (A) alternate feed material for reprocessing; or
             1404          (B) radioactive waste from a location in the state designated as a processing site under
             1405      42 U.S.C. 7912(f).
             1406          (d) "Radioactive waste license" or "license" means a radioactive material license issued
             1407      by the [executive secretary] director under Subsection 19-3-108 (2)[(c)(i)](d), to own, construct,
             1408      modify, or operate a radioactive waste facility.
             1409          (2) The provisions of this section are subject to the prohibition under Section
             1410      19-3-103.7 .
             1411          (3) Subject to Subsection (10), a person may not own, construct, modify, or operate a
             1412      radioactive waste facility without:
             1413          (a) having received a radioactive waste license for the facility;
             1414          (b) meeting the requirements established by rule under Section 19-3-104 ;
             1415          (c) the approval of the governing body of the municipality or county responsible for
             1416      local planning and zoning where the radioactive waste is or will be located; and
             1417          (d) subsequent to meeting the requirements of Subsections (3)(a) through (c), the
             1418      approval of the governor and the Legislature.
             1419          (4) Subject to Subsection (10), a new radioactive waste license application, or an
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     requirements of Subsections (3)(b) through (d) if the application, renewal, or amendment:
             1422          (a) specifies a different geographic site than a previously submitted application;
             1423          (b) would cost 50% or more of the cost of construction of the original radioactive
             1424      waste facility or the modification would result in an increase in capacity or throughput of a
             1425      cumulative total of 50% of the total capacity or throughput which was approved in the facility
             1426      license as of January 1, 1990, or the initial approval facility license if the initial license
             1427      approval is subsequent to January 1, 1990; or
             1428          (c) requests approval to receive, transfer, store, decay in storage, treat, or dispose of
             1429      radioactive waste having a higher radionuclide concentration limit than allowed, under an
             1430      existing approved license held by the facility, for the specific type of waste to be received,
             1431      transferred, stored, decayed in storage, treated, or disposed of.
             1432          (5) The requirements of Subsection (4)(c) do not apply to an application to renew or
             1433      amend an existing radioactive waste license if:
             1434          (a) the radioactive waste facility requesting the renewal or amendment has received a
             1435      license prior to January 1, 2004; and
             1436          (b) the application to renew or amend its license is limited to a request to approve the
             1437      receipt, transfer, storage, decay in storage, treatment, or disposal of class A low-level
             1438      radioactive waste.
             1439          (6) A radioactive waste facility which receives a new radioactive waste license after
             1440      May 3, 2004, is subject to the requirements of Subsections (3)(b) through (d) for any license
             1441      application, renewal, or amendment that requests approval to receive, transfer, store, decay in
             1442      storage, treat, or dispose of radioactive waste not previously approved under an existing license
             1443      held by the facility.
             1444          (7) If the board finds that approval of additional radioactive waste license applications,
             1445      renewals, or amendments will result in inadequate oversight, monitoring, or licensure
             1446      compliance and enforcement of existing and any additional radioactive waste facilities, the
             1447      board shall suspend acceptance of further applications for radioactive waste licenses. The
             1448      board shall report the suspension to the Legislative Management Committee.
             1449          (8) The [board] director shall review each proposed radioactive waste license
             1450      application to determine whether the application complies with the provisions of this chapter
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         (9) (a) If the radioactive waste license application is determined to be complete, the
             1453      [board] director shall issue a notice of completeness.
             1454          (b) If the [board] director determines that the radioactive waste license application is
             1455      incomplete, the [board] director shall issue a notice of deficiency, listing the additional
             1456      information to be provided by the applicant to complete the application.
             1457          (10) The requirements of Subsections (3)(c) and (d) and Subsection 19-3-104 (11) do
             1458      not apply to:
             1459          (a) a radioactive waste license that is in effect on December 31, 2006, including all
             1460      amendments to the license that have taken effect as of December 31, 2006;
             1461          (b) a license application for a facility in existence as of December 31, 2006, unless the
             1462      license application includes an area beyond the facility boundary approved in the license
             1463      described in Subsection (10)(a); or
             1464          (c) an application to renew or amend a license described in Subsection (10)(a), unless
             1465      the renewal or amendment includes an area beyond the facility boundary approved in the
             1466      license described in Subsection (10)(a).
             1467          Section 23. Section 19-3-106.4 is amended to read:
             1468           19-3-106.4. Generator site access permits.
             1469          (1) A generator or broker may not transfer radioactive waste to a commercial
             1470      radioactive waste treatment or disposal facility in the state without first obtaining a generator
             1471      site access permit from the [executive secretary] director.
             1472          (2) The board may make rules pursuant to Section 19-3-104 governing a generator site
             1473      access permit program.
             1474          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the [department] division shall
             1475      establish fees for generator site access permits in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 .
             1476          (b) On and after July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, the fees are:
             1477          (i) $1,300 for generators transferring 1,000 or more cubic feet of radioactive waste per
             1478      year;
             1479          (ii) $500 for generators transferring less than 1,000 cubic feet of radioactive waste per
             1480      year; and
             1481          (iii) $5,000 for brokers.
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     Environmental Quality Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 .
             1484          (4) This section does not apply to a generator or broker transferring radioactive waste
             1485      to a uranium mill licensed under 10 C.F.R. Part 40, Domestic Licensing of Source Material.
             1486          Section 24. Section 19-3-108 is amended to read:
             1487           19-3-108. Powers and duties of director.
             1488          (1) The executive director shall appoint [an executive secretary, with the approval of
             1489      the board, to] the director. The director shall serve under the administrative direction of the
             1490      executive director.
             1491          (2) The [executive secretary may] director shall:
             1492          (a) develop programs to promote and protect the public from radiation sources in the
             1493      state;
             1494          (b) advise, consult, [and] cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to other
             1495      agencies, states, the federal government, political subdivisions, industries, and other [groups to
             1496      further the purposes of this chapter] persons in carrying out the provisions of the Radiation
             1497      Control Act;
             1498          [(c) as authorized by the board:]
             1499          (c) receive specifications or other information relating to licensing applications for
             1500      radioactive materials or registration of radiation sources for review, approval, disapproval, or
             1501      termination;
             1502          [(i)] (d) issue permits, licenses, registrations, [and] certifications, and other
             1503      administrative authorizations;
             1504          [(ii)] (e) review and approve plans;
             1505          [(iii) enforce rules through the issuance of orders and]
             1506          (f) assess penalties in accordance with Section 19-3-109 ;
             1507          [(iv)] (g) impound radioactive material under Section 19-3-111 ; [and]
             1508          [(v) authorize employees or representatives of the department to enter at reasonable
             1509      times and upon reasonable notice in and upon public or private property for the purpose of
             1510      inspecting and investigating conditions and records concerning radiation sources.]
             1511          (h) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this part, enforce the orders by
             1512      appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings, or institute judicial proceedings to secure
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         (i) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, act as
             1515      executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.
             1516          (3) The director may:
             1517          (a) cooperate with any person in studies, research, or demonstration projects regarding
             1518      radioactive waste management or control of radiation sources;
             1519          (b) subject to Subsection 19-3-103.5 (2)(c), settle or compromise any civil action
             1520      initiated by the division to compel compliance with this chapter or the rules made under this
             1521      chapter; or
             1522          (c) authorize employees or representatives of the department to enter, at reasonable
             1523      times and upon reasonable notice, in and upon public or private property for the purpose of
             1524      inspecting and investigating conditions and records concerning radiation sources.
             1525          Section 25. Section 19-3-109 is amended to read:
             1526           19-3-109. Civil penalties -- Appeals.
             1527          (1) A person who violates any provision of Sections 19-3-104 through 19-3-113 , any
             1528      rule or order issued under the authority of those sections, or the terms of a license, permit, or
             1529      registration certificate issued under the authority of those sections is subject to a civil penalty
             1530      not to exceed $5,000 for each violation.
             1531          (2) The [board] director may assess and make a demand for payment of a penalty under
             1532      this section and may compromise or remit that penalty.
             1533          (3) In order to make demand for payment of a penalty assessed under this section, the
             1534      [board] director shall issue a notice of agency action, specifying, in addition to the
             1535      requirements for notices of agency action contained in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             1536      Procedures Act:
             1537          (a) the date, facts, and nature of each act or omission charged;
             1538          (b) the provision of the statute, rule, order, license, permit, or registration certificate
             1539      that is alleged to have been violated;
             1540          (c) each penalty that the [bureau] director proposes to impose, together with the
             1541      amount and date of effect of that penalty; and
             1542          (d) that failure to pay the penalty or respond may result in a civil action for collection.
             1543          (4) A person notified according to Subsection (3) may request an adjudicative
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         (5) Upon request by the [board] director, the attorney general may institute a civil
             1546      action to collect a penalty imposed under this section.
             1547          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), the department shall deposit all money
             1548      collected from civil penalties imposed under this section into the General Fund.
             1549          (b) The department may reimburse itself and local governments from money collected
             1550      from civil penalties for extraordinary expenses incurred in environmental enforcement
             1551      activities.
             1552          (c) The department shall regulate reimbursements by making rules that:
             1553          (i) define qualifying environmental enforcement activities; and
             1554          (ii) define qualifying extraordinary expenses.
             1555          Section 26. Section 19-3-111 is amended to read:
             1556           19-3-111. Impounding of radioactive material.
             1557          (1) The [board] director may impound the radioactive material of any person if:
             1558          (a) the material poses an imminent threat or danger to the public health or safety; or
             1559          (b) that person is violating:
             1560          (i) any provision of Sections 19-3-104 through 19-3-113 ;
             1561          (ii) any rules or orders enacted or issued under the authority of those sections; or
             1562          (iii) the terms of a license, permit, or registration certificate issued under the authority
             1563      of those sections.
             1564          (2) Before any dispositive action may be taken with regard to impounded radioactive
             1565      materials, the [board] director shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G,
             1566      Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act and Section 19-1-301 .
             1567          Section 27. Section 19-4-102 is amended to read:
             1568           19-4-102. Definitions.
             1569          As used in this chapter:
             1570          (1) "Board" means the Drinking Water Board appointed under Section 19-4-103 .
             1571          (2) "Contaminant" means a physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or
             1572      matter in water.
             1573          [(3) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             1574          (3) "Director" means the director of the Division of Drinking Water.
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     19-1-105 (1)(b).
             1577          [(4)] (5) (a) "Groundwater source" means an underground opening from or through
             1578      which groundwater flows or is pumped from a subsurface water-bearing formation.
             1579          (b) "Groundwater source" includes:
             1580          (i) a well;
             1581          (ii) a spring;
             1582          (iii) a tunnel; or
             1583          (iv) an adit.
             1584          [(5)] (6) "Maximum contaminant level" means the maximum permissible level of a
             1585      contaminant in water that is delivered to a user of a public water system.
             1586          [(6)] (7) (a) "Public water system" means a system providing water for human
             1587      consumption and other domestic uses that:
             1588          (i) has at least 15 service connections; or
             1589          (ii) serves an average of 25 individuals daily for at least 60 days of the year.
             1590          (b) "Public water system" includes:
             1591          (i) a collection, treatment, storage, or distribution facility under the control of the
             1592      operator and used primarily in connection with the system; and
             1593          (ii) a collection, pretreatment, or storage facility used primarily in connection with the
             1594      system but not under the operator's control.
             1595          [(7)] (8) "Retail water supplier" means a person that:
             1596          (a) supplies water for human consumption and other domestic uses to an end user; and
             1597          (b) has more than 500 service connections.
             1598          [(8)] (9) "Supplier" means a person who owns or operates a public water system.
             1599          [(9)] (10) "Wholesale water supplier" means a person that provides most of that
             1600      person's water to a retail water supplier.
             1601          Section 28. Section 19-4-103 is amended to read:
             1602           19-4-103. Drinking Water Board -- Members -- Organization -- Meetings -- Per
             1603      diem and expenses.
             1604          (1) The board [created under Section 19-1-106 comprises 11 members, one of whom
             1605      is] consists of the following nine members:
             1606          (a) H. the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a
             1606a      tie vote between the voting members: .H
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         (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and
             1608          (b) the following eight H. voting .H members, who shall be appointed by the
             1608a      governor with the
             1609      consent of the Senate[.]:
             1610          (i) one representative who is a Utah-licensed professional engineer with expertise in
             1611      civil or sanitary engineering;
             1612          (ii) two representatives who are elected officials from a municipal government that is
             1613      involved in the management or operation of a public water system;
             1614          (iii) one representative from an improvement district, a water conservancy district, or a
             1615      metropolitan water district;
             1616          (iv) one representative from an entity that manages or operates a public water system;
             1617          (v) one representative from:
             1618          (A) the state water research community; or
             1619          (B) an institution of higher education that has comparable expertise in water research
             1620      to the state water research community;
             1621          (vi) one representative from the public who represents H. [ a S. [nongovernmental]
             1621a      environmental .S
             1622      organization;
] :
             1622a          (A) an environmental nongovernmental organization; or
             1622b          (B) a nongovernmental organization that represents community interests and does not
             1622c      represent industry interests; .H and
             1623          (vii) one representative from the public who is trained and experienced in public
             1624      health.
             1625          [(2) No more than five appointed members shall be from the same political party.]
             1626          [(3)] (2) [The appointed members] A member of the board shall:
             1627          (a) be knowledgeable about drinking water and public water systems [and shall], as
             1628      evidenced by a professional degree, a professional accreditation, or documented experience;
             1629          (b) represent different geographical areas within the state insofar as practicable[.];
             1630          (c) be a resident of Utah;
             1631          (d) attend board meetings in accordance with the attendance rules made by the
             1632      department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(i)(A); and
             1633          (e) comply with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies, including the conflict of
             1634      interest rules made by the department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(ii)(B).
             1635          (3) No more than five appointed members of the board shall be from the same political
             1636      party.
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         [(a) two elected officials of municipal government or their representatives involved in
             1639      management or operation of public water systems;]
             1640          [(b) two representatives of improvement districts, water conservancy districts, or
             1641      metropolitan water districts;]
             1642          [(c) one representative from an industry which manages or operates a public water
             1643      system;]
             1644          [(d) one registered professional engineer with expertise in civil or sanitary
             1645      engineering;]
             1646          [(e) one representative from the state water research community or from an institution
             1647      of higher education which has comparable expertise in water research;]
             1648          [(f) two representatives of the public who do not represent other interests named in this
             1649      section and who do not receive, and have not received during the past two years, a significant
             1650      portion of their income, directly or indirectly, from suppliers; and]
             1651          [(g) one representative from a local health department.]
             1652          [(5) (a) Members of the Utah Safe Drinking Water Committee created by Laws of Utah
             1653      1981, Chapter 126, shall serve as members of the board throughout the terms for which they
             1654      were appointed.]
             1655          [(b) Except as required by Subsection (5)(c), as]
             1656          (4) (a) As terms of current board members expire, the governor shall appoint each new
             1657      member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
             1658          [(c)] (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection [(5)(b)] (4)(a), the governor
             1659      shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the
             1660      terms of board members are staggered so that [approximately] half of the appointed board is
             1661      appointed every two years.
             1662          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the term of a board member who is
             1663      appointed before May 1, 2013 shall expire on April 30, 2013.
             1664          (ii) On May 1, 2013, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board members in
             1665      accordance with this section.
             1666          [(6)] (5) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement
             1667      shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
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             1670          [(8)] (7) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair from its members.
             1671          [(9)] (8) (a) The board shall meet at least quarterly.
             1672          (b) Special meetings may be called by the chair upon [his] the chair's own initiative,
             1673      upon the request of the [executive secretary] director, or upon the request of three members of
             1674      the board.
             1675          (c) Reasonable notice shall be given to each member of the board [prior to] before any
             1676      meeting.
             1677          [(10) Six] (9) Five members constitute a quorum at any meeting and the action of the
             1678      majority of the members present is the action of the board.
             1679          [(11)] (10) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's
             1680      service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             1681          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             1682          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             1683          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             1684      63A-3-107 .
             1685          Section 29. Section 19-4-104 is amended to read:
             1686           19-4-104. Powers of board.
             1687          (1) (a) The board may[: (a)] make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             1688      Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             1689          (i) establishing standards that prescribe the maximum contaminant levels in any public
             1690      water system and provide for monitoring, record-keeping, and reporting of water quality related
             1691      matters;
             1692          (ii) governing design, construction, operation, and maintenance of public water
             1693      systems;
             1694          (iii) granting variances and exemptions to the requirements established under this
             1695      chapter that are not less stringent than those allowed under federal law;
             1696          (iv) protecting watersheds and water sources used for public water systems; and
             1697          (v) governing capacity development in compliance with Section 1420 of the federal
             1698      Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.A. 300f et seq.;
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         (i) order the director to:
             1701          [(b)] (A) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter[,];
             1702          (B) enforce the orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings[, and]; or
             1703          (C) institute judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this chapter;
             1704          [(c) (i)] (ii) (A) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding relating to the
             1705      administration of this chapter [and compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of
             1706      documents and other evidence, administer oaths and take testimony, and receive evidence as
             1707      necessary]; or
             1708          [(ii)] (B) appoint hearing officers to conduct a hearing that is not an adjudicative
             1709      proceeding [and authorize them to exercise powers under Subsection (1)(c)(i)]; or
             1710          [(iii) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as
             1711      provided by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             1712          [(iv) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             1713      action; or]
             1714          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             1715      action as directed;]
             1716          [(d) require the submission to the executive secretary of plans and specifications for
             1717      construction of, substantial addition to, or alteration of public water systems for review and
             1718      approval by the board before that action begins and require any modifications or impose any
             1719      conditions that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;]
             1720          [(e) advise, consult, cooperate with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into
             1721      agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements with state, federal, or interstate agencies,
             1722      municipalities, local health departments, educational institutions, or others necessary to carry
             1723      out the purposes of this chapter and to support the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of
             1724      local jurisdictions;]
             1725          [(f)] (iii) request and accept financial assistance from other public agencies, private
             1726      entities, and the federal government to carry out the purposes of this chapter[;].
             1727          [(g) develop and implement an emergency plan to protect the public when declining
             1728      drinking water quality or quantity creates a serious health risk and issue emergency orders if a
             1729      health risk is imminent;]
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     presentation of credentials, to enter any part of a public water system at reasonable times to
             1732      inspect the facilities and water quality records required by board rules, conduct sanitary
             1733      surveys, take samples, and investigate the standard of operation and service delivered by public
             1734      water systems;]
             1735          [(i) meet the requirements of federal law related or pertaining to drinking water; and]
             1736          [(j) exercise all other incidental powers necessary to carry out the purpose of this
             1737      chapter.]
             1738          (c) The board shall:
             1739          (i) require the submission to the director of plans and specifications for construction of,
             1740      substantial addition to, or alteration of public water systems for review and approval by the
             1741      board before that action begins and require any modifications or impose any conditions that
             1742      may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
             1743          (ii) advise, consult, cooperate with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into
             1744      agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements with state, federal, or interstate agencies,
             1745      municipalities, local health departments, educational institutions, and others necessary to carry
             1746      out the purposes of this chapter and to support the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of
             1747      local jurisdictions;
             1748          (iii) develop and implement an emergency plan to protect the public when declining
             1749      drinking water quality or quantity creates a serious health risk and issue emergency orders if a
             1750      health risk is imminent; and
             1751          (iv) meet the requirements of federal law related or pertaining to drinking water.
             1752          (2) (a) The board may adopt and enforce standards and establish fees for certification
             1753      of operators of any public water system.
             1754          (b) The board may not require certification of operators for a water system serving a
             1755      population of 800 or less except:
             1756          (i) to the extent required for compliance with Section 1419 of the federal Safe Drinking
             1757      Water Act, 42 U.S.C.A. 300f et seq.; and
             1758          (ii) for a system that is required to treat its drinking water.
             1759          (c) The certification program shall be funded from certification and renewal fees.
             1760          (3) Routine extensions or repairs of existing public water systems that comply with the
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             1763          (4) (a) The board may adopt and enforce standards and establish fees for certification
             1764      of persons engaged in administering cross connection control programs or backflow prevention
             1765      assembly training, repair, and maintenance testing.
             1766          (b) The certification program shall be funded from certification and renewal fees.
             1767          (5) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
             1768      authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             1769          Section 30. Section 19-4-106 is amended to read:
             1770           19-4-106. Director -- Appointment -- Authority.
             1771          [An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the executive director, with
             1772      the approval of the board, and serve under the direction of the executive director. The
             1773      executive secretary may:]
             1774          (1) The executive director shall appoint the director. The director shall serve under the
             1775      administrative direction of the executive director.
             1776          (2) The director shall:
             1777          [(1)] (a) develop programs to promote and protect the quality of the public drinking
             1778      water supplies of the state;
             1779          [(2)] (b) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of this and other states, the
             1780      federal government, and with other groups, political subdivisions, and industries in furtherance
             1781      of the purpose of this chapter;
             1782          [(3)] (c) review plans, specifications, and other data pertinent to proposed or expanded
             1783      water supply systems to [insure] ensure proper design and construction; and
             1784          [(4) as authorized by the board and]
             1785          (d) subject to the provisions of this chapter, enforce rules made by the board through
             1786      the issuance of orders which may be subsequently revoked, which rules may require:
             1787          [(a)] (i) discontinuance of use of unsatisfactory sources of drinking water;
             1788          [(b)] (ii) suppliers to notify the public concerning the need to boil water; [and] or
             1789          [(c)] (iii) suppliers in accordance with existing rules, to take remedial actions necessary
             1790      to protect or improve an existing water system[.]; and
             1791          (e) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, act as
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         (3) The director may authorize employees or agents of the department, after reasonable
             1794      notice and presentation of credentials, to enter any part of a public water system at reasonable
             1795      times to inspect the facilities and water quality records required by board rules, conduct
             1796      sanitary surveys, take samples, and investigate the standard of operation and service delivered
             1797      by public water systems.
             1798          Section 31. Section 19-4-107 is amended to read:
             1799           19-4-107. Notice of violation of rule or order -- Action by attorney general.
             1800          (1) Upon discovery of any violation of a rule or order of the board, the board or [its
             1801      executive secretary] the director shall promptly notify the supplier of the violation, state the
             1802      nature of the violation, and issue an order requiring correction of that violation or the filing of a
             1803      request for variance or exemption by a specific date.
             1804          (2) The attorney general shall, upon request of the [board] director, commence an
             1805      action for an injunction or other relief relative to the order.
             1806          Section 32. Section 19-4-109 is amended to read:
             1807           19-4-109. Violations -- Penalties -- Reimbursement for expenses.
             1808          (1) Any person that violates any rule or order made or issued pursuant to this chapter is
             1809      subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day of violation. The board
             1810      may assess and make a demand for payment of a penalty under this section by directing the
             1811      [executive secretary] director to issue a notice of agency action under Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             1812      Administrative Procedures Act.
             1813          (2) (a) Any person that willfully violates any rule or order made or issued pursuant to
             1814      this chapter, or that willfully fails to take any corrective action required by such an order, is
             1815      guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 per day for each
             1816      day of violation.
             1817          (b) In addition, the person is subject, in a civil proceeding, to a penalty of not more
             1818      than $5,000 per day for each day of violation.
             1819          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), all penalties assessed and collected
             1820      under the authority of this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.
             1821          (b) The department may reimburse itself and local governments from money collected
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         (c) The department shall regulate reimbursements by making rules that:
             1825          (i) define qualifying environmental enforcement activities; and
             1826          (ii) define qualifying extraordinary expenses.
             1827          Section 33. Section 19-5-102 (Effective 07/01/12) is amended to read:
             1828           19-5-102 (Effective 07/01/12). Definitions.
             1829          As used in this chapter:
             1830          (1) "Agriculture discharge":
             1831          (a) means the release of agriculture water from the property of a farm, ranch, or feed lot
             1832      that:
             1833          (i) pollutes a surface body of water, including a stream, lake, pond, marshland,
             1834      watercourse, waterway, river, ditch, and other water conveyance system of the state;
             1835          (ii) pollutes the ground water of the state; or
             1836          (iii) constitutes a significant nuisance on urban land; and
             1837          (b) does not include:
             1838          (i) runoff from a farm, ranch, or feed lot or return flows from irrigated fields onto land
             1839      that is not part of a body of water; or
             1840          (ii) a release into a normally dry water conveyance to an active body of water, unless
             1841      the release reaches the water of a lake, pond, stream, marshland, river, or other active body of
             1842      water.
             1843          (2) "Agriculture water" means:
             1844          (a) water used by a farmer, rancher, or feed lot for the production of food, fiber, or fuel;
             1845          (b) return flows from irrigated agriculture; and
             1846          (c) agricultural storm water runoff.
             1847          (3) "Board" means the Water Quality Board created in Section 19-1-106 .
             1848          (4) "Commission" means the Conservation Commission created in Section 4-18-4 .
             1849          (5) "Contaminant" means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance
             1850      or matter in water.
             1851          (6) "Director" means the director of the Division of Water Quality or, for purposes of
             1852      groundwater quality at a facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction of the Division of
             1853      Radiation Control, the director of the Division of Radiation Control.
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         [(7)] (8) "Discharge permit" means a permit issued to a person who:
             1856          (a) discharges or whose activities would probably result in a discharge of pollutants
             1857      into the waters of the state; or
             1858          (b) generates or manages sewage sludge.
             1859          [(8)] (9) "Disposal system" means a system for disposing of wastes, and includes
             1860      sewerage systems and treatment works.
             1861          (10) "Division" means the Division of Water Quality, created in Subsection
             1862      19-1-105 (1)(f).
             1863          [(9)] (11) "Effluent limitations" means any restrictions, requirements, or prohibitions,
             1864      including schedules of compliance established under this chapter which apply to discharges.
             1865          [(10) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             1866          [(11)] (12) "Point source":
             1867          (a) means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including any pipe,
             1868      ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated
             1869      animal feeding operation, or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be
             1870      discharged; and
             1871          (b) does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.
             1872          [(12)] (13) "Pollution" means any man-made or man-induced alteration of the
             1873      chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of any waters of the state, unless the
             1874      alteration is necessary for the public health and safety.
             1875          [(13)] (14) "Publicly owned treatment works" means any facility for the treatment of
             1876      pollutants owned by the state, its political subdivisions, or other public entity.
             1877          [(14)] (15) "Schedule of compliance" means a schedule of remedial measures,
             1878      including an enforceable sequence of actions or operations leading to compliance with this
             1879      chapter.
             1880          [(15)] (16) "Sewage sludge" means any solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed
             1881      during the treatment of municipal wastewater or domestic sewage.
             1882          [(16)] (17) "Sewerage system" means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and all
             1883      other constructions, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used for collecting or conducting
             1884      wastes to a point of ultimate disposal.
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     of a pollutant that a body of water can receive and still meet water quality standards.
             1887          [(18)] (19) "Treatment works" means any plant, disposal field, lagoon, dam, pumping
             1888      station, incinerator, or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing, or holding
             1889      wastes.
             1890          [(19)] (20) "Underground injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by
             1891      well injection.
             1892          [(20)] (21) "Underground wastewater disposal system" means a system for disposing of
             1893      domestic wastewater discharges as defined by the board and the executive director.
             1894          [(21)] (22) "Waste" or "pollutant" means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator
             1895      residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials,
             1896      radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and
             1897      industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water.
             1898          [(22)] (23) "Waters of the state":
             1899          (a) means all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells, springs,
             1900      irrigation systems, drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface
             1901      and underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow
             1902      through, or border upon this state or any portion of the state; and
             1903          (b) does not include bodies of water confined to and retained within the limits of
             1904      private property, and which do not develop into or constitute a nuisance, a public health hazard,
             1905      or a menace to fish or wildlife.
             1906          Section 34. Section 19-5-103 is amended to read:
             1907           19-5-103. Water Quality Board -- Members of board -- Appointment -- Terms --
             1908      Organization -- Meetings -- Per diem and expenses.
             1909          (1) The board [comprises] consists of the following nine members:
             1910          (a) H. the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a
             1910a      tie vote between the voting members: .H
             1910b          (i) the executive director [and 11 members]; or
             1911          (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and
             1912          (b) the following eight H. voting .H members, who shall be appointed by the
             1912a      governor with the
             1913      consent of the Senate[.]:
             1914          (i) one representative who:
             1915          (A) is not connected with industry;
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         (C) is a Utah-licensed physician, a Utah-licensed professional engineer, or a scientist
             1918      with relevant training and experience;
             1919          (ii) two government representatives who do not represent the federal government;
             1920          (iii) one representative from the mineral industry;
             1921          (iv) one representative from the manufacturing industry;
             1922          (v) one representative who represents agricultural and livestock interests;
             1923          (vi) one representative from the public who represents H. [ a S. [nongovernmental]
             1923a      environmental .S
             1924      organization;
] :

             1924a          (A) an environmental nongovernmental organization; or
             1924b          (B) a nongovernmental organization that represents community interests and does not
             1924c      represent industry interests; .H and
             1925          (vii) one representative from the public who is trained and experienced in public
             1926      health.
             1927          [(2) No more than six of the appointed members may be from the same political party.]
             1928          [(3) The appointed members, insofar as practicable, shall include the following:]
             1929          [(a) one member representing the mineral industry;]
             1930          [(b) one member representing the food processing industry;]
             1931          [(c) one member representing another manufacturing industry;]
             1932          [(d) two members who are officials of a municipal government or the officials'
             1933      representative involved in the management or operation of a wastewater treatment facility;]
             1934          [(e) one member representing agricultural and livestock interests;]
             1935          [(f) one member representing fish, wildlife, and recreation interests;]
             1936          [(g) one member representing an improvement or special service district;]
             1937          [(h) two members at large, one of whom represents organized environmental interests,
             1938      selected with due consideration of the areas of the state affected by water pollution and not
             1939      representing other interests named in this Subsection (3); and]
             1940          [(i) one member representing a local health department.]
             1941          (2) A member of the board shall:
             1942          (a) be knowledgeable about water quality matters, as evidenced by a professional
             1943      degree, a professional accreditation, or documented experience;
             1944          (b) be a resident of Utah;
             1945          (c) attend board meetings in accordance with the attendance rules made by the
             1946      department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(i)(A); and
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     interest rules made by the department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(ii)(B).
             1949          (3) No more than five of the appointed members may be from the same political party.
             1950          (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             1951      appointed for the unexpired term with the consent of the Senate.
             1952          (5) (a) [Except as required by Subsection (5)(b), a] A member shall be appointed for a
             1953      term of four years and is eligible for reappointment.
             1954          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the governor shall, at the
             1955      time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             1956      board members are staggered so that [approximately] half of the appointed board is appointed
             1957      every two years.
             1958          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the term of a board member who is
             1959      appointed before March 1, 2013 shall expire on February 28, 2013.
             1960          (ii) On March 1, 2013, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board members in
             1961      accordance with this section.
             1962          (6) A member shall hold office until the expiration of the member's term and until the
             1963      member's successor is appointed, not to exceed 90 days after the formal expiration of the term.
             1964          (7) The board shall:
             1965          (a) organize and annually select one of its members as chair and one of its members as
             1966      vice chair;
             1967          (b) hold at least four regular meetings each calendar year; and
             1968          (c) keep minutes of its proceedings which are open to the public for inspection.
             1969          (8) The chair may call a special meeting upon the request of three or more members of
             1970      the board.
             1971          (9) Each member of the board and the [executive secretary] director shall be notified of
             1972      the time and place of each meeting.
             1973          (10) [Seven] Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of
             1974      business, and the action of a majority of members present is the action of the board.
             1975          (11) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             1976      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             1977          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
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         (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             1980      63A-3-107 .
             1981          Section 35. Section 19-5-104 (Effective 07/01/12) is amended to read:
             1982           19-5-104 (Effective 07/01/12). Powers and duties of board.
             1983          [(1) The board has the following powers and duties:]
             1984          (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1985      board may make rules that:
             1986          (a) taking into account Subsection (6):
             1987          (i) implement the awarding of construction loans to political subdivisions and
             1988      municipal authorities under Section 11-8-2 , including:
             1989          (A) requirements pertaining to applications for loans;
             1990          (B) requirements for determination of eligible projects;
             1991          (C) requirements for determination of the costs upon which loans are based, which
             1992      costs may include engineering, financial, legal, and administrative expenses necessary for the
             1993      construction, reconstruction, and improvement of sewage treatment plants, including major
             1994      interceptors, collection systems, and other facilities appurtenant to the plant;
             1995          (D) a priority schedule for awarding loans, in which the board may consider, in
             1996      addition to water pollution control needs, any financial needs relevant, including per capita
             1997      cost, in making a determination of priority; and
             1998          (E) requirements for determination of the amount of the loan;
             1999          (ii) implement the awarding of loans for nonpoint source projects pursuant to Section
             2000      73-10c-4.5 ;
             2001          (iii) set effluent limitations and standards subject to Section 19-5-116 ;
             2002          (iv) implement or effectuate the powers and duties of the board; and
             2003          (v) protect the public health for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of
             2004      underground wastewater disposal systems, liquid scavenger operations, and vault and earthen
             2005      pit privies;
             2006          (b) govern inspection, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for
             2007      underground injections and require permits for underground injections, to protect drinking
             2008      water sources, except for wells, pits, and ponds covered by Section 40-6-5 regarding gas and
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         (i) injection may result in the presence of any contaminant in underground water that
             2011      supplies or can reasonably be expected to supply any public water system, as defined in Section
             2012      19-4-102 ; and
             2013          (ii) the presence of the contaminant may:
             2014          (A) result in the public water system not complying with any national primary drinking
             2015      water standards; or
             2016          (B) otherwise adversely affect the health of persons;
             2017          (c) govern sewage sludge management, including permitting, inspecting, monitoring,
             2018      recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; and
             2019          (d) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19-4-112 , govern design and construction
             2020      of irrigation systems that:
             2021          (i) convey sewage treatment facility effluent of human origin in pipelines under
             2022      pressure, unless contained in surface pipes wholly on private property and for agricultural
             2023      purposes; and
             2024          (ii) are constructed after May 4, 1998.
             2025          (2) (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             2026      the board shall adopt and enforce rules and establish fees to cover the costs of testing for
             2027      certification of operators of treatment works and sewerage systems operated by political
             2028      subdivisions.
             2029          (b) In establishing certification rules under Subsection (2)(a), the board shall:
             2030          (i) base the requirements for certification on the size, treatment process type, and
             2031      complexity of the treatment works and sewerage systems operated by political subdivisions;
             2032          (ii) allow operators until three years after the date of adoption of the rules to obtain
             2033      initial certification;
             2034          (iii) allow a new operator one year from the date the operator is hired by a treatment
             2035      plant or sewerage system or three years after the date of adoption of the rules, whichever occurs
             2036      later, to obtain certification;
             2037          (iv) issue certification upon application and without testing, at a grade level
             2038      comparable to the grade of current certification to operators who are currently certified under
             2039      the voluntary certification plan for wastewater works operators as recognized by the board; and
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     treatment works or sewerage system where that operator is currently employed if the operator:
             2042          (A) is in charge of and responsible for the treatment works or sewerage system on
             2043      March 16, 1991;
             2044          (B) has been employed at least 10 years in the operation of that treatment works or
             2045      sewerage system before March 16, 1991; and
             2046          (C) demonstrates to the board the operator's capability to operate the treatment works
             2047      or sewerage system at which the operator is currently employed by providing employment
             2048      history and references as required by the board.
             2049          (3) The board shall:
             2050          (a) develop programs for the prevention, control, and abatement of new or existing
             2051      pollution of the waters of the state;
             2052          [(b) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
             2053      government, other states, and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political
             2054      subdivisions, and industries to further the purposes of this chapter;]
             2055          [(c) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             2056      demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes of water pollution as the board finds
             2057      necessary to discharge its duties;]
             2058          [(d) collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the prevention,
             2059      control, and abatement of water pollution;]
             2060          [(e)] (b) adopt, modify, or repeal standards of quality of the waters of the state and
             2061      classify those waters according to their reasonable uses in the interest of the public under
             2062      conditions the board may prescribe for the prevention, control, and abatement of pollution;
             2063          [(f) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             2064      Rulemaking Act, taking into account Subsection (3), to:]
             2065          [(i) implement the awarding of construction loans to political subdivisions and
             2066      municipal authorities under Section 11-8-2 , including:]
             2067          [(A) requirements pertaining to applications for loans;]
             2068          [(B) requirements for determination of eligible projects;]
             2069          [(C) requirements for determination of the costs upon which loans are based, which
             2070      costs may include engineering, financial, legal, and administrative expenses necessary for the
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     interceptors, collection systems, and other facilities appurtenant to the plant;]
             2073          [(D) a priority schedule for awarding loans, in which the board may consider in
             2074      addition to water pollution control needs any financial needs relevant, including per capita cost,
             2075      in making a determination of priority; and]
             2076          [(E) requirements for determination of the amount of the loan;]
             2077          [(ii) implement the awarding of loans for nonpoint source projects pursuant to Section
             2078      73-10c-4.5 ;]
             2079          [(iii) set effluent limitations and standards subject to Section 19-5-116 ;]
             2080          [(iv) implement or effectuate the powers and duties of the board; and]
             2081          [(v) protect the public health for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance
             2082      of underground wastewater disposal systems, liquid scavenger operations, and vault and
             2083      earthen pit privies;]
             2084          (c) give reasonable consideration in the exercise of its powers and duties to the
             2085      economic impact of water pollution control on industry and agriculture;
             2086          (d) meet the requirements of federal law related to water pollution;
             2087          (e) establish and conduct a continuing planning process for control of water pollution,
             2088      including the specification and implementation of maximum daily loads of pollutants;
             2089          (f) (i) approve, approve in part, approve with conditions, or deny, in writing, an
             2090      application for water reuse under Title 73, Chapter 3c, Wastewater Reuse Act;
             2091          (ii) issue an operating permit for water reuse under Title 73, Chapter 3c, Wastewater
             2092      Reuse Act;
             2093          (g) (i) review all total daily maximum load reports and recommendations for water
             2094      quality end points and implementation strategies developed by the division before submission
             2095      of the report, recommendation, or implementation strategy to the EPA;
             2096          (ii) disapprove, approve, or approve with conditions all staff total daily maximum load
             2097      recommendations; and
             2098          (iii) provide suggestions for further consideration to the Division of Water Quality in
             2099      the event a total daily maximum load strategy is rejected; and
             2100          (h) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
             2101          (i) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
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         (ii) approve or disapprove the settlement.
             2104          (4) The board may:
             2105          [(g)] (a) order the director to issue, modify, or revoke orders:
             2106          (i) prohibiting or abating discharges;
             2107          (ii) requiring the construction of new treatment works or any parts of them, or requiring
             2108      the modification, extension, or alteration of existing treatment works as specified by board rule
             2109      or any parts of them, or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control, or abate
             2110      pollution;
             2111          (iii) setting standards of water quality, classifying waters or evidencing any other
             2112      determination by the board under this chapter; [and] or
             2113          (iv) requiring compliance with this chapter and with rules made under this chapter;
             2114          [(h) (i) review plans, specifications, or other data relative to disposal systems or any
             2115      part of disposal systems;]
             2116          [(ii) issue construction or operating permits for the installation or modification of
             2117      treatment works or any parts of the treatment works; and]
             2118          (b) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
             2119      government, other states, or interstate agencies, or with affected groups, political subdivisions,
             2120      or industries to further the purposes of this chapter; or
             2121          [(iii)] (c) delegate the authority to issue an operating permit to a local health
             2122      department[;].
             2123          [(i) after public notice and opportunity for a public hearing, issue, continue in effect,
             2124      revoke, modify, or deny discharge permits under reasonable conditions the board may prescribe
             2125      to:]
             2126          [(i) control the management of sewage sludge; or]
             2127          [(ii) prevent or control the discharge of pollutants, including effluent limitations for the
             2128      discharge of wastes into the waters of the state;]
             2129          [(j) give reasonable consideration in the exercise of its powers and duties to the
             2130      economic impact of water pollution control on industry and agriculture;]
             2131          [(k) exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
             2132      including delegation to the department of its duties as appropriate to improve administrative
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         [(l) meet the requirements of federal law related to water pollution;]
             2135          [(m) establish and conduct a continuing planning process for control of water pollution
             2136      including the specification and implementation of maximum daily loads of pollutants;]
             2137          [(n) make rules governing inspection, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting
             2138      requirements for underground injections and require permits for them, to protect drinking water
             2139      sources, except for wells, pits, and ponds covered by Section 40-6-5 regarding gas and oil,
             2140      recognizing that underground injection endangers drinking water sources if:]
             2141          [(i) injection may result in the presence of any contaminant in underground water that
             2142      supplies or can reasonably be expected to supply any public water system, as defined in Section
             2143      19-4-102 ; and]
             2144          [(ii) the presence of the contaminant may:]
             2145          [(A) result in the public water system not complying with any national primary
             2146      drinking water standards; or]
             2147          [(B) otherwise adversely affect the health of persons;]
             2148          [(o) make rules governing sewage sludge management, including permitting,
             2149      inspecting, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements;]
             2150          [(p) adopt and enforce rules and establish fees to cover the costs of testing for
             2151      certification of operators of treatment works and sewerage systems operated by political
             2152      subdivisions;]
             2153          [(q) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19-4-112 , make rules governing design
             2154      and construction of irrigation systems that:]
             2155          [(i) convey sewage treatment facility effluent of human origin in pipelines under
             2156      pressure, unless contained in surface pipes wholly on private property and for agricultural
             2157      purposes; and]
             2158          [(ii) are constructed after May 4, 1998;]
             2159          [(r) (i) approve, approve in part, approve with conditions, or deny, in writing, an
             2160      application for water reuse under Title 73, Chapter 3c, Wastewater Reuse Act;]
             2161          [(ii) issue an operating permit for water reuse under Title 73, Chapter 3c, Wastewater
             2162      Reuse Act; and]
             2163          [(s) (i) review all total daily maximum load reports and recommendations for water
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     of the report, recommendation, or implementation strategy to the EPA;]
             2166          [(ii) disapprove, approve, or approve with conditions all staff total daily maximum load
             2167      recommendations; and]
             2168          [(iii) provide suggestions for further consideration to the Division of Water Quality in
             2169      the event a total daily maximum load strategy is rejected.]
             2170          [(2)] (5) In performing the duties listed in [Subsection] Subsections (1) through (4), the
             2171      board shall give priority to pollution that results in a hazard to the public health.
             2172          [(3)] (6) The board shall take into consideration the availability of federal grants:
             2173          (a) in determining eligible project costs; and
             2174          (b) in establishing priorities pursuant to Subsection [(1)(f)(i)] (1)(a)(i).
             2175          [(4) In establishing certification rules under Subsection (1)(p), the board shall:]
             2176          [(a) base the requirements for certification on the size, treatment process type, and
             2177      complexity of the treatment works and sewerage systems operated by political subdivisions;]
             2178          [(b) allow operators until three years after the date of adoption of the rules to obtain
             2179      initial certification;]
             2180          [(c) allow a new operator one year from the date the operator is hired by a treatment
             2181      plant or sewerage system or three years after the date of adoption of the rules, whichever occurs
             2182      later, to obtain certification;]
             2183          [(d) issue certification upon application and without testing, at a grade level
             2184      comparable to the grade of current certification to operators who are currently certified under
             2185      the voluntary certification plan for wastewater works operators as recognized by the board;
             2186      and]
             2187          [(e) issue a certification upon application and without testing that is valid only at the
             2188      treatment works or sewerage system where that operator is currently employed if the operator:]
             2189          [(i) is in charge of and responsible for the treatment works or sewerage system on
             2190      March 16, 1991;]
             2191          [(ii) has been employed at least 10 years in the operation of that treatment works or
             2192      sewerage system prior to March 16, 1991; and]
             2193          [(iii) demonstrates to the board the operator's capability to operate the treatment works
             2194      or sewerage system at which the operator is currently employed by providing employment
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         (7) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of the
             2197      following that are subject to the authority granted to the director under Section 19-5-106 :
             2198          (a) a permit;
             2199          (b) a license;
             2200          (c) a registration;
             2201          (d) a certification; or
             2202          (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
             2203          (8) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
             2204      authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             2205          Section 36. Section 19-5-105.5 is amended to read:
             2206           19-5-105.5. Agriculture water.
             2207          (1) (a) The board shall draft any rules relating to agriculture water in cooperation with
             2208      the commission.
             2209          (b) The commission shall advise the board before the board may adopt rules relating to
             2210      agriculture water.
             2211          (2) A program or rule adopted by the board for agriculture production or irrigation
             2212      water shall:
             2213          (a) be consistent with the federal Clean Water Act; and
             2214          (b) if possible, be developed in a voluntary cooperative program with the agriculture
             2215      producer associations and the commission.
             2216          (3) (a) The board's authority to regulate a discharge is subject to Subsection (3)(b)
             2217      relating to an agriculture discharge.
             2218          (b) (i) A person responsible for an agriculture discharge shall mitigate the resulting
             2219      damage in a reasonable manner, as approved by the [executive secretary] director after
             2220      consulting with the commission chair.
             2221          (ii) A penalty imposed on an agriculture discharge shall be proportionate to the
             2222      seriousness of the resulting harm, as determined by the [executive secretary] director in
             2223      consultation with the commission chair.
             2224          (iii) An agriculture producer may not be held liable for an agriculture discharge
             2225      resulting from a large weather event if the agriculture producer has taken reasonable measures,
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         Section 37. Section 19-5-106 is amended to read:
             2228           19-5-106. Director -- Appointment -- Duties.
             2229          [The executive secretary shall be appointed by the executive director with the approval
             2230      of the board, shall serve under the administrative direction of the executive director, and has
             2231      the following duties:]
             2232          (1) The executive director shall appoint the director. The director shall serve under the
             2233      administrative direction of the executive director.
             2234          (2) The director shall:
             2235          [(1) to] (a) develop programs for the prevention, control, and abatement of new or
             2236      existing pollution of the waters of the state;
             2237          [(2) to] (b) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
             2238      government, other states and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political
             2239      subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
             2240          [(3) to employ full-time employees as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
             2241      chapter;]
             2242          [(4) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, to
             2243      authorize any employee or representative of the department to enter at reasonable times and
             2244      upon reasonable notice in or upon public or private property for the purposes of inspecting and
             2245      investigating conditions and plant records concerning possible water pollution;]
             2246          [(5) to encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             2247      demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes of water pollution as necessary for the
             2248      discharge of duties assigned under this chapter, including the establishment of inventories of
             2249      pollution sources;]
             2250          [(6) to collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the
             2251      prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution;]
             2252          [(7) to] (c) develop programs for the management of sewage sludge;
             2253          [(8) as authorized by the board and]
             2254          (d) subject to the provisions of this chapter, [to] enforce rules made by the board
             2255      through the issuance of orders [which may be subsequently amended or revoked by the board],
             2256      which orders may include:
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         [(b)] (ii) requiring the construction of new control facilities or any parts of them or the
             2259      modification, extension, or alteration of existing control facilities or any parts of them, or the
             2260      adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control, or abate water pollution; [and] or
             2261          [(c)] (iii) prohibiting any other violation of this chapter or rules made under this
             2262      chapter;
             2263          [(9) to] (e) review plans, specifications, or other data relative to pollution control
             2264      systems or any part of the systems provided for in this chapter;
             2265          (f) issue construction or operating permits for the installation or modification of
             2266      treatment works or any parts of the treatment works;
             2267          (g) after public notice and opportunity for public hearing, issue, continue in effect,
             2268      renew, revoke, modify, or deny discharge permits under reasonable conditions the board may
             2269      prescribe to:
             2270          (i) control the management of sewage sludge; or
             2271          (ii) prevent or control the discharge of pollutants, including effluent limitations for the
             2272      discharge of wastes into the waters of the state;
             2273          (h) meet the requirements of federal law related to water pollution;
             2274          [(10) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, to
             2275      exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including
             2276      certification to any state or federal authorities for tax purposes only if the fact of construction,
             2277      installation, or acquisition of any facility, land, or building, machinery, or equipment, or any
             2278      part of them conforms with this chapter;]
             2279          [(11) to cooperate, where the board finds appropriate, with any person in studies and
             2280      research regarding water pollution and its control, abatement, and prevention; and]
             2281          [(12) to] (i) under the direction of the executive director, represent the state [with the
             2282      specific concurrence of the executive director] in all matters pertaining to water pollution,
             2283      including interstate compacts and other similar agreements[.];
             2284          (j) collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the prevention,
             2285      control, and abatement of water pollution; and
             2286          (k) subject to Subsection 19-5-104 (3)(i), settle or compromise any civil action initiated
             2287      by the division to compel compliance with this chapter or the rules made under this chapter.
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         (a) employ full-time employees as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
             2290          (b) subject to the provisions of this chapter, authorize any employee or representative
             2291      of the department to enter, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, in or upon public or
             2292      private property for the purposes of inspecting and investigating conditions and plant records
             2293      concerning possible water pollution;
             2294          (c) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             2295      demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes of water pollution as necessary for the
             2296      discharge of duties assigned under this chapter, including the establishment of inventories of
             2297      pollution sources;
             2298          (d) collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the prevention,
             2299      control, and abatement of water pollution;
             2300          (e) subject to the provisions of this chapter, exercise all incidental powers necessary to
             2301      carry out the purposes of this chapter, including certification to any state or federal authorities
             2302      for tax purposes only if the construction, installation, or acquisition of any facility, land,
             2303      building, machinery, equipment, or any part of them conforms with this chapter;
             2304          (f) cooperate with any person in studies and research regarding water pollution and its
             2305      control, abatement, and prevention;
             2306          (g) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             2307      demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes of water pollution; or
             2308          (h) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, act as
             2309      executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.
             2310          Section 38. Section 19-5-107 is amended to read:
             2311           19-5-107. Discharge of pollutants unlawful -- Discharge permit required.
             2312          (1) (a) Except as provided in this chapter or rules made under it, it is unlawful for any
             2313      person to discharge a pollutant into waters of the state or to cause pollution which constitutes a
             2314      menace to public health and welfare, or is harmful to wildlife, fish or aquatic life, or impairs
             2315      domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, or other beneficial uses of water, or to place or
             2316      cause to be placed any wastes in a location where there is probable cause to believe it will
             2317      cause pollution.
             2318          (b) For purposes of injunctive relief, any violation of this subsection is a public
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         (2) (a) A person may not generate, store, treat, process, use, transport, dispose, or
             2321      otherwise manage sewage sludge, except in compliance with this chapter and rules made under
             2322      it.
             2323          (b) For purposes of injunctive relief, any violation of this subsection is a public
             2324      nuisance.
             2325          (3) It is unlawful for any person, without first securing a permit from the [executive
             2326      secretary as authorized by the board] director, to:
             2327          (a) make any discharge or manage sewage sludge not authorized under an existing
             2328      valid discharge permit; or
             2329          (b) construct, install, modify, or operate any treatment works or part of any treatment
             2330      works or any extension or addition to any treatment works, or construct, install, or operate any
             2331      establishment or extension or modification of or addition to any treatment works, the operation
             2332      of which would probably result in a discharge.
             2333          Section 39. Section 19-5-108 is amended to read:
             2334           19-5-108. Discharge permits -- Requirements and procedure for issuance.
             2335          (1) The board may [prescribe conditions] make rules, in accordance with Title 63G,
             2336      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for and require the submission of plans,
             2337      specifications, and other information to the [executive secretary] director in connection with
             2338      the issuance of discharge permits.
             2339          (2) Each discharge permit shall have a fixed term not exceeding five years. Upon
             2340      expiration of a discharge permit, a new permit may be issued by the [executive secretary]
             2341      director as authorized by the board after notice and an opportunity for public hearing and upon
             2342      condition that the applicant meets or will meet all applicable requirements of this chapter,
             2343      including the conditions of any permit granted by the board.
             2344          (3) The board may require notice to the [executive secretary] director of the
             2345      introduction of pollutants into publicly-owned treatment works and identification to the
             2346      [executive secretary] director of the character and volume of any pollutant of any significant
             2347      source subject to pretreatment standards under Subsection 307(b) of the federal Clean Water
             2348      Act. The [executive secretary] director shall provide in the permit for compliance with
             2349      pretreatment standards.
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     pollutants from publicly-owned treatment works appropriate measures to establish and insure
             2352      compliance by industrial users with any system of user charges required under this chapter or
             2353      the rules adopted under it.
             2354          (5) The [board] director may apply and enforce against industrial users of
             2355      publicly-owned treatment works, toxic effluent standards and pretreatment standards for the
             2356      introduction into the treatment works of pollutants which interfere with, pass through, or
             2357      otherwise are incompatible with the treatment works.
             2358          Section 40. Section 19-5-111 is amended to read:
             2359           19-5-111. Notice of violations -- Hearings.
             2360          (1) Whenever the [board] director determines there are reasonable grounds to believe
             2361      that there has been a violation of this chapter or any order of the director or the board, [it] the
             2362      director may give written notice to the alleged violator specifying the provisions that have been
             2363      violated and the facts that constitute the violation.
             2364          (2) The notice shall require that the matters complained of be corrected.
             2365          (3) The notice may order the alleged violator to appear before an administrative law
             2366      judge as provided by Section 19-1-301 at a time and place specified in the notice and answer
             2367      the charges.
             2368          Section 41. Section 19-5-112 is amended to read:
             2369           19-5-112. Hearings conducted by an administrative law judge -- Decisions on
             2370      denial or revocation of permit conducted by executive director.
             2371          (1) [(a)] Except as provided by Subsection (2), an administrative law judge shall
             2372      conduct hearings authorized by Section 19-5-111 in accordance with Section 19-1-301 .
             2373          [(b) All decisions shall be rendered by a majority of the board.]
             2374          (2) (a) An administrative law judge shall conduct, on the executive director's behalf, a
             2375      hearing regarding an appeal of a permit decision for which the state has assumed primacy under
             2376      the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.
             2377          [(b) Notwithstanding Subsection 19-1-301 (6), the administrative law judge shall
             2378      submit to the executive director a proposed dispositive action.]
             2379          [(c) The executive director may:]
             2380          [(i) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive action
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         [(ii) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             2383      action as directed.]
             2384          [(d)] (b) The decision of the executive director is final and binding on all parties [as a
             2385      final determination of the board] unless stayed or overturned on appeal.
             2386          Section 42. Section 19-5-113 is amended to read:
             2387           19-5-113. Power of director to enter property for investigation -- Records and
             2388      reports required of owners or operators.
             2389          (1) The [board] director or [its] the director's authorized representative has, after
             2390      presentation of credentials, the authority to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public
             2391      property for the purpose of:
             2392          (a) sampling, inspecting, or investigating matters or conditions relating to pollution or
             2393      the possible pollution of any waters of the state, effluents or effluent sources, monitoring
             2394      equipment, or sewage sludge; and
             2395          (b) reviewing and copying records required to be maintained under this chapter.
             2396          (2) (a) The board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             2397      Administrative Rulemaking Act, that require a person managing sewage sludge, or the owner
             2398      or operator of a disposal system, including a system discharging into publicly owned treatment
             2399      works, to:
             2400          (i) establish and maintain reasonable records and make reports relating to the operation
             2401      of the system or the management of the sewage sludge;
             2402          (ii) install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods;
             2403          (iii) sample, and analyze effluents or sewage sludges; and
             2404          (iv) provide other information reasonably required.
             2405          (b) The records, reports, and information shall be available to the public except as
             2406      provided in Subsection 19-1-306 (2) or Subsections 63G-2-305 (1) and (2), Government
             2407      Records Access and Management Act, as appropriate, for other than effluent information.
             2408          Section 43. Section 19-5-114 is amended to read:
             2409           19-5-114. Spills or discharges of oil or other substance -- Notice to director.
             2410          Any person who spills or discharges any oil or other substance which may cause the
             2411      pollution of the waters of the state shall immediately notify the [executive secretary] director of
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     cleanup and disposal, in accordance with rules of the board.
             2414          Section 44. Section 19-5-115 is amended to read:
             2415           19-5-115. Violations -- Penalties -- Civil actions by director -- Ordinances and
             2416      rules of political subdivisions.
             2417          (1) The terms "knowingly," "willfully," and "criminal negligence" are as defined in
             2418      Section 76-2-103 .
             2419          (2) Any person who violates this chapter, or any permit, rule, or order adopted under it,
             2420      upon a showing that the violation occurred, is subject in a civil proceeding to a civil penalty not
             2421      to exceed $10,000 per day of violation.
             2422          (3) (a) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment
             2423      under Section 76-3-204 and a fine not exceeding $25,000 per day who with criminal
             2424      negligence:
             2425          (i) discharges pollutants in violation of Subsection 19-5-107 (1) or in violation of any
             2426      condition or limitation included in a permit issued under Subsection 19-5-107 (3);
             2427          (ii) violates Section 19-5-113 ;
             2428          (iii) violates a pretreatment standard or toxic effluent standard for publicly owned
             2429      treatment works; or
             2430          (iv) manages sewage sludge in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it.
             2431          (b) A person is guilty of a third degree felony and is subject to imprisonment under
             2432      Section 76-3-203 and a fine not to exceed $50,000 per day of violation who knowingly:
             2433          (i) discharges pollutants in violation of Subsection 19-5-107 (1) or in violation of any
             2434      condition or limitation included in a permit issued under Subsection 19-5-107 (3);
             2435          (ii) violates Section 19-5-113 ;
             2436          (iii) violates a pretreatment standard or toxic effluent standard for publicly owned
             2437      treatment works; or
             2438          (iv) manages sewage sludge in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it.
             2439          (4) A person is guilty of a third degree felony and subject to imprisonment under
             2440      Section 76-3-203 and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 per day of violation if
             2441      that person knowingly:
             2442          (a) makes a false material statement, representation, or certification in any application,
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     by any permit, rule, or order issued under it; or
             2445          (b) falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or
             2446      method required to be maintained under this chapter.
             2447          (5) (a) As used in this section:
             2448          (i) "Organization" means a legal entity, other than a government, established or
             2449      organized for any purpose, and includes a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership,
             2450      joint stock company, foundation, institution, trust, society, union, or any other association of
             2451      persons.
             2452          (ii) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of
             2453      death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or
             2454      protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
             2455          (b) A person is guilty of a second degree felony and, upon conviction, is subject to
             2456      imprisonment under Section 76-3-203 and a fine of not more than $250,000 if that person:
             2457          (i) knowingly violates this chapter, or any permit, rule, or order adopted under it; and
             2458          (ii) knows at that time that he is placing another person in imminent danger of death or
             2459      serious bodily injury.
             2460          (c) If a person is an organization, it shall, upon conviction of violating Subsection
             2461      (5)(b), be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000.
             2462          (d) (i) A defendant who is an individual is considered to have acted knowingly if:
             2463          (A) the defendant's conduct placed another person in imminent danger of death or
             2464      serious bodily injury; and
             2465          (B) the defendant was aware of or believed that there was an imminent danger of death
             2466      or serious bodily injury to another person.
             2467          (ii) Knowledge possessed by a person other than the defendant may not be attributed to
             2468      the defendant.
             2469          (iii) Circumstantial evidence may be used to prove that the defendant possessed actual
             2470      knowledge, including evidence that the defendant took affirmative steps to be shielded from
             2471      receiving relevant information.
             2472          (e) (i) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this Subsection (5) that the
             2473      conduct charged was consented to by the person endangered and that the danger and conduct
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         (A) an occupation, a business, or a profession; or
             2476          (B) medical treatment or medical or scientific experimentation conducted by
             2477      professionally approved methods and the other person was aware of the risks involved prior to
             2478      giving consent.
             2479          (ii) The defendant has the burden of proof to establish any affirmative defense under
             2480      this Subsection (5)(e) and shall prove that defense by a preponderance of the evidence.
             2481          (6) For purposes of Subsections 19-5-115 (3) through (5), a single operational upset
             2482      which leads to simultaneous violations of more than one pollutant parameter shall be treated as
             2483      a single violation.
             2484          (7) (a) The [board] director may begin a civil action for appropriate relief, including a
             2485      permanent or temporary injunction, for any violation or threatened violation for which it is
             2486      authorized to issue a compliance order under Section 19-5-111 .
             2487          (b) Actions shall be brought in the district court where the violation or threatened
             2488      violation occurs.
             2489          (8) (a) The attorney general is the legal advisor for the board and [its executive
             2490      secretary] the director and shall defend them in all actions or proceedings brought against them.
             2491          (b) The county attorney or district attorney as appropriate under Sections 17-18-1 ,
             2492      17-18-1.5 , and 17-18-1.7 in the county in which a cause of action arises, shall bring any action,
             2493      civil or criminal, requested by the [board] director, to abate a condition that exists in violation
             2494      of, or to prosecute for the violation of, or to enforce, the laws or the standards, orders, and rules
             2495      of the board or the [executive secretary] director issued under this chapter.
             2496          (c) The [board] director may [itself] initiate any action under this section and be
             2497      represented by the attorney general.
             2498          (9) If any person fails to comply with a cease and desist order that is not subject to a
             2499      stay pending administrative or judicial review, the [board] director may[, through its executive
             2500      secretary,] initiate an action for and be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent any further or
             2501      continued violation of the order.
             2502          (10) Any political subdivision of the state may enact and enforce ordinances or rules
             2503      for the implementation of this chapter that are not inconsistent with this chapter.
             2504          (11) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(b), all penalties assessed and collected
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         (b) The department may reimburse itself and local governments from money collected
             2507      from civil penalties for extraordinary expenses incurred in environmental enforcement
             2508      activities.
             2509          (c) The department shall regulate reimbursements by making rules that:
             2510          (i) define qualifying environmental enforcement activities; and
             2511          (ii) define qualifying extraordinary expenses.
             2512          Section 45. Section 19-6-102 is amended to read:
             2513           19-6-102. Definitions.
             2514          As used in this part:
             2515          (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             2516      19-1-106 .
             2517          (2) "Closure plan" means a plan under Section 19-6-108 to close a facility or site at
             2518      which the owner or operator has disposed of nonhazardous solid waste or has treated, stored, or
             2519      disposed of hazardous waste including, if applicable, a plan to provide postclosure care at the
             2520      facility or site.
             2521          (3) (a) "Commercial nonhazardous solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility"
             2522      means a facility that receives, for profit, nonhazardous solid waste for treatment, storage, or
             2523      disposal.
             2524          (b) "Commercial nonhazardous solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility"
             2525      does not include a facility that:
             2526          (i) receives waste for recycling;
             2527          (ii) receives waste to be used as fuel, in compliance with federal and state
             2528      requirements; or
             2529          (iii) is solely under contract with a local government within the state to dispose of
             2530      nonhazardous solid waste generated within the boundaries of the local government.
             2531          (4) "Construction waste or demolition waste":
             2532          (a) means waste from building materials, packaging, and rubble resulting from
             2533      construction, demolition, remodeling, and repair of pavements, houses, commercial buildings,
             2534      and other structures, and from road building and land clearing; and
             2535          (b) does not include: asbestos; contaminated soils or tanks resulting from remediation
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     hazardous or potentially hazardous materials.
             2538          (5) "Demolition waste" has the same meaning as the definition of construction waste in
             2539      this section.
             2540          (6) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             2541          [(6)] (7) "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking,
             2542      or placing of any solid or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that the waste or any
             2543      constituent of the waste may enter the environment, be emitted into the air, or discharged into
             2544      any waters, including groundwaters.
             2545          (8) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, created in
             2546      Subsection 19-1-105 (1)(e).
             2547          [(7) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             2548          [(8)] (9) "Generation" or "generated" means the act or process of producing
             2549      nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste.
             2550          [(9)] (10) "Hazardous waste" means a solid waste or combination of solid wastes other
             2551      than household waste which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or
             2552      infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an
             2553      increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a substantial
             2554      present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated,
             2555      stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
             2556          [(10)] (11) "Health facility" means hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, home health
             2557      agencies, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, intermediate care
             2558      facilities for people with an intellectual disability, residential health care facilities, maternity
             2559      homes or birthing centers, free standing ambulatory surgical centers, facilities owned or
             2560      operated by health maintenance organizations, and state renal disease treatment centers
             2561      including free standing hemodialysis units, the offices of private physicians and dentists
             2562      whether for individual or private practice, veterinary clinics, and mortuaries.
             2563          [(11)] (12) "Household waste" means any waste material, including garbage, trash, and
             2564      sanitary wastes in septic tanks, derived from households, including single-family and
             2565      multiple-family residences, hotels and motels, bunk houses, ranger stations, crew quarters,
             2566      campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day-use recreation areas.
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     expected to contain pathogens of sufficient virulence and quantity that exposure to the waste by
             2569      a susceptible host could result in an infectious disease.
             2570          [(13)] (14) "Manifest" means the form used for identifying the quantity, composition,
             2571      origin, routing, and destination of hazardous waste during its transportation from the point of
             2572      generation to the point of disposal, treatment, or storage.
             2573          [(14)] (15) "Mixed waste" means any material that is a hazardous waste as defined in
             2574      this chapter and is also radioactive as defined in Section 19-3-102 .
             2575          [(15)] (16) "Modification plan" means a plan under Section 19-6-108 to modify a
             2576      facility or site for the purpose of disposing of nonhazardous solid waste or treating, storing, or
             2577      disposing of hazardous waste.
             2578          [(16)] (17) "Operation plan" or "nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste operation
             2579      plan" means a plan or approval under Section 19-6-108 , including:
             2580          (a) a plan to own, construct, or operate a facility or site for the purpose of disposing of
             2581      nonhazardous solid waste or treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste;
             2582          (b) a closure plan;
             2583          (c) a modification plan; or
             2584          (d) an approval that the [executive secretary] director is authorized to issue.
             2585          [(17)] (18) "Permittee" means a person who is obligated under an operation plan.
             2586          [(18)] (19) (a) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge, including sludge from
             2587      a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, or other
             2588      discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting
             2589      from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations and from community activities
             2590      but does not include solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage or in irrigation return
             2591      flows or discharges for which a permit is required under Title 19, Chapter 5, Water Quality
             2592      Act, or under the Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C., Section 1251, et seq.
             2593          (b) "Solid waste" does not include any of the following wastes unless the waste causes
             2594      a public nuisance or public health hazard or is otherwise determined to be a hazardous waste:
             2595          (i) certain large volume wastes, such as inert construction debris used as fill material;
             2596          (ii) drilling muds, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration,
             2597      development, or production of oil, gas, or geothermal energy;
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     generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;
             2600          (iv) solid wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and
             2601      minerals; or
             2602          (v) cement kiln dust.
             2603          [(19)] (20) "Storage" means the actual or intended containment of solid or hazardous
             2604      waste either on a temporary basis or for a period of years in such a manner as not to constitute
             2605      disposal of the waste.
             2606          [(20)] (21) "Transportation" means the off-site movement of solid or hazardous waste
             2607      to any intermediate point or to any point of storage, treatment, or disposal.
             2608          [(21)] (22) "Treatment" means a method, technique, or process designed to change the
             2609      physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any solid or hazardous waste so as
             2610      to neutralize the waste or render the waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable for
             2611      recovery, amenable to storage, or reduced in volume.
             2612          [(22)] (23) "Underground storage tank" means a tank which is regulated under Subtitle
             2613      I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C., Section 6991, et seq.
             2614          Section 46. Section 19-6-102.1 is amended to read:
             2615           19-6-102.1. Treatment and disposal -- Exclusions.
             2616          As used in Subsections 19-6-104 [(1)(j)(ii)(B)] (1)(e)(ii)(B), 19-6-108 (3)(b) and
             2617      (3)(c)(ii)(B), and 19-6-119 (1)(a), the term "treatment and disposal" specifically excludes the
             2618      recycling, use, reuse, or reprocessing of fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or flue gas
             2619      emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;
             2620      waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals; or cement kiln
             2621      dust, including recycle, reuse, use, or reprocessing for road sanding, sand blasting, road
             2622      construction, railway ballast, construction fill, aggregate, and other construction-related
             2623      purposes.
             2624          Section 47. Section 19-6-102.6 is amended to read:
             2625           19-6-102.6. Legislative participation in landfill siting disputes.
             2626          (1) (a) Upon the Legislature's receipt of a written request by a county governing body
             2627      or a member of the Legislature whose district is involved in a landfill siting dispute, the
             2628      president of the Senate and the speaker of the House shall appoint a committee as described
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     location for a municipal landfill if there is a dispute between two or more counties regarding
             2631      the proposed site of a municipal landfill.
             2632          (b) The president and the speaker shall consult with the legislators appointed under this
             2633      subsection regarding their appointment of members of the committee under Subsection (2), and
             2634      volunteers under Subsection (3).
             2635          (2) The committee shall consist of the following members, appointed jointly by the
             2636      president and the speaker:
             2637          (a) two members from the Senate:
             2638          (i) one member from the county where the proposed landfill site is located; and
             2639          (ii) one member from the other county involved in the dispute, but if more than one
             2640      other county is involved, still only one senator from one of those counties;
             2641          (b) two members from the House:
             2642          (i) one member from the county where the proposed landfill site is located; and
             2643          (ii) one member from the other county involved in the dispute, but if more than one
             2644      other county is involved, still only one representative from one of those counties;
             2645          (c) one individual whose current principal residence is within a community located
             2646      within 20 miles of any exterior boundary of the proposed landfill site, but if no community is
             2647      located within 20 miles of the community, then an individual whose current residence is in the
             2648      community nearest the proposed landfill site;
             2649          (d) two resident citizens from the county where the proposed landfill site is located;
             2650      and
             2651          (e) three resident citizens from the other county involved in the dispute, but if more
             2652      than one other county is involved, still only three citizen representatives from those counties.
             2653          (3) Two volunteers shall be appointed under Subsection (1). The volunteers shall be
             2654      individuals who agree to assist, as requested, the committee members who represent the
             2655      interests of the county where the proposed landfill site is located.
             2656          (4) (a) Funding and staffing for the committee shall be provided jointly and equally by
             2657      the Senate and the House.
             2658          (b) The Department of Environmental Quality shall, at the request of the committee
             2659      and as funds are available within the department's existing budget, provide support in arranging
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     hearings.
             2662          (5) The committee shall:
             2663          (a) appoint a chair from among its members; and
             2664          (b) meet as necessary, but not less often than once per month, until its work is
             2665      completed.
             2666          (6) The committee shall report in writing the results of its work and any
             2667      recommendations it may have for legislative action to the interim committees of the Legislature
             2668      as directed by the Legislative Management Committee.
             2669          (7) (a) All action by the division, the [executive secretary] director, or the division
             2670      board of the Department of Environmental Quality regarding any proposed municipal landfill
             2671      site, regarding which a request has been submitted under Subsection (1), is tolled for one year
             2672      from the date the request is submitted, or until the committee completes its work under this
             2673      section, whichever occurs first. This Subsection (7) also tolls the time limits imposed by
             2674      Subsection 19-6-108 (13).
             2675          (b) This Subsection (7) applies to any proposed landfill site regarding which the
             2676      department has not granted final approval on or before March 21, 1995.
             2677          (c) As used in this Subsection (7), "final approval" means final agency action taken
             2678      after conclusion of proceedings under Sections 63G-4-207 through 63G-4-405 .
             2679          (8) This section does not apply to a municipal solid waste facility that is, on or before
             2680      March 23, 1994:
             2681          (a) operating under an existing permit or the renewal of an existing permit issued by
             2682      the local health department or other authority granted by the Department of Environmental
             2683      Quality; or
             2684          (b) operating under the approval of the local health department, regardless of whether a
             2685      formal permit has been issued.
             2686          Section 48. Section 19-6-103 is amended to read:
             2687           19-6-103. Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board -- Members -- Terms --
             2688      Organization -- Meetings -- Per diem and expenses.
             2689          (1) The [Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created by Section 19-1-106
             2690      comprises the] board consists of the following nine members:
             2691          (a) H. the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a
             2691a      tie vote between the voting members: .H
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         (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and
             2693          (b) the following eight H. voting .H members appointed by the governor with the
             2693a      consent of the
             2694      Senate[.]:
             2695          (i) one representative who:
             2696          (A) is not connected with industry;
             2697          (B) is an expert in waste management matters; and
             2698          (C) is a Utah-licensed professional engineer;
             2699          (ii) two government representatives who do not represent the federal government;
             2700          (iii) one representative from the manufacturing, mining, or fuel industry;
             2701          (iv) one representative from the private solid or hazardous waste disposal industry;
             2702          (v) one representative from the private hazardous waste recovery industry;
             2703          (vi) one representative from the public who represents H. [ a S. [nongovernmental]
             2703a      environmental .S
             2704      organization;
] :

             2704a          (A) an environmental nongovernmental organization; or
             2704b          (B) a nongovernmental organization that represents community interests and does not
             2704c      represent industry interests; .H and
             2705          (vii) one representative from the public who is trained and experienced in public
             2706      health.
             2707          (2) [The appointed members] A member of the board shall:
             2708          (a) be knowledgeable about solid and hazardous waste matters [and consist of:] as
             2709      evidenced by a professional degree, a professional accreditation, or documented experience;
             2710          [(a) one representative of municipal government;]
             2711          [(b) one representative of county government;]
             2712          [(c) one representative of the manufacturing or fuel industry;]
             2713          [(d) one representative of the mining industry;]
             2714          [(e) one representative of the private solid waste disposal or solid waste recovery
             2715      industry;]
             2716          [(f) one registered professional engineer;]
             2717          [(g) one representative of a local health department;]
             2718          [(h) one representative of the hazardous waste disposal industry; and]
             2719          [(i) four representatives of the public, at least one of whom is a representative of
             2720      organized environmental interests.]
             2721          (b) be a resident of Utah;
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     department under Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(i)(A); and
             2724          (d) comply with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies, including the conflict of
             2725      interest rules made by the department in accordance with Subsection 19-1-201 (1)(d)(ii)(B).
             2726          (3) [Not] No more than [six] five of the appointed members may be from the same
             2727      political party.
             2728          (4) (a) [Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), members] Members shall be
             2729      appointed for terms of four years each.
             2730          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
             2731      time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
             2732      board members are staggered so that [approximately] half of the appointed board is appointed
             2733      every two years.
             2734          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the term of a board member who is
             2735      appointed before March 1, 2013 shall expire on February 28, 2013.
             2736          (ii) On March 1, 2013, the governor shall appoint or reappoint board members in
             2737      accordance with this section.
             2738          (5) Each member is eligible for reappointment.
             2739          (6) Board members shall continue in office until the expiration of their terms and until
             2740      their successors are appointed, but not more than 90 days after the expiration of their terms.
             2741          (7) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
             2742      appointed for the unexpired term by the governor, after considering recommendations of the
             2743      board and with the consent of the Senate.
             2744          (8) The board shall elect a chair and vice chair on or before April 1 of each year from
             2745      its membership.
             2746          (9) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
             2747      may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
             2748          (a) Section 63A-3-106 ;
             2749          (b) Section 63A-3-107 ; and
             2750          (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
             2751      63A-3-107 .
             2752          (10) (a) The board shall hold a meeting at least once every three months including one
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         (b) Meetings shall be held on the call of the chair, the [executive secretary] director, or
             2755      any three of the members.
             2756          (11) [Seven] Five members constitute a quorum at any meeting, and the action of the
             2757      majority of members present is the action of the board.
             2758          Section 49. Section 19-6-104 is amended to read:
             2759           19-6-104. Powers of board -- Creation of statewide solid waste management plan.
             2760          (1) The board shall:
             2761          (a) survey solid and hazardous waste generation and management practices within this
             2762      state and, after public hearing and after providing opportunities for comment by local
             2763      governmental entities, industry, and other interested persons, prepare and revise, as necessary, a
             2764      waste management plan for the state;
             2765          [(b) carry out inspections pursuant to Section 19-6-109 ;]
             2766          [(c) (i) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding and compel the attendance
             2767      of witnesses, the production of documents, and other evidence, administer oaths and take
             2768      testimony, and receive evidence it finds proper, or appoint hearing officers to conduct a hearing
             2769      that is not an adjudicative proceeding who shall be delegated these powers;]
             2770          [(ii) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as provided
             2771      by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             2772          [(iii) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             2773      action; or]
             2774          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             2775      action as directed;]
             2776          (b) order the director to:
             2777          [(d)] (i) issue orders necessary to effectuate the provisions of this part and
             2778      [implementing] rules [and] made under this part;
             2779          (ii) enforce [them] the orders by administrative and judicial proceedings[, and cause
             2780      the initiation of]; or
             2781          (iii) initiate judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this part;
             2782          [(e) settle or compromise any administrative or civil action initiated to compel
             2783      compliance with this part and any rules adopted under this part;]
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     plans for review, and approve, disapprove, revoke, or review the plans;]
             2786          [(g) advise, consult, cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to other agencies
             2787      of the state and federal government, other states, interstate agencies, and affected groups,
             2788      political subdivisions, industries, and other persons in carrying out the purposes of this part;]
             2789          [(h)] (c) promote the planning and application of resource recovery systems to prevent
             2790      the unnecessary waste and depletion of natural resources;
             2791          [(i)] (d) meet the requirements of federal law related to solid and hazardous wastes to
             2792      insure that the solid and hazardous wastes program provided for in this part is qualified to
             2793      assume primacy from the federal government in control over solid and hazardous waste;
             2794          [(j)] (e) (i) require any facility, including those listed in Subsection (1)[(j)](e)(ii), that is
             2795      intended for disposing of nonhazardous solid waste or wastes listed in Subsection
             2796      (1)[(j)](e)(ii)(B) to submit plans, specifications, and other information required by the board to
             2797      the board prior to construction, modification, installation, or establishment of a facility to allow
             2798      the board to determine whether the proposed construction, modification, installation, or
             2799      establishment of the facility will be in accordance with rules made under this part;
             2800          (ii) facilities referred to in Subsection (1)[(j)](e)(i) include:
             2801          (A) any incinerator that is intended for disposing of nonhazardous solid waste; and
             2802          (B) except for facilities that receive the following wastes solely for the purpose of
             2803      recycling, reuse, or reprocessing, any commercial facility that accepts for treatment or disposal,
             2804      and with the intent to make a profit: fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or flue gas
             2805      emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;
             2806      wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals; or cement kiln
             2807      dust wastes; and
             2808          [(k) exercise all other incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this
             2809      part.]
             2810          (f) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
             2811          (i) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
             2812      19-6-107 (3)(a) that requires a civil penalty of $25,000 or more; and
             2813          (ii) approve or disapprove the settlement.
             2814          (2) The board may:
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         (ii) appoint hearing officers to conduct a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding;
             2817      or
             2818          (b) advise, consult, cooperate with, or provide technical assistance to other agencies of
             2819      the state or federal government, other states, interstate agencies, or affected groups, political
             2820      subdivisions, industries, or other persons in carrying out the purposes of this part.
             2821          [(2)] (3) (a) The board shall establish a comprehensive statewide solid waste
             2822      management plan by January 1, 1994.
             2823          (b) The plan shall:
             2824          (i) incorporate the solid waste management plans submitted by the counties;
             2825          (ii) provide an estimate of solid waste capacity needed in the state for the next 20
             2826      years;
             2827          (iii) assess the state's ability to minimize waste and recycle;
             2828          (iv) evaluate solid waste treatment, disposal, and storage options, as well as solid waste
             2829      needs and existing capacity;
             2830          (v) evaluate facility siting, design, and operation;
             2831          (vi) review funding alternatives for solid waste management; and
             2832          (vii) address other solid waste management concerns that the board finds appropriate
             2833      for the preservation of the public health and the environment.
             2834          (c) The board shall consider the economic viability of solid waste management
             2835      strategies prior to incorporating them into the plan and shall consider the needs of population
             2836      centers.
             2837          (d) The board shall review and modify the comprehensive statewide solid waste
             2838      management plan no less frequently than every five years.
             2839          [(3)] (4) (a) The board shall determine the type of solid waste generated in the state and
             2840      tonnage of solid waste disposed of in the state in developing the comprehensive statewide solid
             2841      waste management plan.
             2842          (b) The board shall review and modify the inventory no less frequently than once every
             2843      five years.
             2844          [(4)] (5) Subject to the limitations contained in Subsection 19-6-102 [(18)](19)(b), the
             2845      board shall establish siting criteria for nonhazardous solid waste disposal facilities, including
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         (6) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of the
             2848      following that are subject to the authority granted to the director under Section 19-6-107 :
             2849          (a) a permit;
             2850          (b) a license;
             2851          (c) a registration;
             2852          (d) a certification; or
             2853          (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
             2854          (7) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
             2855      authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             2856          Section 50. Section 19-6-105 is amended to read:
             2857           19-6-105. Rules of board.
             2858          (1) The board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             2859      Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             2860          (a) establishing minimum standards for protection of human health and the
             2861      environment, for the storage, collection, transport, recovery, treatment, and disposal of solid
             2862      waste, including requirements for the approval by the director of plans for the construction,
             2863      extension, operation, and closure of solid waste disposal sites;
             2864          (b) identifying wastes which are determined to be hazardous, including wastes
             2865      designated as hazardous under Sec. 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
             2866      1976, 42 U.S.C., Sec. 6921, et seq.;
             2867          (c) governing generators and transporters of hazardous wastes and owners and
             2868      operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, including requirements
             2869      for keeping records, monitoring, submitting reports, and using a manifest, without treating
             2870      high-volume wastes such as cement kiln dust, mining wastes, utility waste, gas and oil drilling
             2871      muds, and oil production brines in a manner more stringent than they are treated under federal
             2872      standards;
             2873          (d) requiring an owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility that is
             2874      subject to a plan approval under Section 19-6-108 or which received waste after July 26, 1982,
             2875      to take appropriate corrective action or other response measures for releases of hazardous waste
             2876      or hazardous waste constituents from the facility, including releases beyond the boundaries of
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         (e) specifying the terms and conditions under which the [board] director shall approve,
             2879      disapprove, revoke, or review hazardous wastes operation plans;
             2880          (f) governing public hearings and participation under this part;
             2881          (g) establishing standards governing underground storage tanks, in accordance with
             2882      Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 4, Underground Storage Tank Act;
             2883          (h) relating to the collection, transportation, processing, treatment, storage, and
             2884      disposal of infectious waste in health facilities in accordance with the requirements of Section
             2885      19-6-106 ;
             2886          (i) defining closure plans as major or minor;
             2887          (j) defining modification plans as major or minor; and
             2888          (k) prohibiting refuse, offal, garbage, dead animals, decaying vegetable matter, or
             2889      organic waste substance of any kind to be thrown, or remain upon or in any street, road, ditch,
             2890      canal, gutter, public place, private premises, vacant lot, watercourse, lake, pond, spring, or
             2891      well.
             2892          (2) If any of the following are determined to be hazardous waste and are therefore
             2893      subjected to the provisions of this part, the board shall, in the case of landfills or surface
             2894      impoundments that receive the solid wastes, take into account the special characteristics of the
             2895      wastes, the practical difficulties associated with applying requirements for other wastes to the
             2896      wastes, and site specific characteristics, including the climate, geology, hydrology, and soil
             2897      chemistry at the site, if the modified requirements assure protection of human health and the
             2898      environment and are no more stringent than federal standards applicable to wastes:
             2899          (a) solid waste from the extraction, beneficiation, or processing of ores and minerals,
             2900      including phosphate rock and overburden from the mining of uranium;
             2901          (b) fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, and flue gas emission control waste
             2902      generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels; and
             2903          (c) cement kiln dust waste.
             2904          (3) The board shall establish criteria for siting commercial hazardous waste treatment,
             2905      storage, and disposal facilities, including commercial hazardous waste incinerators. Those
             2906      criteria shall apply to any facility or incinerator for which plan approval is required under
             2907      Section 19-6-108 .
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          19-6-107. Director -- Appointment -- Powers.
             2910          [The executive secretary shall be appointed by the executive director with the approval
             2911      of the board and shall serve under the administrative direction of the executive director. The
             2912      executive secretary may:]
             2913          (1) The executive director shall appoint the director. The director shall serve under the
             2914      administrative direction of the executive director.
             2915          (2) The director shall:
             2916          (a) carry out inspections pursuant to Section 19-6-109 ;
             2917          (b) require submittal of specifications or other information relating to hazardous waste
             2918      plans for review, and approve, disapprove, revoke, or review the plans;
             2919          [(1)] (c) develop programs for solid waste and hazardous waste management and
             2920      control within the state;
             2921          [(2)] (d) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
             2922      government, other states and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political
             2923      subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this part;
             2924          (e) subject to the provisions of this part, enforce rules made or revised by the board
             2925      through the issuance of orders;
             2926          (f) review plans, specifications or other data relative to solid waste and hazardous
             2927      waste control systems or any part of the systems as provided in this part;
             2928          (g) under the direction of the executive director, represent the state in all matters
             2929      pertaining to interstate solid waste and hazardous waste management and control including,
             2930      under the direction of the board, entering into interstate compacts and other similar agreements;
             2931      and
             2932          (h) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this part, act as
             2933      executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.
             2934          (3) The director may:
             2935          (a) subject to Subsection 19-6-104 (1)(f), settle or compromise any administrative or
             2936      civil action initiated to compel compliance with this part and any rules adopted under this part;
             2937          [(3)] (b) employ full-time employees necessary to carry out this part;
             2938          [(4)] (c) as authorized by the board pursuant to the provisions of this part, authorize
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     part;
             2941          [(5)] (d) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
             2942      demonstrations relating to solid waste and hazardous waste management and control necessary
             2943      for the discharge of duties assigned under this part;
             2944          [(6)] (e) collect and disseminate information relating to solid waste and hazardous
             2945      waste management control; and
             2946          [(7) as authorized by the board pursuant to the provisions of this part, enforce rules
             2947      made or revised by the board through the issuance of orders which may be subsequently
             2948      amended or revoked by the board;]
             2949          [(8) review plans, specifications or other data relative to solid waste and hazardous
             2950      waste control systems or any part of the systems as provided in this part;]
             2951          [(9)] (f) cooperate with any person in studies and research regarding solid waste and
             2952      hazardous waste management and control[;].
             2953          [(10) represent the state with the specific concurrence of the executive director in all
             2954      matters pertaining to interstate solid waste and hazardous waste management and control
             2955      including, under the direction of the board, entering into interstate compacts and other similar
             2956      agreements; and]
             2957          [(11) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, exercise
             2958      all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.]
             2959          Section 52. Section 19-6-108 is amended to read:
             2960           19-6-108. New nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste operation plans for
             2961      facility or site -- Administrative and legislative approval required -- Exemptions from
             2962      legislative and gubernatorial approval -- Time periods for review -- Information required
             2963      -- Other conditions -- Revocation of approval -- Periodic review.
             2964          (1) For purposes of this section, the following items shall be treated as submission of a
             2965      new operation plan:
             2966          (a) the submission of a revised operation plan specifying a different geographic site
             2967      than a previously submitted plan;
             2968          (b) an application for modification of a commercial hazardous waste incinerator if the
             2969      construction or the modification would increase the hazardous waste incinerator capacity above
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     the operation plan application as of January 1, 1990, if no operation plan approval has been
             2972      issued as of January 1, 1990;
             2973          (c) an application for modification of a commercial nonhazardous solid waste
             2974      incinerator if the construction of the modification would cost 50% or more of the cost of
             2975      construction of the original incinerator or the modification would result in an increase in the
             2976      capacity or throughput of the incinerator of a cumulative total of 50% above the total capacity
             2977      or throughput that was approved in the operation plan as of January 1, 1990, or the initial
             2978      approved operation plan if the initial approval is subsequent to January 1, 1990;
             2979          (d) an application for modification of a commercial nonhazardous solid or hazardous
             2980      waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility, other than an incinerator, if the modification
             2981      would be outside the boundaries of the property owned or controlled by the applicant, as shown
             2982      in the application or approved operation plan as of January 1, 1990, or the initial approved
             2983      operation plan if the initial approval is subsequent to January 1, 1990; or
             2984          (e) a submission of an operation plan to construct a facility, if previous approvals of the
             2985      operation plan to construct the facility have been revoked pursuant to Subsection (3)(c)(iii).
             2986          (2) Capacity under Subsection (1)(b) shall be calculated based on the throughput
             2987      tonnage specified for the trial burn in the operation plan or the operation plan application if no
             2988      operation plan approval has been issued as of January 1, 1990, and on annual operations of
             2989      7,000 hours.
             2990          (3) (a) (i) No person may own, construct, modify, or operate any facility or site for the
             2991      purpose of disposing of nonhazardous solid waste or treating, storing, or disposing of
             2992      hazardous waste without first submitting and receiving the approval of the [executive
             2993      secretary] director for an operation plan for that facility or site.
             2994          (ii) (A) A permittee who is the current owner of a facility or site that is subject to an
             2995      operation plan may submit to the [executive secretary] director information, a report, a plan, or
             2996      other request for approval for a proposed activity under an operation plan:
             2997          (I) after obtaining the consent of any other permittee who is a current owner of the
             2998      facility or site; and
             2999          (II) without obtaining the consent of any other permittee who is not a current owner of
             3000      the facility or site.
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         (I) withhold an approval of an operation plan requested by a permittee who is a current
             3003      owner of the facility or site on the grounds that another permittee who is not a current owner of
             3004      the facility or site has not consented to the request; or
             3005          (II) give an approval of an operation plan requested by a permittee who is not a current
             3006      owner before receiving consent of the current owner of the facility or site.
             3007          (b) (i) Except for facilities that receive the following wastes solely for the purpose of
             3008      recycling, reuse, or reprocessing, no person may own, construct, modify, or operate any
             3009      commercial facility that accepts for treatment or disposal, with the intent to make a profit, any
             3010      of the wastes listed in Subsection (3)(b)(ii) without first submitting a request to and receiving
             3011      the approval of the [executive secretary] director for an operation plan for that facility site.
             3012          (ii) Wastes referred to in Subsection (3)(b)(i) are:
             3013          (A) fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or flue gas emission control waste
             3014      generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;
             3015          (B) wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals; or
             3016          (C) cement kiln dust wastes.
             3017          (c) (i) No person may construct a facility listed under Subsection (3)(c)(ii) until the
             3018      person receives:
             3019          (A) local government approval and the approval described in Subsection (3)(a);
             3020          (B) approval from the Legislature; and
             3021          (C) after receiving the approvals described in Subsections (3)(c)(i)(A) and (B),
             3022      approval from the governor.
             3023          (ii) A facility referred to in Subsection (3)(c)(i) is:
             3024          (A) a commercial nonhazardous solid waste disposal facility;
             3025          (B) except for facilities that receive the following wastes solely for the purpose of
             3026      recycling, reuse, or reprocessing, any commercial facility that accepts for treatment or disposal,
             3027      with the intent to make a profit: fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, or flue gas
             3028      emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;
             3029      wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals; or cement kiln
             3030      dust wastes; or
             3031          (C) a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility.
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     Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A) or (B) are automatically revoked if:
             3034          (A) the governor's approval is received on or after May 10, 2011, and the facility is not
             3035      operational within five years after the day on which the governor's approval is received; or
             3036          (B) the governor's approval is received before May 10, 2011, and the facility is not
             3037      operational on or before May 10, 2016.
             3038          (iv) The required approvals described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) for a facility described in
             3039      Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A) or (B), including the approved operation plan, are not transferrable to
             3040      another person for five years after the day on which the governor's approval is received.
             3041          (d) No person need obtain gubernatorial or legislative approval for the construction of
             3042      a hazardous waste facility for which an operating plan has been approved by or submitted for
             3043      approval to the executive secretary of the board under this section before April 24, 1989, and
             3044      which has been determined, on or before December 31, 1990, by the executive secretary of the
             3045      board to be complete, in accordance with state and federal requirements for operating plans for
             3046      hazardous waste facilities even if a different geographic site is subsequently submitted.
             3047          (e) No person need obtain gubernatorial and legislative approval for the construction of
             3048      a commercial nonhazardous solid waste disposal facility for which an operation plan has been
             3049      approved by or submitted for approval to the executive secretary of the board under this section
             3050      on or before January 1, 1990, and which, on or before December 31, 1990, the executive
             3051      secretary of the board determines to be complete, in accordance with state and federal
             3052      requirements applicable to operation plans for nonhazardous solid waste facilities.
             3053          (f) Any person owning or operating a facility or site on or before November 19, 1980,
             3054      who has given timely notification as required by Section 3010 of the Resource Conservation
             3055      and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6921, et seq., and who has submitted a proposed
             3056      hazardous waste plan under this section for that facility or site, may continue to operate that
             3057      facility or site without violating this section until the plan is approved or disapproved under
             3058      this section.
             3059          (g) (i) The [executive secretary] director shall suspend acceptance of further
             3060      applications for a commercial nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste facility upon a finding
             3061      that the [executive secretary] director cannot adequately oversee existing and additional
             3062      facilities for permit compliance, monitoring, and enforcement.
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     Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.
             3065          (4) The [executive secretary] director shall review each proposed nonhazardous solid
             3066      or hazardous waste operation plan to determine whether that plan complies with the provisions
             3067      of this part and the applicable rules of the board.
             3068          (5) (a) If the facility is a class I or class II facility, the [executive secretary] director
             3069      shall approve or disapprove that plan within 270 days from the date it is submitted.
             3070          (b) Within 60 days after receipt of the plans, specifications, or other information
             3071      required by this section for a class I or II facility, the [executive secretary] director shall
             3072      determine whether the plan is complete and contains all information necessary to process the
             3073      plan for approval.
             3074          (c) (i) If the plan for a class I or II facility is determined to be complete, the [executive
             3075      secretary] director shall issue a notice of completeness.
             3076          (ii) If the plan is determined by the [executive secretary] director to be incomplete, the
             3077      [executive secretary] director shall issue a notice of deficiency, listing the additional
             3078      information to be provided by the owner or operator to complete the plan.
             3079          (d) The [executive secretary] director shall review information submitted in response to
             3080      a notice of deficiency within 30 days after receipt.
             3081          (e) The following time periods may not be included in the 270 day plan review period
             3082      for a class I or II facility:
             3083          (i) time awaiting response from the owner or operator to requests for information
             3084      issued by the [executive secretary] director;
             3085          (ii) time required for public participation and hearings for issuance of plan approvals;
             3086      and
             3087          (iii) time for review of the permit by other federal or state government agencies.
             3088          (6) (a) If the facility is a class III or class IV facility, the [executive secretary] director
             3089      shall approve or disapprove that plan within 365 days from the date it is submitted.
             3090          (b) The following time periods may not be included in the 365 day review period:
             3091          (i) time awaiting response from the owner or operator to requests for information
             3092      issued by the [executive secretary] director;
             3093          (ii) time required for public participation and hearings for issuance of plan approvals;
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         (iii) time for review of the permit by other federal or state government agencies.
             3096          (7) If, within 365 days after receipt of a modification plan or closure plan for any
             3097      facility, the [executive secretary] director determines that the proposed plan, or any part of it,
             3098      will not comply with applicable rules, the [executive secretary] director shall issue an order
             3099      prohibiting any action under the proposed plan for modification or closure in whole or in part.
             3100          (8) Any person who owns or operates a facility or site required to have an approved
             3101      hazardous waste operation plan under this section and who has pending a permit application
             3102      before the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be treated as having an
             3103      approved plan until final administrative disposition of the permit application is made under this
             3104      section, unless the [board] director determines that final administrative disposition of the
             3105      application has not been made because of the failure of the owner or operator to furnish any
             3106      information requested, or the facility's interim status has terminated under Section 3005 (e) of
             3107      the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6925 (e).
             3108          (9) No proposed nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste operation plan may be
             3109      approved unless it contains the information that the board requires, including:
             3110          (a) estimates of the composition, quantities, and concentrations of any hazardous waste
             3111      identified under this part and the proposed treatment, storage, or disposal of it;
             3112          (b) evidence that the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste or treatment, storage, or
             3113      disposal of hazardous waste will not be done in a manner that may cause or significantly
             3114      contribute to an increase in mortality, an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating
             3115      reversible illness, or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the
             3116      environment;
             3117          (c) consistent with the degree and duration of risks associated with the disposal of
             3118      nonhazardous solid waste or treatment, storage, or disposal of specified hazardous waste,
             3119      evidence of financial responsibility in whatever form and amount that the [executive secretary]
             3120      director determines is necessary to insure continuity of operation and that upon abandonment,
             3121      cessation, or interruption of the operation of the facility or site, all reasonable measures
             3122      consistent with the available knowledge will be taken to insure that the waste subsequent to
             3123      being treated, stored, or disposed of at the site or facility will not present a hazard to the public
             3124      or the environment;
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     training for the safe and adequate handling of nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste;
             3127          (e) plans, specifications, and other information that the [executive secretary] director
             3128      considers relevant to determine whether the proposed nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste
             3129      operation plan will comply with this part and the rules of the board; and
             3130          (f) compliance schedules, where applicable, including schedules for corrective action
             3131      or other response measures for releases from any solid waste management unit at the facility,
             3132      regardless of the time the waste was placed in the unit.
             3133          (10) The [executive secretary] director may not approve a commercial nonhazardous
             3134      solid or hazardous waste operation plan that meets the requirements of Subsection (9) unless it
             3135      contains the information required by the board, including:
             3136          (a) evidence that the proposed commercial facility has a proven market of
             3137      nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste, including:
             3138          (i) information on the source, quantity, and price charged for treating, storing, and
             3139      disposing of potential nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste in the state and regionally;
             3140          (ii) a market analysis of the need for a commercial facility given existing and potential
             3141      generation of nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste in the state and regionally; and
             3142          (iii) a review of other existing and proposed commercial nonhazardous solid or
             3143      hazardous waste facilities regionally and nationally that would compete for the treatment,
             3144      storage, or disposal of the nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste;
             3145          (b) a description of the public benefits of the proposed facility, including:
             3146          (i) the need in the state for the additional capacity for the management of nonhazardous
             3147      solid or hazardous waste;
             3148          (ii) the energy and resources recoverable by the proposed facility;
             3149          (iii) the reduction of nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste management methods,
             3150      which are less suitable for the environment, that would be made possible by the proposed
             3151      facility; and
             3152          (iv) whether any other available site or method for the management of hazardous waste
             3153      would be less detrimental to the public health or safety or to the quality of the environment;
             3154      and
             3155          (c) compliance history of an owner or operator of a proposed commercial
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     applied by the [executive secretary] director in a nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste
             3158      operation plan decision, including any plan conditions.
             3159          (11) The [executive secretary] director may not approve a commercial nonhazardous
             3160      solid or hazardous waste facility operation plan unless based on the application, and in addition
             3161      to the determination required in Subsections (9) and (10), the [executive secretary] director
             3162      determines that:
             3163          (a) the probable beneficial environmental effect of the facility to the state outweighs
             3164      the probable adverse environmental effect; and
             3165          (b) there is a need for the facility to serve industry within the state.
             3166          (12) Approval of a nonhazardous solid or hazardous waste operation plan may be
             3167      revoked, in whole or in part, if the person to whom approval of the plan has been given fails to
             3168      comply with that plan.
             3169          (13) The [executive secretary] director shall review all approved nonhazardous solid
             3170      and hazardous waste operation plans at least once every five years.
             3171          (14) The provisions of Subsections (10) and (11) do not apply to hazardous waste
             3172      facilities in existence or to applications filed or pending in the department prior to April 24,
             3173      1989, that are determined by the executive secretary of the board on or before December 31,
             3174      1990, to be complete, in accordance with state and federal requirements applicable to operation
             3175      plans for hazardous waste facilities.
             3176          (15) The provisions of Subsections (9), (10), and (11) do not apply to a nonhazardous
             3177      solid waste facility in existence or to an application filed or pending in the department prior to
             3178      January 1, 1990, that is determined by the [executive secretary] director, on or before
             3179      December 31, 1990, to be complete in accordance with state and federal requirements
             3180      applicable to operation plans for nonhazardous solid waste facilities.
             3181          (16) Nonhazardous solid waste generated outside of this state that is defined as
             3182      hazardous waste in the state where it is generated and which is received for disposal in this
             3183      state may not be disposed of at a nonhazardous waste disposal facility owned and operated by
             3184      local government or a facility under contract with a local government solely for disposal of
             3185      nonhazardous solid waste generated within the boundaries of the local government, unless
             3186      disposal is approved by the [executive secretary] director.
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     regulation under the federal Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 2014 and 2021 through
             3189      2114.
             3190          Section 53. Section 19-6-108.3 is amended to read:
             3191           19-6-108.3. Director to issue written assurances, make determinations, and
             3192      partition operation plans -- Board to make rules.
             3193          (1) Based upon risk to human health or the environment from potential exposure to
             3194      hazardous waste, the [executive secretary] director may:
             3195          (a) even if corrective action is incomplete, issue an enforceable written assurance to a
             3196      person acquiring an interest in real property covered by an operation plan that the person to
             3197      whom the assurance is issued:
             3198          (i) is not a permittee under the operation plan; and
             3199          (ii) will not be subject to an enforcement action under this part for contamination that
             3200      exists or for violations under this part that occurred before the person acquired the interest in
             3201      the real property covered by the operation plan;
             3202          (b) determine that corrective action to the real property covered by the operation plan
             3203      is:
             3204          (i) complete;
             3205          (ii) incomplete;
             3206          (iii) unnecessary with an environmental covenant; or
             3207          (iv) unnecessary without an environmental covenant; and
             3208          (c) partition from an operation plan a portion of real property subject to the operation
             3209      plan after determining that corrective action for that portion of real property is:
             3210          (i) complete;
             3211          (ii) unnecessary with an environmental covenant; or
             3212          (iii) unnecessary without an environmental covenant.
             3213          (2) If the [executive secretary] director determines that an environmental covenant is
             3214      necessary under Subsection (1)(b) or (c), the [executive secretary] director shall require that the
             3215      real property be subject to an environmental covenant according to Title 57, Chapter 25,
             3216      Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
             3217          (3) An assurance issued under Subsection (1) protects the person to whom the
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         (4) By following the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             3220      Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may adopt rules to administer this section.
             3221          Section 54. Section 19-6-109 is amended to read:
             3222           19-6-109. Inspections authorized.
             3223          Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the [board] director may, at
             3224      any reasonable time and upon presentation of appropriate credentials, enter upon and inspect
             3225      any property, premise, or place on or at which solid or hazardous wastes are generated,
             3226      transported, stored, treated, or disposed of, and have access to and the right to copy any records
             3227      relating to the wastes, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with this part and the rules of
             3228      the board. Those persons referred to in this section may also inspect any waste and obtain
             3229      waste samples, including samples from any vehicle in which wastes are being transported or
             3230      samples of any containers or labels. Any person obtaining samples shall give to the owner,
             3231      operator, or agent a receipt describing the sample obtained and, if requested, a portion of each
             3232      sample of waste equal in volume or weight to the portion retained. If any analysis is made of
             3233      those samples, a copy of the results of that analysis shall be furnished promptly to the owner,
             3234      operator, or agent in charge.
             3235          Section 55. Section 19-6-112 is amended to read:
             3236           19-6-112. Notice of violations -- Order for correction -- Civil action to enforce.
             3237          (1) Whenever the [board] director determines that any person is in violation of any
             3238      applicable approved hazardous wastes operation plan or solid waste plan, the requirements of
             3239      this part, or any of the board's rules, [it] the director may cause written notice of that violation
             3240      to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the provisions of the plan, this
             3241      part or rule alleged to have been violated, and the facts alleged to constitute the violation.
             3242          (2) The [board] director may:
             3243          (a) issue an order requiring that necessary corrective action be taken within a
             3244      reasonable time; or
             3245          (b) request the attorney general or the county attorney in the county in which the
             3246      violation is taking place to bring a civil action for injunctive relief and enforcement of this part.
             3247          (3) Pending promulgation of rules for corrective action under Section 19-6-105 , the
             3248      [board] director may issue corrective action orders on a case-by-case basis, as necessary to
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         Section 56. Section 19-6-117 is amended to read:
             3251           19-6-117. Action against insurer or guarantor.
             3252          (1) The state may assert a cause of action directly against an insurer or guarantor of an
             3253      owner or operator if:
             3254          (a) a cause of action exists against an owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or
             3255      disposal facility, based upon conduct for which the [board] director requires evidence of
             3256      financial responsibility under Section 19-6-108 , and that owner or operator is in bankruptcy,
             3257      reorganization, or arrangement pursuant to the federal Bankruptcy Code; or
             3258          (b) jurisdiction over an owner or operator, who is likely to be solvent at the time of
             3259      judgment, cannot be obtained in state or federal court.
             3260          (2) In that action, the insurer or guarantor may assert all rights and defenses available
             3261      to the owner or operator, in addition to rights and defenses that would be available to the
             3262      insurer or guarantor in an action brought against him by the owner or operator.
             3263          Section 57. Section 19-6-119 is amended to read:
             3264           19-6-119. Nonhazardous solid waste disposal fees.
             3265          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the owner or operator of a commercial
             3266      nonhazardous solid waste disposal facility or incinerator shall pay the following fees for waste
             3267      received for treatment or disposal at the facility if the facility or incinerator is required to have
             3268      operation plan approval under Section 19-6-108 and primarily receives waste generated by
             3269      off-site sources not owned, controlled, or operated by the facility or site owner or operator:
             3270          (i) 13 cents per ton on all municipal waste and municipal incinerator ash;
             3271          (ii) 50 cents per ton on the following wastes if the facility disposes of one or more of
             3272      the following wastes in a cell exclusively designated for the waste being disposed:
             3273          (A) construction waste or demolition waste;
             3274          (B) yard waste, including vegetative matter resulting from landscaping, land
             3275      maintenance, and land clearing operations;
             3276          (C) dead animals;
             3277          (D) waste tires and materials derived from waste tires disposed of in accordance with
             3278      Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 8, Waste Tire Recycling Act; and
             3279          (E) petroleum contaminated soils that are approved by the [executive secretary]
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         (iii) $2.50 per ton on:
             3282          (A) all nonhazardous solid waste not described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii); and
             3283          (B) (I) fly ash waste;
             3284          (II) bottom ash waste;
             3285          (III) slag waste;
             3286          (IV) flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal
             3287      or other fossil fuels;
             3288          (V) waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals; and
             3289          (VI) cement kiln dust wastes.
             3290          (b) A commercial nonhazardous solid waste disposal facility or incinerator subject to
             3291      the fees under Subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii) is not subject to the fee under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)
             3292      for those wastes described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii).
             3293          (c) The owner or operator of a facility described in Subsection 19-6-102 (3)(b)(iii) shall
             3294      pay a fee of 13 cents per ton on all municipal waste received for disposal at the facility.
             3295          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (5), a waste facility that is owned
             3296      by a political subdivision shall pay the following annual facility fee to the department by
             3297      January 15 of each year:
             3298          (i) $800 if the facility receives 5,000 or more but fewer than 10,000 tons of municipal
             3299      waste each year;
             3300          (ii) $1,450 if the facility receives 10,000 or more but fewer than 20,000 tons of
             3301      municipal waste each year;
             3302          (iii) $3,850 if the facility receives 20,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 tons of
             3303      municipal waste each year;
             3304          (iv) $12,250 if the facility receives 50,000 or more but fewer than 100,000 tons of
             3305      municipal waste each year;
             3306          (v) $14,700 if the facility receives 100,000 or more but fewer than 200,000 tons of
             3307      municipal waste each year;
             3308          (vi) $33,000 if the facility receives 200,000 or more but fewer than 500,000 tons of
             3309      municipal waste each year; and
             3310          (vii) $66,000 if the facility receives 500,000 or more tons of municipal waste each
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         (b) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a waste facility that is owned by a political
             3313      subdivision shall pay $2.50 per ton for:
             3314          (i) nonhazardous solid waste that is not a waste described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii)
             3315      received for disposal if the waste is:
             3316          (A) generated outside the boundaries of the political subdivision; and
             3317          (B) received from a single generator and exceeds 500 tons in a calendar year; and
             3318          (ii) waste described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B) received for disposal if the waste is:
             3319          (A) generated outside the boundaries of the political subdivision; and
             3320          (B) received from a single generator and exceeds 500 tons in a calendar year.
             3321          (c) Waste received at a facility owned by a political subdivision under Subsection
             3322      (2)(b) may not be counted as part of the total tonnage received by the facility under Subsection
             3323      (2)(a).
             3324          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3):
             3325          (i) "Recycling center" means a facility that extracts valuable materials from a waste
             3326      stream or transforms or remanufactures the material into a usable form that has demonstrated
             3327      or potential market value.
             3328          (ii) "Transfer station" means a permanent, fixed, supplemental collection and
             3329      transportation facility that is used to deposit collected solid waste from off-site into a transfer
             3330      vehicle for transport to a solid waste handling or disposal facility.
             3331          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the owner or operator of a transfer station or
             3332      recycling center shall pay to the department the following fees on waste sent for disposal to a
             3333      nonhazardous solid waste disposal or treatment facility that is not subject to a fee under this
             3334      section:
             3335          (i) $1.25 per ton on:
             3336          (A) all nonhazardous solid waste; and
             3337          (B) waste described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B);
             3338          (ii) 10 cents per ton on all construction and demolition waste; and
             3339          (iii) 5 cents per ton on all municipal waste or municipal incinerator ash.
             3340          (c) Wastes subject to fees under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) or (iii) are not subject to the fee
             3341      required under Subsection (3)(b)(i).
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     waste for treatment or disposal, and the fee required under this section is paid for that treatment
             3344      or disposal, any subsequent treatment or disposal of the waste is not subject to additional fees
             3345      under this section.
             3346          (5) The owner or operator of a waste disposal facility that receives waste described in
             3347      Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B) is not required to pay any fee on those wastes if received solely for the
             3348      purpose of recycling, reuse, or reprocessing.
             3349          (6) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(a), a facility required to pay fees under this
             3350      section shall:
             3351          (a) calculate the fees by multiplying the total tonnage of waste received during the
             3352      calendar month, computed to the first decimal place, by the required fee rate;
             3353          (b) pay the fees imposed by this section to the department by the 15th day of the month
             3354      following the month in which the fees accrued; and
             3355          (c) with the fees required under Subsection (6)(b), submit to the department, on a form
             3356      prescribed by the department, information that verifies the amount of waste received and the
             3357      fees that the owner or operator is required to pay.
             3358          (7) The department shall:
             3359          (a) deposit all fees received under this section into the Environmental Quality
             3360      Restricted Account created in Section 19-1-108 ; and
             3361          (b) in preparing its budget for the governor and the Legislature, separately indicate the
             3362      amount of the department's budget necessary to administer the solid and hazardous waste
             3363      program established by this part.
             3364          (8) The department may contract or agree with a county to assist in performing
             3365      nonhazardous solid waste management activities, including agreements for:
             3366          (a) the development of a solid waste management plan required under Section
             3367      17-15-23 ; and
             3368          (b) pass-through of available funding.
             3369          (9) This section does not exempt any facility from applicable regulation under the
             3370      Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2014 and 2021 through 2114.
             3371          Section 58. Section 19-6-120 is amended to read:
             3372           19-6-120. New hazardous waste operation plans -- Designation of hazardous
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         (1) For purposes of this section, the following items shall be treated as submission of a
             3375      new hazardous waste operation plan:
             3376          (a) the submission of a revised hazardous waste operation plan specifying a different
             3377      geographic site than a previously submitted plan;
             3378          (b) an application for modification of a commercial hazardous waste incinerator if the
             3379      construction or the modification would increase the commercial hazardous waste incinerator
             3380      capacity above the capacity specified in the operation plan as of January 1, 1990, or the
             3381      capacity specified in the operation plan application as of January 1, 1990, if no operation plan
             3382      approval has been issued as of January 1, 1990; or
             3383          (c) an application for modification of a commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage,
             3384      or disposal facility, other than an incinerator, if the modification would be outside the
             3385      boundaries of the property owned or controlled by the applicant, as shown in the application or
             3386      approved operation plan as of January 1, 1990, or the initial approved operation plan if initial
             3387      approval is subsequent to January 1, 1990.
             3388          (2) Capacity under Subsection (1)(b) shall be calculated based on the throughput
             3389      tonnage specified for the trial burn in the operation plan or the operation plan application if no
             3390      operation plan approval has been issued as of January 1, 1990, and on annual operations of
             3391      7,000 hours.
             3392          (3) (a) Hazardous waste facilities that are subject to payment of fees under this section
             3393      or Section 19-1-201 for plan reviews under Section 19-6-108 shall be designated by the
             3394      department as either class I, class II, class III, or class IV facilities.
             3395          (b) The department shall designate commercial hazardous waste facilities containing
             3396      either landfills, surface impoundments, land treatment units, thermal treatment units,
             3397      incinerators, or underground injection wells, which primarily receive wastes generated by
             3398      off-site sources not owned, controlled, or operated by the facility owner or operator, as class I
             3399      facilities.
             3400          (4) The maximum fee for filing and review of each class I facility operation plan is
             3401      $200,000, and is due and payable as follows:
             3402          (a) The owner or operator of a class I facility shall, at the time of filing for plan review,
             3403      pay to the department the nonrefundable sum of $50,000.
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     under Section 19-6-108 , the owner or operator of the facility shall pay to the department an
             3406      additional nonrefundable sum of $50,000.
             3407          (c) The department shall bill the owner or operator of the facility for any additional
             3408      actual costs of plan review, up to an additional $100,000.
             3409          (5) (a) The department shall designate hazardous waste incinerators that primarily
             3410      receive wastes generated by sources owned, controlled, or operated by the facility owner or
             3411      operator as class II facilities.
             3412          (b) The maximum fee for filing and review of each class II facility operation plan is
             3413      $150,000, and shall be due and payable as follows:
             3414          (i) The owner or operator of a class II facility shall, at the time of filing for plan review
             3415      under Section 19-6-108 , pay to the department the nonrefundable sum of $50,000.
             3416          (ii) The department shall bill the owner or operator of the facility for any additional
             3417      actual costs of plan review, up to an additional $100,000.
             3418          (6) (a) The department shall designate hazardous waste facilities containing either
             3419      landfills, surface impoundments, land treatment units, thermal treatment units, or underground
             3420      injection wells, that primarily receive wastes generated by sources owned, controlled, or
             3421      operated by the facility owner or operator, as class III facilities.
             3422          (b) The maximum fee for filing and review of each class III facility operation plan is
             3423      $100,000 and is due and payable as follows:
             3424          (i) The owner or operator shall, at the time of filing for plan review, pay to the
             3425      department the nonrefundable sum of $1,000.
             3426          (ii) The department shall bill the owner or operator of each class III facility for actual
             3427      costs of operation plan review, up to an additional $99,000.
             3428          (7) (a) All other hazardous waste facilities are designated as class IV facilities.
             3429          (b) The maximum fee for filing and review of each class IV facility operation plan is
             3430      $50,000 and is due and payable as follows:
             3431          (i) The owner or operator shall, at the time of filing for plan review, pay to the
             3432      department the nonrefundable sum of $1,000.
             3433          (ii) The department shall bill the owner or operator of each class IV facility for actual
             3434      costs of operation plan review, up to an additional $49,000.
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     major closure plan for a class I, class II, or class III facility is $50,000 and is due and payable as
             3437      follows:
             3438          (i) The owner or operator shall, at the time of filing for that review, pay to the
             3439      department the nonrefundable sum of $1,000.
             3440          (ii) The department shall bill the owner or operator of the hazardous waste facility for
             3441      actual costs of the review, up to an additional $49,000.
             3442          (b) The maximum fee for filing and review of each minor modification and minor
             3443      closure plan for a class I, class II, or class III facility, and of any modification or closure plan
             3444      for a class IV facility, is $20,000, and is due and payable as follows:
             3445          (i) The owner or operator shall, at the time of filing for that review, pay to the
             3446      department the nonrefundable sum of $1,000.
             3447          (ii) The department shall bill the owner or operator of the hazardous waste facility for
             3448      actual costs of review up to an additional $19,000.
             3449          (c) The owner or operator of a thermal treatment unit shall submit a trial or test burn
             3450      schedule 90 days prior to any planned trial or test burn. At the time the schedule is submitted,
             3451      the owner or operator shall pay to the department the nonrefundable fee of $25,000. The
             3452      department shall apply the fee to the costs of the review and processing of each trial or test
             3453      burn plan, trial or test burn, and trial or test burn data report. The department shall bill the
             3454      owner or operator of the facility for any additional actual costs of review and preparation.
             3455          (9) (a) The owner or operator of a class III facility may obtain a plan review within the
             3456      time periods for a class II facility operation plan by paying, at the time of filing for plan review,
             3457      the maximum fee for a class II facility operation plan.
             3458          (b) The owner or operator of a class IV facility may obtain a plan review within the
             3459      time periods for a class II facility operation plan by paying, at the time of filing for plan review,
             3460      the maximum fee for a class III facility operation plan.
             3461          (c) An owner or operator of a class I, class II, or class III facility who submits a major
             3462      modification plan or a major closure plan may obtain a plan review within the time periods for
             3463      a class II facility operation plan by paying, at the time of filing for plan review, the maximum
             3464      fee for a class II facility operation plan.
             3465          (d) An owner or operator of a class I, class II, or class III facility who submits a minor
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     submits a modification plan or a closure plan, may obtain a plan review within the time periods
             3468      for a class II facility operation plan by paying, at the time of filing for plan review, the
             3469      maximum fee for a class III facility operation plan.
             3470          (10) All fees received by the department under this section shall be deposited in the
             3471      General Fund as dedicated credits for hazardous waste plan reviews in accordance with
             3472      Subsection (12) and Section 19-6-108 .
             3473          (11) (a) (i) The [executive secretary] director shall establish an accounting procedure
             3474      that separately accounts for fees paid by each owner or operator who submits a hazardous
             3475      waste operation plan for approval under Section 19-6-108 and pays fees for hazardous waste
             3476      plan reviews under this section or Section 19-1-201 .
             3477          (ii) The [executive secretary] director shall credit all fees paid by the owner or operator
             3478      to that owner or operator.
             3479          (iii) The [executive secretary] director shall account for costs actually incurred in
             3480      reviewing each operation plan and may only use the fees of each owner or operator for review
             3481      of that owner or operator's plan.
             3482          (b) If the costs actually incurred by the department in reviewing a hazardous waste
             3483      operation plan of any facility are less than the nonrefundable fee paid by the owner or operator
             3484      under this section, the department may, upon approval or disapproval of the plan by the board
             3485      or upon withdrawal of the plan by the owner or operator, use any remaining funds that have
             3486      been credited to that owner or operator for the purposes of administering provisions of the
             3487      hazardous waste programs and activities authorized by this part.
             3488          (12) (a) With regard to any review of a hazardous waste operation plan, modification
             3489      plan, or closure plan that is pending on April 25, 1988, the [executive secretary] director may
             3490      assess fees for that plan review.
             3491          (b) The total amount of fees paid by an owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility
             3492      whose plan review is affected by this subsection may not exceed the maximum fees allowable
             3493      under this section for the appropriate class of facility.
             3494          (13) (a) The department shall maintain accurate records of its actual costs for each plan
             3495      review under this section.
             3496          (b) Those records shall be available for public inspection.
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          19-6-402. Definitions.
             3499          As used in this part:
             3500          (1) "Abatement action" means action taken to limit, reduce, mitigate, or eliminate a
             3501      release from an underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank, or to limit or reduce,
             3502      mitigate, or eliminate the damage caused by that release.
             3503          (2) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             3504      19-1-106 .
             3505          (3) "Bodily injury" means bodily harm, sickness, disease, or death sustained by any
             3506      person.
             3507          (4) "Certificate of compliance" means a certificate issued to a facility by the [executive
             3508      secretary] director:
             3509          (a) demonstrating that an owner or operator of a facility containing one or more
             3510      petroleum storage tanks has met the requirements of this part; and
             3511          (b) listing all tanks at the facility, specifying which tanks may receive petroleum and
             3512      which tanks have not met the requirements for compliance.
             3513          (5) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate issued to a facility by the [executive
             3514      secretary] director demonstrating that an owner or operator of a facility containing one or more
             3515      underground storage tanks has:
             3516          (a) registered the tanks; and
             3517          (b) paid the annual underground storage tank fee.
             3518          (6) (a) "Certified underground storage tank consultant" means any person who:
             3519          (i) meets the education and experience standards established by the board under
             3520      Subsection 19-6-403 (1)(a)(vi) in order to provide or contract to provide information, opinions,
             3521      or advice relating to underground storage tank management, release abatement, investigation,
             3522      corrective action, or evaluation for a fee, or in connection with the services for which a fee is
             3523      charged; and
             3524          (ii) has submitted an application to the [board] director and received a written
             3525      statement of certification from the [board] director.
             3526          (b) "Certified underground storage tank consultant" does not include:
             3527          (i) an employee of the owner or operator of the underground storage tank, or an
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     the underground storage tank, and that markets petroleum products or manages underground
             3530      storage tanks; or
             3531          (ii) persons licensed to practice law in this state who offer only legal advice on
             3532      underground storage tank management, release abatement, investigation, corrective action, or
             3533      evaluation.
             3534          (7) "Closed" means an underground storage tank no longer in use that has been:
             3535          (a) emptied and cleaned to remove all liquids and accumulated sludges; and
             3536          (b) either removed from the ground or filled with an inert solid material.
             3537          (8) "Corrective action plan" means a plan for correcting a release from a petroleum
             3538      storage tank that includes provisions for all or any of the following:
             3539          (a) cleanup or removal of the release;
             3540          (b) containment or isolation of the release;
             3541          (c) treatment of the release;
             3542          (d) correction of the cause of the release;
             3543          (e) monitoring and maintenance of the site of the release;
             3544          (f) provision of alternative water supplies to persons whose drinking water has become
             3545      contaminated by the release; or
             3546          (g) temporary or permanent relocation, whichever is determined by the [executive
             3547      secretary] director to be more cost-effective, of persons whose dwellings have been determined
             3548      by the [executive secretary] director to be no longer habitable due to the release.
             3549          (9) "Costs" means any money expended for:
             3550          (a) investigation;
             3551          (b) abatement action;
             3552          (c) corrective action;
             3553          (d) judgments, awards, and settlements for bodily injury or property damage to third
             3554      parties;
             3555          (e) legal and claims adjusting costs incurred by the state in connection with judgments,
             3556      awards, or settlements for bodily injury or property damage to third parties; or
             3557          (f) costs incurred by the state risk manager in determining the actuarial soundness of
             3558      the fund.
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     met.
             3561          (11) "Director" means the director of the Division of Environmental Response and
             3562      Remediation.
             3563          (12) "Division" means the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation,
             3564      created in Subsection 19-1-105 (1)(c).
             3565          [(11)] (13) "Dwelling" means a building that is usually occupied by a person lodging
             3566      there at night.
             3567          [(12)] (14) "Enforcement proceedings" means a civil action or the procedures to
             3568      enforce orders established by Section 19-6-425 .
             3569          [(13) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             3570          [(14)] (15) "Facility" means all underground storage tanks located on a single parcel of
             3571      property or on any property adjacent or contiguous to that parcel.
             3572          [(15)] (16) "Fund" means the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund created in Section
             3573      19-6-409 .
             3574          [(16)] (17) "Loan fund" means the Petroleum Storage Tank Loan Fund created in
             3575      Section 19-6-405.3 .
             3576          [(17)] (18) "Operator" means any person in control of or who is responsible on a daily
             3577      basis for the maintenance of an underground storage tank that is in use for the storage, use, or
             3578      dispensing of a regulated substance.
             3579          [(18)] (19) "Owner" means:
             3580          (a) in the case of an underground storage tank in use on or after November 8, 1984, any
             3581      person who owns an underground storage tank used for the storage, use, or dispensing of a
             3582      regulated substance; and
             3583          (b) in the case of any underground storage tank in use before November 8, 1984, but
             3584      not in use on or after November 8, 1984, any person who owned the tank immediately before
             3585      the discontinuance of its use for the storage, use, or dispensing of a regulated substance.
             3586          [(19)] (20) "Petroleum" includes crude oil or any fraction of crude oil that is liquid at
             3587      60 degrees Fahrenheit and at a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute.
             3588          [(20)] (21) "Petroleum storage tank" means a tank that:
             3589          (a) (i) is underground;
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     U.S.C. Section 6991c, et seq.; and
             3592          (iii) contains petroleum; or
             3593          (b) is a tank that the owner or operator voluntarily submits for participation in the
             3594      Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund under Section 19-6-415 .
             3595          [(21)] (22) "Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account" means the account created in
             3596      Section 19-6-405.5 .
             3597          [(22)] (23) "Program" means the Environmental Assurance Program under Section
             3598      19-6-410.5 .
             3599          [(23)] (24) "Property damage" means physical injury to or destruction of tangible
             3600      property including loss of use of that property.
             3601          [(24)] (25) "Regulated substance" means petroleum and petroleum-based substances
             3602      comprised of a complex blend of hydrocarbons derived from crude oil through processes of
             3603      separation, conversion, upgrading, and finishing, and includes motor fuels, jet fuels, distillate
             3604      fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents, and used oils.
             3605          [(25)] (26) "Release" means any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping,
             3606      leaching, or disposing from an underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank. The entire
             3607      release is considered a single release.
             3608          [(26)] (27) (a) "Responsible party" means any person who:
             3609          (i) is the owner or operator of a facility;
             3610          (ii) owns or has legal or equitable title in a facility or an underground storage tank;
             3611          (iii) owned or had legal or equitable title in the facility at the time any petroleum was
             3612      received or contained at the facility;
             3613          (iv) operated or otherwise controlled activities at the facility at the time any petroleum
             3614      was received or contained at the facility; or
             3615          (v) is an underground storage tank installation company.
             3616          (b) "Responsible party" as defined in Subsections [(26)] (27)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) does
             3617      not include:
             3618          (i) any person who is not an operator and, without participating in the management of a
             3619      facility and otherwise not engaged in petroleum production, refining, and marketing, holds
             3620      indicia of ownership:
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         (B) as a fiduciary or custodian under Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, or under an
             3623      employee benefit plan; or
             3624          (ii) governmental ownership or control of property by involuntary transfers as provided
             3625      in CERCLA Section 101(20)(D), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(20)(D).
             3626          (c) The exemption created by Subsection [(26)](27)(b)(i)(B) does not apply to actions
             3627      taken by the state or its officials or agencies under this part.
             3628          (d) The terms and activities "indicia of ownership," "primarily to protect a security
             3629      interest," "participation in management," and "security interest" under this part are in
             3630      accordance with 40 CFR Part 280, Subpart I, as amended, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991b(h)(9).
             3631          (e) The terms "participate in management" and "indicia of ownership" as defined in 40
             3632      CFR Part 280, Subpart I, as amended, and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991b(h)(9) include and apply to the
             3633      fiduciaries listed in Subsection [(26)] (27)(b)(i)(B).
             3634          [(27)] (28) "Soil test" means a test, established or approved by board rule, to detect the
             3635      presence of petroleum in soil.
             3636          [(28)] (29) "State cleanup appropriation" means the money appropriated by the
             3637      Legislature to the department to fund the investigation, abatement, and corrective action
             3638      regarding releases not covered by the fund.
             3639          [(29)] (30) "Underground storage tank" means any tank regulated under Subtitle I,
             3640      Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991c, et seq., including:
             3641          (a) a petroleum storage tank;
             3642          (b) underground pipes and lines connected to a storage tank; and
             3643          (c) any underground ancillary equipment and containment system.
             3644          [(30)] (31) "Underground storage tank installation company" means any person, firm,
             3645      partnership, corporation, governmental entity, association, or other organization who installs
             3646      underground storage tanks.
             3647          [(31)] (32) "Underground storage tank installation company permit" means a permit
             3648      issued to an underground storage tank installation company by the [executive secretary]
             3649      director.
             3650          [(32)] (33) "Underground storage tank technician" means a person employed by and
             3651      acting under the direct supervision of a certified underground storage tank consultant to assist
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         Section 60. Section 19-6-403 is amended to read:
             3654           19-6-403. Powers and duties of board.
             3655          The board shall regulate an underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank by:
             3656          (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             3657      making rules that:
             3658          (a) provide for the:
             3659          (i) certification of an installer, inspector, tester, or remover;
             3660          (ii) registration of a tank;
             3661          (iii) administration of the petroleum storage tank program;
             3662          (iv) format of and required information in a record kept by a tank owner or operator
             3663      who is participating in the fund;
             3664          (v) voluntary participation in the fund for:
             3665          (A) an above ground petroleum storage tank; and
             3666          (B) a tank:
             3667          (I) exempt from regulation under 40 C.F.R., Part 280, Subpart (B); and
             3668          (II) specified in Section 19-6-415 ; and
             3669          (vi) certification of an underground storage tank consultant including:
             3670          (A) a minimum education or experience requirement; and
             3671          (B) a recognition of the educational requirement of a professional engineer licensed
             3672      under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing
             3673      Act, as meeting the education requirement for certification;
             3674          (b) adopt the requirements for an underground storage tank contained in:
             3675          (i) the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subchapter IX, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991, et seq., as may
             3676      be amended in the future; and
             3677          (ii) an applicable federal requirement authorized by the federal law referenced in
             3678      Subsection (1)(b)(i); and
             3679          (c) comply with the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Subchapter IX, 42
             3680      U.S.C. Sec. 6991c, et seq., as may be amended in the future, for the state's assumption of
             3681      primacy in the regulation of an underground storage tank; and
             3682          (2) applying the provisions of this part.
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          19-6-404. Powers and duties of director.
             3685          (1) The [executive secretary] director shall:
             3686          (a) administer the petroleum storage tank program established in this part[.]; and
             3687          (b) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this part, act as
             3688      executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.
             3689          (2) As necessary to meet the requirements or carry out the purposes of this part, the
             3690      [executive secretary] director may:
             3691          (a) advise, consult, and cooperate with other persons;
             3692          (b) employ persons;
             3693          (c) authorize a certified employee or a certified representative of the department to
             3694      conduct facility inspections and reviews of records required to be kept by this part and by rules
             3695      made under this part;
             3696          (d) encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigation, research, and
             3697      demonstrations;
             3698          (e) collect and disseminate information;
             3699          (f) enforce rules made by the board and any requirement in this part by issuing notices
             3700      and orders;
             3701          (g) review plans, specifications, or other data;
             3702          (h) under the direction of the executive director, represent the state in all matters
             3703      pertaining to interstate underground storage tank management and control, including[, with the
             3704      concurrence of the executive director,] entering into interstate compacts and other similar
             3705      agreements;
             3706          (i) enter into contracts or agreements with political subdivisions for the performance of
             3707      any of the department's responsibilities under this part if:
             3708          (i) the contract or agreement is not prohibited by state or federal law and will not result
             3709      in a loss of federal funding; and
             3710          (ii) the [executive secretary] director determines that:
             3711          (A) the political subdivision is willing and able to satisfactorily discharge its
             3712      responsibilities under the contract or agreement; and
             3713          (B) the contract or agreement will be practical and effective;
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         (k) require an owner or operator of an underground storage tank to:
             3716          (i) furnish information or records relating to the tank, its equipment, and contents;
             3717          (ii) monitor, inspect, test, or sample the tank, its contents, and any surrounding soils,
             3718      air, or water; or
             3719          (iii) provide access to the tank at reasonable times;
             3720          (l) take any abatement, investigative, or corrective action as authorized in this part;
             3721      [and] or
             3722          (m) enter into agreements or issue orders to apportion percentages of liability of
             3723      responsible parties under Section 19-6-424.5 .
             3724          [(3) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 19-6-414 (3), appeals of decisions
             3725      made by the executive secretary under this part shall be made to the board.]
             3726          Section 62. Section 19-6-405.3 is amended to read:
             3727           19-6-405.3. Creation of Petroleum Storage Tank Loan Fund -- Purposes -- Loan
             3728      eligibility -- Loan restrictions -- Rulemaking.
             3729          (1) There is created a revolving loan fund known as the Petroleum Storage Tank Loan
             3730      Fund.
             3731          (2) The sources of money for the loan fund are:
             3732          (a) appropriations to the loan fund;
             3733          (b) principal and interest received from the repayment of loans made by the [executive
             3734      secretary] director under Subsection (3); and
             3735          (c) all investment income derived from money in the fund.
             3736          (3) The [executive secretary] director may loan, in accordance with this section, money
             3737      available in the loan fund to a person to be used for:
             3738          (a) upgrading a petroleum storage tank;
             3739          (b) replacing an underground storage tank; or
             3740          (c) permanently closing an underground storage tank.
             3741          (4) A person may apply to the [executive secretary] director for a loan under
             3742      Subsection (3) if all tanks owned or operated by that person are in substantial compliance with
             3743      all state and federal requirements or will be brought into substantial compliance using money
             3744      from the loan fund.
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     (4) to meet the following objectives:
             3747          (a) support availability of gasoline in rural parts of the state;
             3748          (b) support small businesses; and
             3749          (c) reduce the threat of a petroleum release endangering the environment.
             3750          (6) [Loans] (a) A loan made under this section may not be for more than:
             3751          [(a) be for more than] (i) $150,000 for all tanks at any one facility;
             3752          [(b) be for more than] (ii) $50,000 per tank; and
             3753          [(c) be for more than] (iii) 80% of the total cost of:
             3754          [(i)] (A) upgrading a tank;
             3755          [(ii)] (B) replacing the underground storage tank; or
             3756          [(iii)] (C) permanently closing the underground storage tank[;].
             3757          (b) A loan made under this section shall:
             3758          [(d)] (i) have a fixed annual interest rate of 3%;
             3759          [(e)] (ii) have a term no longer than 10 years;
             3760          [(f)] (iii) be made on the condition the loan applicant obtains adequate security for the
             3761      loan as established by board rule under Subsection (7); and
             3762          [(g)] (iv) comply with rules made by the board under Subsection (7).
             3763          (7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             3764      board shall make rules establishing:
             3765          (a) form, content, and procedure for a loan application;
             3766          (b) criteria and procedures for prioritizing a loan application;
             3767          (c) requirements and procedures for securing a loan;
             3768          (d) procedures for making a loan;
             3769          (e) procedures for administering and ensuring repayment of a loan, including late
             3770      payment penalties; and
             3771          (f) procedures for recovering on a defaulted loan.
             3772          (8) A decision by the [executive secretary] director to loan money from the loan fund
             3773      and otherwise administer the loan fund is not subject to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             3774      Procedures Act.
             3775          (9) The Legislature shall appropriate money from the loan fund to the department for
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         (10) The [executive secretary] director may enter into an agreement with a public entity
             3778      or private organization to perform a task associated with administration of the loan fund.
             3779          Section 63. Section 19-6-405.7 is amended to read:
             3780           19-6-405.7. Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund -- Revenue and purposes.
             3781          (1) There is created a private-purpose trust fund entitled the "Petroleum Storage Tank
             3782      Cleanup Fund," which is referred to in this section as the cleanup fund.
             3783          (2) The cleanup fund sources of revenue are:
             3784          (a) any voluntary contributions received by the department for the cleanup of facilities;
             3785          (b) legislative appropriations made to the cleanup fund; and
             3786          (c) costs recovered under this part.
             3787          (3) The cleanup fund shall earn interest, which shall be deposited in the cleanup fund.
             3788          (4) The [executive secretary] director may use the cleanup fund money for
             3789      administration, investigation, abatement action, and preparing and implementing a corrective
             3790      action plan regarding releases not covered by the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund created
             3791      in Section 19-6-409 .
             3792          Section 64. Section 19-6-407 is amended to read:
             3793           19-6-407. Underground storage tank registration -- Change of ownership or
             3794      operation -- Civil penalty.
             3795          (1) (a) Each owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall register the tank
             3796      with the [executive secretary] director if the tank:
             3797          (i) is in use; or
             3798          (ii) was closed after January 1, 1974.
             3799          (b) If a new person assumes ownership or operational responsibilities for an
             3800      underground storage tank, that person shall inform the executive secretary of the change within
             3801      30 days after the change occurs.
             3802          (c) Each installer of an underground storage tank shall notify the [executive secretary]
             3803      director of the completed installation within 60 days following the installation of an
             3804      underground storage tank.
             3805          (2) The [executive secretary] director may issue a notice of agency action assessing a
             3806      civil penalty in the amount of $1,000 if an owner, operator, or installer, of a petroleum or
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     (1).
             3809          (3) The penalties collected under authority of this section shall be deposited in the
             3810      Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account created in Section 19-6-405.5 .
             3811          Section 65. Section 19-6-408 is amended to read:
             3812           19-6-408. Underground storage tank registration fee -- Processing fee for tanks
             3813      not in the program.
             3814          (1) The department may assess an annual underground storage tank registration fee
             3815      against owners or operators of underground storage tanks that have not been closed. These fees
             3816      shall be:
             3817          (a) billed per facility;
             3818          (b) due on July 1 annually;
             3819          (c) deposited with the department as dedicated credits;
             3820          (d) used by the department for the administration of the underground storage tank
             3821      program outlined in this part; and
             3822          (e) established under Section 63J-1-504 .
             3823          (2) (a) In addition to the fee under Subsection (1), an owner or operator who elects to
             3824      demonstrate financial assurance through a mechanism other than the Environmental Assurance
             3825      Program shall pay a processing fee of:
             3826          (i) for fiscal year 1997-98, $1,000 for each financial assurance mechanism document
             3827      submitted to the division for review; and
             3828          (ii) on and after July 1, 1998, a processing fee established under Section 63J-1-504 .
             3829          (b) If a combination of financial assurance mechanisms is used to demonstrate
             3830      financial assurance, the fee under Subsection (2)(a) shall be paid for each document submitted.
             3831          (c) As used in this Subsection (2), "financial assurance mechanism document" may be
             3832      a single document that covers more than one facility through a single financial assurance
             3833      mechanism.
             3834          (3) Any funds provided for administration of the underground storage tank program
             3835      under this section that are not expended at the end of the fiscal year lapse into the Petroleum
             3836      Storage Tank Restricted Account created in Section 19-6-405.5 .
             3837          (4) The [executive secretary] director shall provide all owners or operators who pay the
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         (5) (a) The [executive secretary] director may issue a notice of agency action assessing
             3840      a civil penalty of $1,000 per facility if an owner or operator of an underground storage tank
             3841      facility fails to pay the required fee within 60 days after the July 1 due date.
             3842          (b) The registration fee and late payment penalty accrue interest at 12% per annum.
             3843          (c) If the registration fee, late payment penalty, and interest accrued under this
             3844      Subsection (5) are not paid in full within 60 days after the July 1 due date any certificate of
             3845      compliance issued prior to the July 1 due date lapses. The [executive secretary] director may
             3846      not reissue the certificate of compliance until full payment under this Subsection (5) is made to
             3847      the department.
             3848          (d) The [executive secretary] director may waive any penalty assessed under this
             3849      Subsection (5) if no fuel has been dispensed from the tank on or after July 1, 1991.
             3850          Section 66. Section 19-6-409 is amended to read:
             3851           19-6-409. Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund created -- Source of revenues.
             3852          (1) (a) There is created a private-purpose trust fund entitled the "Petroleum Storage
             3853      Tank Trust Fund."
             3854          (b) The sole sources of revenues for the fund are:
             3855          (i) petroleum storage tank fees paid under Section 19-6-411 ;
             3856          (ii) underground storage tank installation company permit fees paid under Section
             3857      19-6-411 ;
             3858          (iii) the environmental assurance fee and penalties paid under Section 19-6-410.5 ; and
             3859          (iv) interest accrued on revenues listed in this Subsection (1)(b).
             3860          (c) Interest earned on fund money is deposited into the fund.
             3861          (2) The [executive secretary] director may expend money from the fund to pay costs:
             3862          (a) covered by the fund under Section 19-6-419 ;
             3863          (b) of administering the:
             3864          (i) fund; and
             3865          (ii) environmental assurance program and fee under Section 19-6-410.5 ;
             3866          (c) incurred by the state for a legal service or claim adjusting service provided in
             3867      connection with a claim, judgment, award, or settlement for bodily injury or property damage
             3868      to a third party;
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     fund;
             3871          (e) incurred by a third party claiming injury or damages from a release reported on or
             3872      after May 11, 2010, for hiring a certified underground storage tank consultant:
             3873          (i) to review an investigation or corrective action by a responsible party; and
             3874          (ii) in accordance with Subsection (4); and
             3875          (f) allowed under this part that are not listed under this Subsection (2).
             3876          (3) Costs for the administration of the fund and the environmental assurance fee shall
             3877      be appropriated by the Legislature.
             3878          (4) The [executive secretary] director shall:
             3879          (a) in paying costs under Subsection (2)(e):
             3880          (i) determine a reasonable limit on costs paid based on the:
             3881          (A) extent of the release;
             3882          (B) impact of the release; and
             3883          (C) services provided by the certified underground storage tank consultant;
             3884          (ii) pay, per release, costs for one certified underground storage tank consultant agreed
             3885      to by all third parties claiming damages or injury;
             3886          (iii) include costs paid in the coverage limits allowed under Section 19-6-419 ; and
             3887          (iv) not pay legal costs of third parties;
             3888          (b) review and give careful consideration to reports and recommendations provided by
             3889      a certified underground storage tank consultant hired by a third party; and
             3890          (c) make reports and recommendations provided under Subsection (4)(b) available on
             3891      the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation's website.
             3892          Section 67. Section 19-6-411 is amended to read:
             3893           19-6-411. Petroleum storage tank fee for program participants.
             3894          (1) In addition to the underground storage tank registration fee paid in Section
             3895      19-6-408 , the owner or operator of a petroleum storage tank who elects to participate in the
             3896      environmental assurance program under Section 19-6-410.5 shall also pay an annual petroleum
             3897      storage tank fee to the department for each facility as follows:
             3898          (a) on and after July 1, 1990, through June 30, 1993, an annual fee of:
             3899          (i) $250 for each tank:
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         (B) with an annual monthly throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             3902          (ii) $125 for each tank:
             3903          (A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             3904      and
             3905          (B) with an annual monthly throughput of 10,000 gallons or less;
             3906          (b) on and after July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1994, an annual fee of:
             3907          (i) $150 for each tank:
             3908          (A) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or
             3909          (B) with an average monthly throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             3910          (ii) $75 for each tank:
             3911          (A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             3912      and
             3913          (B) with an average monthly throughput of 10,000 gallons or less; and
             3914          (c) on and after July 1, 1994, an annual fee of:
             3915          (i) $50 for each tank in a facility with an annual facility throughput rate of 400,000
             3916      gallons or less;
             3917          (ii) $150 for each tank in a facility with an annual facility throughput rate of more than
             3918      400,000 gallons; and
             3919          (iii) $150 for each tank in a facility regarding which:
             3920          (A) the facility's throughput rate is not reported to the department within 30 days after
             3921      the date this throughput information is requested by the department; or
             3922          (B) the owner or operator elects to pay the fee under this subsection, rather than report
             3923      under Subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii); and
             3924          (d) on and after July 1, 1998, for any new tank:
             3925          (i) which is installed to replace an existing tank at an existing facility, any annual
             3926      petroleum storage tank fee paid for the current fiscal year for the existing tank is applicable to
             3927      the new tank; and
             3928          (ii) installed at a new facility or at an existing facility, which is not a replacement for
             3929      another existing tank, the fees are as provided in Subsection (1)(c) of this section.
             3930          (2) (a) As a condition of receiving a permit and being eligible for benefits under
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     installation company shall pay to the department the following fees to be deposited in the fund:
             3933          (i) an annual fee of:
             3934          (A) $2,000 per underground storage tank installation company if the installation
             3935      company has installed 15 or fewer underground storage tanks within the 12 months preceding
             3936      the fee due date; or
             3937          (B) $4,000 per underground storage tank installation company if the installation
             3938      company has installed 16 or more underground storage tanks within the 12 months preceding
             3939      the fee due date; and
             3940          (ii) $200 for each underground storage tank installed in the state, to be paid prior to
             3941      completion of installation.
             3942          (b) The board shall make rules specifying which portions of an underground storage
             3943      tank installation shall be subject to the permitting fees when less than a full underground
             3944      storage tank system is installed.
             3945          (3) (a) Fees under Subsection (1) are due on or before July 1 annually.
             3946          (b) If the department does not receive the fee on or before July 1, the department shall
             3947      impose a late penalty of $60 per facility.
             3948          (c) (i) The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at 12% per annum.
             3949          (ii) If the fee, the late penalty, and all accrued interest are not received by the
             3950      department within 60 days after July 1, the eligibility of the owner or operator to receive
             3951      payments for claims against the fund lapses on the 61st day after July 1.
             3952          (iii) In order for the owner or operator to reinstate eligibility to receive payments for
             3953      claims against the fund, the owner or operator shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             3954      19-6-428 (3).
             3955          (4) (a) (i) Fees under Subsection (2)(a)(i) are due on or before July 1 annually. If the
             3956      department does not receive the fees on or before July 1, the department shall impose a late
             3957      penalty of $60 per installation company. The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at 12% per
             3958      annum.
             3959          (ii) If the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest due are not received by the
             3960      department within 60 days after July 1, the underground storage tank installation company's
             3961      permit and eligibility to receive payments for claims against the fund lapse on the 61st day after
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         (b) (i) Fees under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) are due prior to completion of installation. If
             3964      the department does not receive the fees prior to completion of installation, the department
             3965      shall impose a late penalty of $60 per facility. The fee and the late penalty accrue interest at
             3966      12% per annum.
             3967          (ii) If the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest are not received by the department
             3968      within 60 days after the underground storage tank installation is completed, eligibility to
             3969      receive payments for claims against the fund for that tank lapse on the 61st day after the tank
             3970      installation is completed.
             3971          (c) The [executive secretary] director may not reissue the underground storage tank
             3972      installation company permit until the fee, late penalty, and all accrued interest are received by
             3973      the department.
             3974          (5) If the state risk manager determines the fees established in Subsections (1) and (2)
             3975      and the environmental assurance fee established in Section 19-6-410.5 are insufficient to
             3976      maintain the fund on an actuarially sound basis, he shall petition the Legislature to increase the
             3977      petroleum storage tank and underground storage tank installation company permit fees, and the
             3978      environmental assurance fee to a level that will sustain the fund on an actuarially sound basis.
             3979          (6) The [executive secretary] director may waive all or part of the fees required to be
             3980      paid on or before May 5, 1997, for a petroleum storage tank under this section if no fuel has
             3981      been dispensed from the tank on or after July 1, 1991.
             3982          (7) (a) Each petroleum storage tank or underground storage tank, for which payment of
             3983      fees has been made and other requirements have been met to qualify for a certificate of
             3984      compliance under this part, shall be issued a form of identification, as determined by the board
             3985      under Subsection (7)(b).
             3986          (b) The board shall make rules providing for the identification, through a tag or other
             3987      readily identifiable method, of petroleum storage tanks or underground storage tanks under
             3988      Subsection (7)(a) that qualify for a certificate of compliance under this part.
             3989          Section 68. Section 19-6-412 is amended to read:
             3990           19-6-412. Petroleum storage tank -- Certificate of compliance.
             3991          (1) (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, an owner or operator of a petroleum storage tank may
             3992      obtain a certificate of compliance for the facility.
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     have a certificate of compliance for the facility.
             3995          (2) The [executive secretary] director shall issue a certificate of compliance if:
             3996          (a) the owner or operator has a certificate of registration;
             3997          (b) the owner or operator demonstrates it is participating in the Environmental
             3998      Assurance Program under Section 19-6-410.5 , or otherwise demonstrates compliance with
             3999      financial assurance requirements as defined by rule;
             4000          (c) all state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations have been substantially complied
             4001      with; and
             4002          (d) all tank test requirements of Section 19-6-413 have been met.
             4003          (3) If the ownership of or responsibility for the petroleum storage tank changes, the
             4004      certificate of compliance is still valid unless it has been revoked or has lapsed.
             4005          (4) The [executive secretary] director may issue a certificate of compliance for a period
             4006      of less than one year to maintain an administrative schedule of certification.
             4007          (5) The [executive secretary] director shall reissue a certificate of compliance if the
             4008      owner or operator of an underground storage tank has complied with the requirements of
             4009      Subsection (2).
             4010          (6) If the owner or operator electing to participate in the program has a number of tanks
             4011      in an area where the [executive secretary] director finds it would be difficult to accurately
             4012      determine which of the tanks may be the source of a release, the owner may only elect to place
             4013      all of the tanks in the area in the program, but not just some of the tanks in the area.
             4014          Section 69. Section 19-6-413 is amended to read:
             4015           19-6-413. Tank tightness test -- Actions required after testing.
             4016          (1) The owner or operator of any petroleum storage tank registered before July 1, 1991,
             4017      shall submit to the [executive secretary] director the results of a tank tightness test conducted:
             4018          (a) on or after September 1, 1989, and before January 1, 1990, if the test meets
             4019      requirements set by rule regarding tank tightness tests that were applicable during that period;
             4020      or
             4021          (b) on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 1991.
             4022          (2) The owner or operator of any petroleum storage tank registered on or after July 1,
             4023      1991, shall submit to the [executive secretary] director the results of a tank tightness test
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     the tank was registered.
             4026          (3) If the tank test performed under Subsection (1) or (2) shows no release of
             4027      petroleum, the owner or operator of the petroleum storage tank shall submit a letter to the
             4028      [executive secretary] director at the same time the owner or operator submits the test results,
             4029      stating that under customary business inventory practices standards, the owner or operator is
             4030      not aware of any release of petroleum from the tank.
             4031          (4) (a) If the tank test shows a release of petroleum from the petroleum storage tank,
             4032      the owner or operator of the tank shall:
             4033          (i) correct the problem; and
             4034          (ii) submit evidence of the correction to the [executive secretary] director.
             4035          (b) When the [executive secretary] director receives evidence from an owner or
             4036      operator of a petroleum storage tank that the problem with the tank has been corrected, the
             4037      [executive secretary] director shall:
             4038          (i) approve or disapprove the correction; and
             4039          (ii) notify the owner or operator that the correction has been approved or disapproved.
             4040          (5) The [executive secretary] director shall review the results of the tank tightness test
             4041      to determine compliance with this part and any rules adopted under the authority of Section
             4042      19-6-403 .
             4043          (6) If the owner or operator of the tank is required by 40 C.F.R., Part 280, Subpart D,
             4044      to perform release detection on the tank, the owner or operator shall submit the results of the
             4045      tank tests in compliance with 40 C.F.R., Part 280, Subpart D.
             4046          Section 70. Section 19-6-414 is amended to read:
             4047           19-6-414. Grounds for revocation of certificate of compliance and ineligibility for
             4048      payment of costs from fund.
             4049          (1) If the [executive secretary] director determines that any of the requirements of
             4050      Subsection 19-6-412 (2) and Section 19-6-413 have not been met, the [executive secretary]
             4051      director shall notify the owner or operator by certified mail that:
             4052          (a) his certificate of compliance may be revoked;
             4053          (b) if he is participating in the program, he is violating the eligibility requirements for
             4054      the fund; and
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     the notification or his certificate of compliance will be revoked and if participating in the
             4057      program he will be ineligible to receive payment for claims against the fund.
             4058          (2) If the [executive secretary] director determines the owner's or operator's compliance
             4059      problems have not been resolved within 60 days after receipt of the notification in Subsection
             4060      (1), the [executive secretary] director shall send written notice to the owner or operator that the
             4061      owner's or operator's certificate of compliance is revoked and he is no longer eligible for
             4062      payment of costs from the fund.
             4063          (3) Revocation of certificates of compliance may be appealed to the executive director.
             4064          Section 71. Section 19-6-416 is amended to read:
             4065           19-6-416. Restrictions on delivery of petroleum -- Civil penalty.
             4066          (1) After July 1, 1991, a person may not deliver petroleum to, place petroleum in, or
             4067      accept petroleum for placement in a petroleum storage tank that is not identified in compliance
             4068      with Subsection 19-6-411 (7).
             4069          (2) Any person who delivers or accepts delivery of petroleum to a petroleum storage
             4070      tank or places petroleum, including waste petroleum substances, in an underground storage
             4071      tank in violation of Subsection (1) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each
             4072      occurrence.
             4073          (3) The [executive secretary] director shall issue a notice of agency action assessing a
             4074      civil penalty of not more than $500 against any person who delivers or accepts delivery of
             4075      petroleum to a petroleum storage tank or places petroleum, including waste petroleum
             4076      substances, in violation of Subsection (1) in a petroleum storage tank or underground storage
             4077      tank.
             4078          (4) A civil penalty may not be assessed under this section against any person who in
             4079      good faith delivers or places petroleum in a petroleum storage tank or underground storage tank
             4080      that is identified in compliance with Subsection 19-6-411 (7) and rules made under that
             4081      subsection, whether or not the tank is in actual compliance with the other requirements of
             4082      Section 19-6-411 .
             4083          Section 72. Section 19-6-416.5 is amended to read:
             4084           19-6-416.5. Restrictions on underground storage tank installation companies --
             4085      Civil penalty.
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     an underground storage tank without having a valid underground storage tank installation
             4088      company permit.
             4089          (2) Any individual or underground storage tank installation company who installs an
             4090      underground storage tank in violation of Subsection (1) is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per
             4091      underground storage tank.
             4092          (3) The [executive secretary] director shall issue a notice of agency action assessing a
             4093      civil penalty of $500 against any underground storage tank installation company or person who
             4094      installs an underground storage tank in violation of Subsection (1).
             4095          Section 73. Section 19-6-417 is amended to read:
             4096           19-6-417. Use of fund revenues to investigate certain releases from petroleum
             4097      storage tank.
             4098          If the [executive secretary] director is notified of or otherwise becomes aware of a
             4099      release or suspected release of petroleum, he may expend revenues from the fund to investigate
             4100      the release or suspected release if he has reasonable cause to believe the release is from a tank
             4101      that is covered by the fund.
             4102          Section 74. Section 19-6-418 is amended to read:
             4103           19-6-418. Recovery of costs by director.
             4104          (1) The [executive secretary] director may recover:
             4105          (a) from a responsible party the proportionate share of costs the party is responsible for
             4106      as determined under Section 19-6-424.5 ;
             4107          (b) any amount required to be paid by the owner under this part which the owner has
             4108      not paid; and
             4109          (c) costs of collecting the amounts in Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b).
             4110          (2) The [executive secretary] director may pursue an action or recover costs from any
             4111      other person if that person caused or substantially contributed to the release.
             4112          (3) All costs recovered under this section shall be deposited in the Petroleum Storage
             4113      Tank Cleanup Fund created in Section 19-6-405.7 .
             4114          Section 75. Section 19-6-419 is amended to read:
             4115           19-6-419. Costs covered by the fund -- Costs paid by owner or operator --
             4116      Payments to third parties -- Apportionment of costs.
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     is covered by the fund, the costs per release are covered as provided under this section.
             4119          (2) For releases reported before May 11, 2010, the responsible party shall pay:
             4120          (a) the first $10,000 of costs; and
             4121          (b) (i) all costs over $1,000,000, if the release was from a tank:
             4122          (A) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or
             4123          (B) with an average monthly facility throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             4124          (ii) all costs over $500,000, if the release was from a tank:
             4125          (A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             4126      and
             4127          (B) with an average monthly facility throughput of 10,000 gallons or less.
             4128          (3) For releases reported before May 11, 2010, if money is available in the fund and the
             4129      responsible party has paid costs of $10,000, the [executive secretary] director shall pay costs
             4130      from the fund in an amount not to exceed:
             4131          (a) $990,000 if the release was from a tank:
             4132          (i) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or
             4133          (ii) with an average monthly facility throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             4134          (b) $490,000 if the release was from a tank:
             4135          (i) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             4136      and
             4137          (ii) with an average monthly facility throughput of 10,000 gallons or less.
             4138          (4) For a release reported on or after May 11, 2010, the responsible party shall pay:
             4139          (a) the first $10,000 of costs; and
             4140          (b) (i) all costs over $2,000,000, if the release was from a tank:
             4141          (A) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or
             4142          (B) with an average monthly facility throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             4143          (ii) all costs over $1,000,000, if the release was from a tank:
             4144          (A) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             4145      and
             4146          (B) with an average monthly facility throughput of 10,000 gallons or less.
             4147          (5) For a release reported on or after May 11, 2010, if money is available in the fund
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     costs from the fund in an amount not to exceed:
             4150          (a) $1,990,000 if the release was from a tank:
             4151          (i) located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing; or
             4152          (ii) with an average monthly facility throughput of more than 10,000 gallons; and
             4153          (b) $990,000 if the release was from a tank:
             4154          (i) not located at a facility engaged in petroleum production, refining, or marketing;
             4155      and
             4156          (ii) with an average monthly facility throughput of 10,000 gallons or less.
             4157          (6) The [executive secretary] director may pay fund money to a responsible party up to
             4158      the following amounts in a fiscal year:
             4159          (a) $1,990,000 to a responsible party owning or operating less than 100 petroleum
             4160      storage tanks; or
             4161          (b) $3,990,000 to a responsible party owning or operating 100 or more petroleum
             4162      storage tanks.
             4163          (7) (a) In authorizing payments for costs from the fund, the [executive secretary]
             4164      director shall apportion money:
             4165          (i) first, to the following type of expenses incurred by the state:
             4166          (A) legal;
             4167          (B) adjusting; and
             4168          (C) actuarial;
             4169          (ii) second, to costs incurred for:
             4170          (A) investigation;
             4171          (B) abatement action; and
             4172          (C) corrective action; and
             4173          (iii) third, to payment of:
             4174          (A) judgments;
             4175          (B) awards; and
             4176          (C) settlements to third parties for bodily injury or property damage.
             4177          (b) The board shall make rules governing the apportionment of costs among third party
             4178      claimants.
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          19-6-420. Releases -- Abatement actions -- Corrective actions.
             4181          (1) If the [executive secretary] director determines that a release from a petroleum
             4182      storage tank has occurred, he shall:
             4183          (a) identify and name as many of the responsible parties as reasonably possible; and
             4184          (b) determine which responsible parties, if any, are covered by the fund regarding the
             4185      release in question.
             4186          (2) Regardless of whether the tank generating the release is covered by the fund, the
             4187      [executive secretary] director may:
             4188          (a) order the owner or operator to take abatement, investigative, or corrective action,
             4189      including the submission of a corrective action plan; and
             4190          (b) if the owner or operator fails to take any of the abatement, investigative, or
             4191      corrective action ordered by the [executive secretary] director, the [executive secretary] director
             4192      may take any one or more of the following actions:
             4193          (i) subject to the conditions in this part, use money from the fund, if the tank involved
             4194      is covered by the fund, state cleanup appropriation, or the Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup
             4195      Fund created under Section 19-6-405.7 to perform investigative, abatement, or corrective
             4196      action;
             4197          (ii) commence an enforcement proceeding;
             4198          (iii) enter into agreements or issue orders as allowed by Section 19-6-424.5 ; or
             4199          (iv) recover costs from responsible parties equal to their proportionate share of liability
             4200      as determined by Section 19-6-424.5 .
             4201          (3) (a) Subject to the limitations established in Section 19-6-419 , the [executive
             4202      secretary] director shall provide money from the fund for abatement action for a release
             4203      generated by a tank covered by the fund if:
             4204          (i) the owner or operator takes the abatement action ordered by the [executive
             4205      secretary] director; and
             4206          (ii) the [executive secretary] director approves the abatement action.
             4207          (b) If a release presents the possibility of imminent and substantial danger to the public
             4208      health or the environment, the owner or operator may take immediate abatement action and
             4209      petition the [executive secretary] director for reimbursement from the fund for the costs of the
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     secretary] director that the abatement action was reasonable and timely in light of
             4212      circumstances, the [executive secretary] director shall reimburse the petitioner for costs
             4213      associated with immediate abatement action, subject to the limitations established in Section
             4214      19-6-419 .
             4215          (c) The owner or operator shall notify the [executive secretary] director within 24 hours
             4216      of the abatement action taken.
             4217          (4) (a) If the [executive secretary] director determines corrective action is necessary,
             4218      the [executive secretary] director shall order the owner or operator to submit a corrective action
             4219      plan to address the release.
             4220          (b) If the owner or operator submits a corrective action plan, the [executive secretary]
             4221      director shall review the corrective action plan and approve or disapprove the plan.
             4222          (c) In reviewing the corrective action plan, the [executive secretary] director shall
             4223      consider the following:
             4224          (i) the threat to public health;
             4225          (ii) the threat to the environment; and
             4226          (iii) the cost-effectiveness of alternative corrective actions.
             4227          (5) If the [executive secretary] director approves the corrective action plan or develops
             4228      his own corrective action plan, he shall:
             4229          (a) approve the estimated cost of implementing the corrective action plan;
             4230          (b) order the owner or operator to implement the corrective action plan;
             4231          (c) (i) if the release is covered by the fund, determine the amount of fund money to be
             4232      allocated to an owner or operator to implement a corrective action plan; and
             4233          (ii) subject to the limitations established in Section 19-6-419 , provide money from the
             4234      fund to the owner or operator to implement the corrective action plan.
             4235          (6) (a) The [executive secretary] director may not distribute any money from the fund
             4236      for corrective action until the owner or operator obtains the [executive secretary's] director's
             4237      approval of the corrective action plan.
             4238          (b) An owner or operator who begins corrective action without first obtaining approval
             4239      from the [executive secretary] director and who is covered by the fund may be reimbursed for
             4240      the costs of the corrective action, subject to the limitations established in Section 19-6-419 , if:
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     director within seven days after beginning corrective action; and
             4243          (ii) the [executive secretary] director approves the corrective action plan.
             4244          (7) If the [executive secretary] director disapproves the plan, he shall solicit a new
             4245      corrective action plan from the owner or operator.
             4246          (8) If the [executive secretary] director disapproves the second corrective action plan,
             4247      or if the owner or operator fails to submit a second plan within a reasonable time, the
             4248      [executive secretary] director may:
             4249          (a) develop his own corrective action plan; and
             4250          (b) act as authorized under Subsections (2) and (5).
             4251          (9) (a) When notified that the corrective action plan has been implemented, the
             4252      [executive secretary] director shall inspect the location of the release to determine whether or
             4253      not the corrective action has been properly performed and completed.
             4254          (b) If the [executive secretary] director determines the corrective action has not been
             4255      properly performed or completed, he may issue an order requiring the owner or operator to
             4256      complete the corrective action within the time specified in the order.
             4257          Section 77. Section 19-6-421 is amended to read:
             4258           19-6-421. Third party payment restrictions and requirements.
             4259          (1) If there are sufficient revenues in the fund, and subject to the provisions of Sections
             4260      19-6-419 , 19-6-422 , and 19-6-423 , the [executive secretary] director shall authorize payment
             4261      from the fund to third parties regarding a release covered by the fund as provided in Subsection
             4262      (2) if:
             4263          (a) (i) he is notified that a final judgment or award has been entered against the
             4264      responsible party covered by the fund that determines liability for bodily injury or property
             4265      damage to third parties caused by a release from the tank; or
             4266          (ii) approved by the state risk manager, the responsible party has agreed to pay an
             4267      amount in settlement of a claim arising from the release; and
             4268          (b) the responsible party has failed to satisfy the judgment or award, or pay the amount
             4269      agreed to.
             4270          (2) The [executive secretary] director shall authorize payment to the third parties of the
             4271      amount of the judgment, award, or amount agreed to subject to the limitations established in
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         Section 78. Section 19-6-423 is amended to read:
             4274           19-6-423. Claim or suit against responsible parties -- Prerequisites for payment
             4275      from fund to responsible parties or third parties -- Limitations of liability for third party
             4276      claims.
             4277          (1) (a) The [executive secretary] director may authorize payments from the fund to a
             4278      responsible party if the responsible party receives actual or constructive notice:
             4279          (i) of a release likely to give rise to a claim; or
             4280          (ii) that in connection with a release a:
             4281          (A) suit has been filed; or
             4282          (B) claim has been made against the responsible party for:
             4283          (I) bodily injury; or
             4284          (II) property damage.
             4285          (b) A responsible party described in Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4286          (i) inform the state risk manager immediately of a release, suit, or claim described in
             4287      Subsection (1)(a);
             4288          (ii) allow the state risk manager and the state risk manager's legal counsel to participate
             4289      with the responsible party and the responsible party's legal counsel in:
             4290          (A) the defense of a suit;
             4291          (B) determination of legal strategy;
             4292          (C) other decisions affecting the defense of a suit; and
             4293          (D) settlement negotiations; and
             4294          (iii) conduct the defense of a suit or claim in good faith.
             4295          (2) The [executive secretary] director may authorize payment of fund money for a
             4296      judgment or award to third parties if the state risk manager:
             4297          (a) is allowed to participate in the defense of the suit as required under Subsection
             4298      (1)(b); and
             4299          (b) approves the settlement.
             4300          (3) The [executive secretary] director may make a payment from the fund to a third
             4301      party pursuant to Section 19-6-421 or fund a corrective action plan pursuant to Section
             4302      19-6-420 if the payment or funding does not impose a liability or make a payment for:
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         (i) workers' compensation benefits;
             4305          (ii) disability benefits;
             4306          (iii) unemployment compensation; or
             4307          (iv) other benefits similar to benefits described in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (iii);
             4308          (b) a bodily injury award to:
             4309          (i) a responsible party's employee arising from and in the course of the employee's
             4310      employment; or
             4311          (ii) the spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, heirs, or personal representatives of the
             4312      employee described in Subsection (3)(b)(i);
             4313          (c) bodily injury or property damage arising from the ownership, maintenance, use, or
             4314      entrustment to others of an aircraft, motor vehicle, or watercraft;
             4315          (d) property damage to a property owned by, occupied by, rented to, loaned to, bailed
             4316      to, or otherwise in the care, custody, or control of a responsible party except to the extent
             4317      necessary to complete a corrective action plan;
             4318          (e) bodily injury or property damage for which a responsible party is obligated to pay
             4319      damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement unless the
             4320      responsible party entered into the contract or agreement to meet the financial responsibility
             4321      requirements of:
             4322          (i) Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991c et
             4323      seq., or regulations issued under this act; or
             4324          (ii) this part, or rules made under this part;
             4325          (f) bodily injury or property damage for which a responsible party is liable to a third
             4326      party solely on account of personal injury to the third party's spouse;
             4327          (g) bodily injury, property damage, or the cost of corrective action caused by releases
             4328      reported before May 11, 2010 that are covered by the fund if the total amount previously paid
             4329      by the [executive secretary] director to compensate third parties and fund corrective action
             4330      plans for the releases equals:
             4331          (i) $990,000 for a single release; and
             4332          (ii) for all releases by a responsible party in a fiscal year:
             4333          (A) $1,990,000 for a responsible party owning less than 100 petroleum storage tanks;
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         (B) $3,990,000 for a responsible party owning 100 or more petroleum storage tanks;
             4336      and
             4337          (h) bodily injury, property damage, or the cost of corrective action caused by releases
             4338      reported on or after May 11, 2010, covered by the fund if the total amount previously paid by
             4339      the [executive secretary] director to compensate third parties and fund corrective action plans
             4340      for the releases equals:
             4341          (i) $1,990,000 for a single release; and
             4342          (ii) for all releases by a responsible party in a fiscal year:
             4343          (A) $1,990,000 for a responsible party owning less than 100 petroleum storage tanks;
             4344      and
             4345          (B) $3,990,000 for a responsible party owning 100 or more petroleum storage tanks.
             4346          Section 79. Section 19-6-424 is amended to read:
             4347           19-6-424. Claims not covered by fund.
             4348          (1) The [executive secretary] director may not authorize payments from the fund
             4349      unless:
             4350          (a) the claim was based on a release occurring during a period for which that tank was
             4351      covered by the fund;
             4352          (b) the claim was made:
             4353          (i) during a period for which that tank was covered by the fund; or
             4354          (ii) (A) within one year after that fund-covered tank is closed; or
             4355          (B) within six months after the end of the period during which the tank was covered by
             4356      the fund; and
             4357          (c) there are sufficient revenues in the fund.
             4358          (2) The [executive secretary] director may not authorize payments from the fund for an
             4359      underground storage tank installation company unless:
             4360          (a) the claim was based on a release occurring during the period prior to the issuance of
             4361      a certificate of compliance;
             4362          (b) the claim was made within 12 months after the date the tank is issued a certificate
             4363      of compliance for that tank; and
             4364          (c) there are sufficient revenues in the fund.
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     information as necessary to demonstrate coverage by the fund at the time of submittal of the
             4367      claim.
             4368          (4) If the Legislature repeals or refuses to reauthorize the program for petroleum
             4369      storage tanks established in this part, the [executive secretary] director may authorize payments
             4370      from the fund as provided in this part for claims made until the end of the time period
             4371      established in Subsection (1) or (2) provided there are sufficient revenues in the fund.
             4372          Section 80. Section 19-6-424.5 is amended to read:
             4373           19-6-424.5. Apportionment of liability -- Liability agreements -- Legal remedies --
             4374      Amounts recovered.
             4375          (1) After providing notice and opportunity for comment to responsible parties
             4376      identified and named under Section 19-6-420 , the [executive secretary] director may:
             4377          (a) issue written orders determining responsible parties;
             4378          (b) issue written orders apportioning liability among responsible parties; and
             4379          (c) take action, including legal action or issuing written orders, to recover costs from
             4380      responsible parties, including costs of any investigation, abatement, and corrective action
             4381      performed under this part.
             4382          (2) (a) In any apportionment of liability, whether made by the [executive secretary]
             4383      director or made in any administrative proceeding or judicial action, the following standards
             4384      apply:
             4385          (i) liability shall be apportioned among responsible parties in proportion to their
             4386      respective contributions to the release; and
             4387          (ii) the apportionment of liability shall be based on equitable factors, including the
             4388      quantity, mobility, persistence, and toxicity of regulated substances contributed by a
             4389      responsible party, and the comparative behavior of a responsible party in contributing to the
             4390      release, relative to other responsible parties.
             4391          (b) (i) The burden of proving proportionate contribution shall be borne by each
             4392      responsible party.
             4393          (ii) If a responsible party does not prove [his] the responsible party's proportionate
             4394      contribution, the court[, the board,] or the [executive secretary] director shall apportion liability
             4395      to the party based on available evidence and the standards of Subsection (2)(a).
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     several liability.
             4398          (d) Each responsible party is strictly liable for his share of costs.
             4399          (3) The failure of the [executive secretary] director to name all responsible parties is
             4400      not a defense to an action under this section.
             4401          (4) The [executive secretary] director may enter into an agreement with any responsible
             4402      party regarding that party's proportionate share of liability or any action to be taken by that
             4403      party.
             4404          (5) The [executive secretary] director and a responsible party may not enter into an
             4405      agreement under this part unless all responsible parties named and identified under Subsection
             4406      19-6-420 (1)(a):
             4407          (a) have been notified in writing by either the [executive secretary] director or the
             4408      responsible party of the proposed agreement; and
             4409          (b) have been given an opportunity to comment on the proposed agreement prior to the
             4410      parties' entering into the agreement.
             4411          (6) (a) Any party who incurs costs under this part in excess of his liability may seek
             4412      contribution from any other party who is or may be liable under this part for the excess costs in
             4413      the district court.
             4414          (b) In resolving claims made under Subsection (6)(a), the court shall allocate costs
             4415      using the standards in Subsection (2).
             4416          (7) (a) A party who has resolved his liability under this part is not liable for claims for
             4417      contribution regarding matters addressed in the agreement or order.
             4418          (b) (i) An agreement or order determining liability under this part does not discharge
             4419      any of the liability of responsible parties who are not parties to the agreement or order, unless
             4420      the terms of the agreement or order expressly provide otherwise.
             4421          (ii) An agreement or order determining liability made under this subsection reduces the
             4422      potential liability of other responsible parties by the amount of the agreement or order.
             4423          (8) (a) If the [executive secretary] director obtains less than complete relief from a
             4424      party who has resolved his liability under this section, the [executive secretary] director may
             4425      bring an action against any party who has not resolved his liability as determined in an order.
             4426          (b) In apportioning liability, the standards of Subsection (2) apply.
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     seek contribution from any person who is not a party to the agreement or order.
             4429          (9) (a) An agreement or order determining liability under this part may provide that the
             4430      [executive secretary] director will pay for costs of actions that the parties have agreed to
             4431      perform, but which the [executive secretary] director has agreed to finance, under the terms of
             4432      the agreement or order.
             4433          (b) If the [executive secretary] director makes payments from the fund or state cleanup
             4434      appropriation, he may recover the amount paid using the authority of Section 19-6-420 and this
             4435      section or any other applicable authority.
             4436          (c) Any amounts recovered under this section shall be deposited in the Petroleum
             4437      Storage Tank Cleanup Fund created under Section 19-6-405.7 .
             4438          Section 81. Section 19-6-425 is amended to read:
             4439           19-6-425. Violation of part -- Civil penalty -- Suit in district court.
             4440          (1) Except as provided in Section 19-6-407 , any person who violates any requirement
             4441      of this part or any order issued or rule made under the authority of this part is subject to a civil
             4442      penalty of not more than $10,000 per day for each day of violation.
             4443          (2) The [executive secretary] director may enforce any requirement, rule, agreement, or
             4444      order issued under this part by bringing a suit in the district court in the county where the
             4445      underground storage tank or petroleum storage tank is located.
             4446          (3) The department shall deposit the penalties collected under this part in the
             4447      Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account created under Section 19-6-405.5 .
             4448          Section 82. Section 19-6-428 is amended to read:
             4449           19-6-428. Eligibility for participation in the fund.
             4450          (1) Subject to the requirements of Section 19-6-410.5 , all owners and operators of
             4451      existing petroleum storage tanks that were covered by the fund on May 5, 1997, may elect to
             4452      continue to participate in the program by meeting the requirements of this part, including
             4453      paying the tank fees and environmental assurance fee as provided in Sections 19-6-410.5 and
             4454      19-6-411 .
             4455          (2) Any new petroleum storage tanks that were installed after May 5, 1997, or tanks
             4456      eligible under Section 19-6-415 , may elect to participate in the program by complying with the
             4457      requirements of this part.
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     in the program, including by the use of an alternative financial assurance mechanism, shall, in
             4460      order to subsequently participate in the program:
             4461          (i) perform a tank tightness test;
             4462          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), perform a site check, including soil and,
             4463      when applicable, groundwater samples, to demonstrate that no release of petroleum exists or
             4464      that there has been adequate remediation of releases as required by board rules;
             4465          (iii) provide the required tests and samples to the [executive secretary] director; and
             4466          (iv) comply with the requirements of this part.
             4467          (b) A site check under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is not required if the [executive secretary]
             4468      director determines, with reasonable cause, that soil and groundwater samples are unnecessary
             4469      to establish that no petroleum has been released.
             4470          (4) The [executive secretary] director shall review the tests and samples provided under
             4471      Subsection (3)(a)(iii) to determine:
             4472          (a) whether or not any release of the petroleum has occurred; or
             4473          (b) if the remediation is adequate.
             4474          Section 83. Section 19-6-601 is amended to read:
             4475           19-6-601. Definitions.
             4476          As used in this part[, "board"]:
             4477          (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board appointed under
             4478      Title 19, Chapter 6, Hazardous Substances.
             4479          (2) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             4480          Section 84. Section 19-6-606 is amended to read:
             4481           19-6-606. Enforcement.
             4482          (1) The [board] director may authorize inspections under Section [ 19-6-104 ] 19-6-107
             4483      of any place, building, or premise where lead acid batteries are sold to determine compliance
             4484      with this part. The [board] director may authorize inspections under this subsection only as
             4485      funding is available within the department's current budget.
             4486          (2) Local health departments established under Title 26A, Local Health Authorities,
             4487      may enforce the provisions of this part.
             4488          Section 85. Section 19-6-703 is amended to read:
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         (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             4491      19-1-106 .
             4492          (2) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission.
             4493          (3) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality created in Title 19,
             4494      Chapter 1, General Provisions.
             4495          (4) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             4496          [(4)] (5) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste [as], created in
             4497      [Section] Subsection 19-1-105 (1)(e).
             4498          [(5)] (6) "DIY" means do it yourself.
             4499          [(6)] (7) "DIYer" means a person who generates used oil through household activities,
             4500      including maintenance of personal vehicles.
             4501          [(7)] (8) "DIYer used oil" means used oil a person generates through household
             4502      activities, including maintenance of personal vehicles.
             4503          [(8)] (9) "DIYer used oil collection center" means any site or facility that accepts or
             4504      aggregates and stores used oil collected only from DIYers.
             4505          [(9) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             4506          (10) "Hazardous waste" means any substance defined as hazardous waste under Title
             4507      19, Chapter 6, Hazardous Substances.
             4508          (11) "Lubricating oil" means the fraction of crude oil or synthetic oil used to reduce
             4509      friction in an industrial or mechanical device. Lubricating oil includes rerefined oil.
             4510          (12) "Lubricating oil vendor" means the person making the first sale of a lubricating oil
             4511      in Utah.
             4512          (13) "Manifest" means the form used for identifying the quantity and composition and
             4513      the origin, routing, and destination of used oil during its transportation from the point of
             4514      collection to the point of storage, processing, use, or disposal.
             4515          (14) "Off-specification used oil" means used oil that exceeds levels of constituents and
             4516      properties as specified by board rule and consistent with 40 CFR 279, Standards for the
             4517      Management of Used Oil.
             4518          (15) "On-specification used oil" means used oil that does not exceed levels of
             4519      constituents and properties as specified by board rule and consistent with 40 CFR 279,
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         (16) (a) "Processing" means chemical or physical operations under Subsection (16)(b)
             4522      designed to produce from used oil, or to make used oil more amenable for production of:
             4523          (i) gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum derived fuels;
             4524          (ii) lubricants; or
             4525          (iii) other products derived from used oil.
             4526          (b) "Processing" includes:
             4527          (i) blending used oil with virgin petroleum products;
             4528          (ii) blending used oils to meet fuel specifications;
             4529          (iii) filtration;
             4530          (iv) simple distillation;
             4531          (v) chemical or physical separation; and
             4532          (vi) rerefining.
             4533          (17) "Recycled oil" means oil reused for any purpose following its original use,
             4534      including:
             4535          (a) the purpose for which the oil was originally used; and
             4536          (b) used oil processed or burned for energy recovery.
             4537          (18) "Rerefining distillation bottoms" means the heavy fraction produced by vacuum
             4538      distillation of filtered and dehydrated used oil. The composition varies with column operation
             4539      and feedstock.
             4540          (19) "Used oil" means any oil, refined from crude oil or a synthetic oil, that has been
             4541      used and as a result of that use is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
             4542          (20) (a) "Used oil aggregation point" means any site or facility that accepts, aggregates,
             4543      or stores used oil collected only from other used oil generation sites owned or operated by the
             4544      owner or operator of the aggregation point, from which used oil is transported to the
             4545      aggregation point in shipments of no more than 55 gallons.
             4546          (b) A used oil aggregation point may also accept oil from DIYers.
             4547          (21) "Used oil burner" means a person who burns used oil for energy recovery.
             4548          (22) "Used oil collection center" means any site or facility registered with the state to
             4549      manage used oil and that accepts or aggregates and stores used oil collected from used oil
             4550      generators, other than DIYers, who are regulated under this part and bring used oil to the
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     Used oil collection centers may accept DIYer used oil also.
             4553          (23) "Used oil fuel marketer" means any person who:
             4554          (a) directs a shipment of off-specification used oil from its facility to a used oil burner;
             4555      or
             4556          (b) first claims the used oil to be burned for energy recovery meets the used oil fuel
             4557      specifications of 40 CFR 279, Standards for the Management of Used Oil, except when the oil
             4558      is to be burned in accordance with rules for on-site burning in space heaters in accordance with
             4559      40 CFR 279.
             4560          (24) "Used oil generator" means any person, by site, whose act or process produces
             4561      used oil or whose act first causes used oil to become subject to regulation.
             4562          (25) "Used oil handler" means a person generating used oil, collecting used oil,
             4563      transporting used oil, operating a transfer facility or aggregation point, processing or rerefining
             4564      used oil, or marketing used oil.
             4565          (26) "Used oil processor or rerefiner" means a facility that processes used oil.
             4566          (27) "Used oil transfer facility" means any transportation-related facility, including
             4567      loading docks, parking areas, storage areas, and other areas where shipments of used oil are
             4568      held for more than 24 hours during the normal course of transportation and not longer than 35
             4569      days.
             4570          (28) (a) "Used oil transporter" means the following persons unless they are exempted
             4571      under Subsection (28)(b):
             4572          (i) any person who transports used oil;
             4573          (ii) any person who collects used oil from more than one generator and transports the
             4574      collected oil;
             4575          (iii) except as exempted under Subsection (28)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii), any person who
             4576      transports collected DIYer used oil from used oil generators, collection centers, aggregation
             4577      points, or other facilities required to be permitted or registered under this part and where
             4578      household DIYer used oil is collected; and
             4579          (iv) owners and operators of used oil transfer facilities.
             4580          (b) "Used oil transporter" does not include:
             4581          (i) persons who transport oil on site;
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     generator to a used oil collection center as allowed under 40 CFR 279.24, Off-site Shipments;
             4584          (iii) generators who transport shipments of used oil totalling 55 gallons or less from the
             4585      generator to a used oil aggregation point owned or operated by the same generator as allowed
             4586      under 40 CFR 279.24, Off-site Shipments;
             4587          (iv) persons who transport used oil generated by DIYers from the initial generator to a
             4588      used oil generator, used oil collection center, used oil aggregation point, used oil processor or
             4589      rerefiner, or used oil burner subject to permitting or registration under this part; or
             4590          (v) railroads that transport used oil and are regulated under 49 U.S.C. Subtitle V, Rail
             4591      Programs, and 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform
             4592      Safety Act.
             4593          Section 86. Section 19-6-704 is amended to read:
             4594           19-6-704. Powers and duties of the board.
             4595          (1) The board shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             4596      Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer this part and to comply with 40 CFR 279,
             4597      Standards for the Management of Used Oil, to ensure the state's primacy to manage used oil
             4598      under 40 CFR 279. For these purposes the board shall:
             4599          [(a) (i) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as
             4600      provided by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             4601          [(ii) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             4602      action; or]
             4603          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             4604      action as directed;]
             4605          [(b)] (a) establish by rule conditions and procedures for registration and revocation of
             4606      registration as a used oil collection center, used oil aggregation point, or DIYer used oil
             4607      collection center;
             4608          [(c)] (b) provide by rule that used oil aggregation points that do not accept DIYer used
             4609      oil are required to comply with used oil collection standards under this part, but are not
             4610      required to be permitted or registered;
             4611          [(d)] (c) establish by rule conditions and fees required to obtain permits and operate as
             4612      used oil transporters, used oil transfer facilities, used oil processors and rerefiners, and used oil
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         [(e)] (d) establish by rule the amount of liability insurance or other financial
             4615      responsibility the applicant shall have to qualify for a permit under Subsection (1)[(d)](c);
             4616          [(f)] (e) establish by rule the form and amount of reclamation surety required for
             4617      reclamation of any site or facility required to be permitted under this part;
             4618          [(g) after public notice and opportunity for a public hearing, hear and act on permit
             4619      issues appealed under Subsection 19-6-712 (2);]
             4620          [(h)] (f) establish by rule standards for tracking, analysis, and recordkeeping regarding
             4621      used oil subject to regulation under this part, including:
             4622          (i) manifests for handling and transferring used oil;
             4623          (ii) analyses necessary to determine if used oil is on-specification or off-specification;
             4624          (iii) records documenting date, quantities, and character of used oil transported,
             4625      processed, transferred, or sold;
             4626          (iv) records documenting persons between whom transactions under this subsection
             4627      occurred; and
             4628          (v) exemption of DIYer used oil collection centers from this subsection except as
             4629      necessary to verify volumes of used oil picked up by a permitted transporter and the
             4630      transporter's name and federal EPA identification number;
             4631          [(i)] (g) authorize inspections and audits of facilities, centers, and operations subject to
             4632      regulation under this part;
             4633          [(j)] (h) establish by rule standards for:
             4634          (i) used oil generators;
             4635          (ii) used oil collection centers;
             4636          (iii) DIYer used oil collection centers;
             4637          (iv) aggregation points;
             4638          (v) curbside used oil collection programs;
             4639          (vi) used oil transporters;
             4640          (vii) used oil transfer facilities;
             4641          (viii) used oil burners;
             4642          (ix) used oil processors and rerefiners; and
             4643          (x) used oil marketers;
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     off-specification used oil and specified mixtures of used oil, subject to Section 19-6-707
             4646      regarding rebuttable presumptions;
             4647          [(l)] (j) establish by rule standards for closure, remediation, and response to releases
             4648      involving used oil; and
             4649          [(m)] (k) establish a public education program to promote used oil recycling and use of
             4650      used oil collection centers.
             4651          (2) The board may:
             4652          (a) [(i)] hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding relating to any aspect of
             4653      or matter in the administration of this part [and compel the attendance of witnesses and the
             4654      production of documents and other evidence, administer oaths and take testimony, and receive
             4655      evidence as necessary];
             4656          [(ii) receive a proposed dispositive action from an administrative law judge as provided
             4657      by Section 19-1-301 ; and]
             4658          [(iii) (A) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive
             4659      action; or]
             4660          [(B) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             4661      action as directed;]
             4662          (b) require retention and submission of records required under this part; [and] or
             4663          (c) require audits of records and recordkeeping procedures required under this part and
             4664      rules made under this part, except that audits of records regarding the fee imposed and
             4665      collected by the commission under Sections 19-6-714 and 19-6-715 are the responsibility of the
             4666      commission under Section 19-6-716 .
             4667          Section 87. Section 19-6-705 is amended to read:
             4668           19-6-705. Powers and duties of the director
             4669          (1) The [executive secretary] director shall:
             4670          (a) administer and enforce the rules and orders of the board;
             4671          (b) issue and revoke registration numbers for DIYer used oil collection centers and
             4672      used oil collection centers;
             4673          (c) after public notice and opportunity for a public hearing:
             4674          (i) issue or modify a permit under this part;
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     complete; and
             4677          (iii) revoke a permit issued under this section upon a finding the permit holder has
             4678      failed to ensure compliance with this part;
             4679          (d) (i) coordinate with federal, state, and local government, and other agencies,
             4680      including entering into memoranda of understanding, to ensure effective regulation of used oil
             4681      under this part, minimize duplication of regulation, and encourage responsible recycling of
             4682      used oil; and
             4683          (ii) as the department finds appropriate to the implementation of this part, enter into
             4684      contracts with local health departments to carry out specified functions under this part and be
             4685      reimbursed by the department in accordance with the contract;
             4686          (e) require forms, analyses, documents, maps, and other records as the [executive
             4687      secretary] director finds necessary to permit and inspect an operation regulated under this part;
             4688          (f) establish a toll-free telephone line to provide information to the public regarding
             4689      management of used oil and locations of used oil collection centers; and
             4690          (g) accept, receive, and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and
             4691      private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out any of the
             4692      functions of this part.
             4693          (2) The [executive secretary] director may:
             4694          (a) authorize any employee of the division to enter any facility regulated under this part
             4695      at reasonable times and upon presentation of credentials for the purpose of inspection, audit, or
             4696      sampling of the used oil site or facility, records, operations, or product;
             4697          (b) direct a person whose activities are regulated under this part to take samples for a
             4698      stated purpose and cause them to be analyzed at that person's expense; and
             4699          (c) [as authorized by the board under this part,] enforce board rules by issuing orders
             4700      [which the board may subsequently amend or revoke].
             4701          Section 88. Section 19-6-706 is amended to read:
             4702           19-6-706. Disposal of used oil -- Prohibitions.
             4703          (1) (a) Except as authorized by the [board] director, or by rule of the board, or as
             4704      exempted in this section, a person may not place, discard, or otherwise dispose of used oil:
             4705          (i) in any solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility operated by a political
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     hazardous waste under state law;
             4708          (ii) in sewers, drainage systems, septic tanks, surface or ground waters, watercourses,
             4709      or any body of water; or
             4710          (iii) on the ground.
             4711          (b) A person who unknowingly disposes of used oil in violation of Subsection (1)(a)(i)
             4712      is not guilty of a violation of this section.
             4713          (2) (a) A person may dispose of an item or substance that contains de minimis amounts
             4714      of oil in disposal facilities under Subsection (1)(a)(i) if:
             4715          (i) to the extent reasonably possible all oil has been removed from the item or
             4716      substance; and
             4717          (ii) no free flowing oil remains in the item or substance.
             4718          (b) (i) A nonterne plated used oil filter complies with this section if it is not mixed with
             4719      hazardous waste and the oil filter has been gravity hot-drained by one of the following
             4720      methods:
             4721          (A) puncturing the filter antidrain back valve or the filter dome end and gravity
             4722      hot-draining;
             4723          (B) gravity hot-draining and crushing;
             4724          (C) dismantling and gravity hot-draining; or
             4725          (D) any other equivalent gravity hot-draining method that will remove used oil from
             4726      the filter at least as effectively as the methods listed in this Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             4727          (ii) As used in this Subsection (2), "gravity hot-drained" means drained for not less
             4728      than 12 hours near operating temperature but above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
             4729          (3) A person may not mix or commingle used oil with the following substances, except
             4730      as incidental to the normal course of processing, mechanical, or industrial operations:
             4731          (a) solid waste that is to be disposed of in any solid waste treatment, storage, or
             4732      disposal facility, except as authorized by the [board] director under this chapter; or
             4733          (b) any hazardous waste so the resulting mixture may not be recycled or used for other
             4734      beneficial purpose as authorized under this part.
             4735          (4) (a) This section does not apply to releases to land or water of de minimis quantities
             4736      of used oil, except:
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     prohibition under the authority of the department; and
             4739          (ii) the release of de minimis quantities of used oil is subject to any rule made by the
             4740      board under this part prohibiting the release of de minimis quantities of used oil to the land or
             4741      water from tanks, pipes, or other equipment in which used oil is processed, stored, or otherwise
             4742      managed by used oil handlers, except wastewater under Subsection 19-6-708 (2)(j).
             4743          (b) As used in this Subsection (4), "de minimis quantities of used oil:"
             4744          (i) means small spills, leaks, or drippings from pumps, machinery, pipes, and other
             4745      similar equipment during normal operations; and
             4746          (ii) does not include used oil discarded as a result of abnormal operations resulting in
             4747      substantial leaks, spills, or other releases.
             4748          (5) Used oil may not be used for road oiling, dust control, weed abatement, or other
             4749      similar uses that have the potential to release used oil in the environment, except in compliance
             4750      with Section 19-6-711 and board rule.
             4751          (6) (a) (i) Facilities in existence on July 1, 1993, and subject to this section may apply
             4752      to the [executive secretary] director for an extension of time beyond that date to meet the
             4753      requirements of this section.
             4754          (ii) The [executive secretary] director may grant an extension of time beyond July 1,
             4755      1993, upon a finding of need under Subsection (6)(b) or (c).
             4756          (iii) The total of all extensions of time granted to one applicant under this Subsection
             4757      (6)(a) may not extend beyond January 1, 1995.
             4758          (b) The [executive secretary] director upon receipt of a request for an extension of time
             4759      may request from the facility any information the [executive secretary] director finds
             4760      reasonably necessary to evaluate the need for an extension. This information may include:
             4761          (i) why the facility is unable to comply with the requirements of this section on or
             4762      before July 1, 1993;
             4763          (ii) the processes or functions which prevent compliance on or before July 1, 1993;
             4764          (iii) measures the facility has taken and will take to achieve compliance; and
             4765          (iv) a proposed compliance schedule, including a proposed date for being in
             4766      compliance with this section.
             4767          (c) Additional extensions of time may be granted by the [executive secretary] director
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         (i) the additional extension is reasonably necessary; and
             4770          (ii) the facility has made a diligent and good faith effort to comply with this section
             4771      within the time frame of the prior extension.
             4772          Section 89. Section 19-6-710 is amended to read:
             4773           19-6-710. Registration and permitting of used oil handlers.
             4774          (1) (a) A person may not operate a DIYer used oil collection center or used oil
             4775      collection center without holding a registration number issued by the [executive secretary]
             4776      director.
             4777          (b) The application for registration shall include the following information regarding
             4778      the DIYer used oil collection center or used oil collection center:
             4779          (i) the name and address of the operator;
             4780          (ii) the location of the center;
             4781          (iii) whether the center will accept DIYer used oil;
             4782          (iv) the type of containment or storage to be used;
             4783          (v) the status of business, zoning, and other applicable licenses and permits required by
             4784      federal, state, and local governmental entities;
             4785          (vi) emergency spill containment plan;
             4786          (vii) proof of liability insurance or other means of financial responsibility in an amount
             4787      determined by board rule for any liability that may be incurred in collecting or storing the used
             4788      oil, unless waived by the board; and
             4789          (viii) any other information the [executive secretary] director finds necessary to ensure
             4790      the safe handling of used oil.
             4791          (c) The owner or operator of the center shall notify the [executive secretary] director in
             4792      writing of any changes in the information submitted to apply for registration within 20 days of
             4793      the change.
             4794          (d) To be reimbursed under Section 19-6-717 for collected DIYer used oil, the operator
             4795      of the DIYer used oil collection center shall maintain and submit to the [executive secretary]
             4796      director records of volumes of DIYer used oil picked up by a permitted used oil transporter, the
             4797      dates of pickup, and the name and federal EPA identification number of the transporter.
             4798          (2) (a) A person may not act as a used oil transporter or operate a transfer facility
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         (b) The application for a permit shall include the following information regarding
             4801      acting as a transporter or operating a transfer facility:
             4802          (i) the name and address of the operator;
             4803          (ii) the location of the transporter's base of operations or the location of the transfer
             4804      facility;
             4805          (iii) maps of all transfer facilities;
             4806          (iv) the methods to be used for collecting, storing, and delivering used oil;
             4807          (v) the methods to be used to determine if used oil received by the transporter or
             4808      facility is on-specification or off-specification;
             4809          (vi) the type of containment or storage to be used;
             4810          (vii) the methods of disposing of the waste by-products;
             4811          (viii) the status of business, zoning, and other applicable licenses and permits required
             4812      by federal, state, and local government entities;
             4813          (ix) emergency spill containment plan;
             4814          (x) proof of liability insurance or other means of financial responsibility in an amount
             4815      determined by board rule for any liability that may be incurred in collecting, transporting, or
             4816      storing the used oil;
             4817          (xi) proof of form and amount of reclamation surety for any facility used in conjunction
             4818      with transportation or storage of used oil; and
             4819          (xii) any other information the [executive secretary] director finds necessary to ensure
             4820      the safe handling of used oil.
             4821          (c) The owner or operator of the facility shall notify the [executive secretary] director
             4822      in writing of any changes in the information submitted to apply for a permit within 20 days of
             4823      the change.
             4824          (3) (a) A person may not operate a used oil processing or rerefining facility without
             4825      holding a permit issued by the [executive secretary] director.
             4826          (b) The application for a permit shall include the following information regarding the
             4827      used oil processing or rerefining facility:
             4828          (i) the name and address of the operator;
             4829          (ii) the location of the facility;
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         (iv) methods to be used to determine if used oil is on-specification or off-specification;
             4832          (v) the type of containment or storage to be used;
             4833          (vi) the grades of oil to be produced;
             4834          (vii) the methods of disposing of the waste by-products;
             4835          (viii) the status of business, zoning, and other applicable licenses and permits required
             4836      by federal, state, and local governmental entities;
             4837          (ix) emergency spill containment plan;
             4838          (x) proof of liability insurance or other means of financial responsibility in an amount
             4839      determined by board rule for any liability that may be incurred in processing or rerefining used
             4840      oil;
             4841          (xi) proof of form and amount of reclamation surety; and
             4842          (xii) any other information the [executive secretary] director finds necessary to ensure
             4843      the safe handling of used oil.
             4844          (c) The owner or operator of the facility shall notify the [executive secretary] director
             4845      in writing of any changes in the information submitted to apply for a permit within 20 days of
             4846      the change.
             4847          (4) (a) A person may not act as a used oil fuel marketer without holding a registration
             4848      number issued by the [executive secretary] director.
             4849          (b) The application for a registration number shall include the following information
             4850      regarding acting as a used oil fuel marketer:
             4851          (i) the name and address of the marketer;
             4852          (ii) the location of any facilities used by the marketer to collect, transport, process, or
             4853      store used oil subject to separate permits under this part;
             4854          (iii) the status of business, zoning, and other applicable licenses and permits required
             4855      by federal, state, and local governmental entities, including any registrations or permits
             4856      required under this part to collect, process, transport, or store used oil; and
             4857          (iv) any other information the [executive secretary] director finds necessary to ensure
             4858      the safe handling of used oil.
             4859          (c) The owner or operator of the facility shall notify the [executive secretary] director
             4860      in writing of any changes in the information submitted to apply for a permit within 20 days of
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         (5) (a) Unless exempted under Subsection 19-6-708 (2), a person may not burn used oil
             4863      for energy recovery without holding a permit issued by the [executive secretary] director or an
             4864      authorization from the department.
             4865          (b) The application for a permit shall include the following information regarding the
             4866      used oil burning facility:
             4867          (i) the name and address of the operator;
             4868          (ii) the location of the facility;
             4869          (iii) methods to be used to determine if used oil is on-specification or off-specification;
             4870          (iv) the type of containment or storage to be used;
             4871          (v) the type of burner to be used;
             4872          (vi) the methods of disposing of the waste by-products;
             4873          (vii) the status of business, zoning, and other applicable licenses and permits required
             4874      by federal, state, and local governmental entities;
             4875          (viii) emergency spill containment plan;
             4876          (ix) proof of liability insurance or other means of financial responsibility in an amount
             4877      determined by board rule for any liability that may be incurred in processing or rerefining used
             4878      oil;
             4879          (x) proof of form and amount of reclamation surety for any facility receiving and
             4880      burning used oil; and
             4881          (xi) any other information the [executive secretary] director finds necessary to ensure
             4882      the safe handling of used oil.
             4883          (c) The owner or operator of the facility shall notify the [executive secretary] director
             4884      in writing of any changes in the information submitted to apply for a permit within 20 days of
             4885      the change.
             4886          Section 90. Section 19-6-711 is amended to read:
             4887           19-6-711. Application of used oil to the land -- Limitations.
             4888          (1) A person may not apply used oil to the land as a dust or weed suppressant or for
             4889      other similar applications to the land unless the person has obtained:
             4890          (a) written authorization as required under this chapter; and
             4891          (b) a permit from the [executive secretary] director.
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         (a) the used oil is not mixed with any hazardous waste;
             4894          (b) the used oil does not exhibit any hazardous characteristic other than ignitability;
             4895      and
             4896          (c) how the applicant will minimize the impact on the environment of the use of used
             4897      oil as a dust or weed suppressant or for other similar applications to the land.
             4898          (3) Prior to acting on the application, the [executive secretary] director shall provide
             4899      public notice of the application and shall provide opportunity for public comment under
             4900      Section 19-6-712 .
             4901          Section 91. Section 19-6-712 is amended to read:
             4902           19-6-712. Issuance of permits -- Public comments and hearing.
             4903          (1) In considering permit applications under this part, the [executive secretary] director
             4904      shall:
             4905          (a) ensure the application is complete prior to acting on it;
             4906          (b) (i) publish notice of the permit application and the opportunity for public comment
             4907      in:
             4908          (A) a newspaper of general circulation in the state; and
             4909          (B) a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the operation for which the
             4910      application is submitted is located; and
             4911          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             4912          (c) allow the public to submit written comments to the [executive secretary] director
             4913      within 15 days after date of publication;
             4914          (d) consider timely submitted public comments and the criteria established in this part
             4915      and by rule in determining whether to grant the permit; and
             4916          (e) send a written copy of the decision to the applicant and to persons submitting
             4917      timely comments under Subsection (1)(c).
             4918          (2) The [executive secretary's] director's decision under this section may be appealed to
             4919      the [board only within the 30 days after the day the decision is mailed to the applicant]
             4920      executive director as provided by rule.
             4921          Section 92. Section 19-6-717 is amended to read:
             4922           19-6-717. Used oil collection incentive payment.
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     collection centers and curbside collection programs approved by the [executive secretary]
             4925      director for each gallon of used oil collected from DIYer used oil generators on and after July
             4926      1, 1994, and transported by a permitted used oil transporter to a permitted used oil processor,
             4927      rerefiner, burner, or to another disposal method authorized by board rule.
             4928          (b) Payment of the incentive is subject to Section 19-6-720 regarding priorities.
             4929          (2) The board shall by rule establish the amount of the payment, which shall be $.16
             4930      per gallon unless the board determines the incentive should be:
             4931          (a) reduced to ensure adequate funds to meet priorities set in Section 19-6-720 and to
             4932      reimburse all qualified operations under this section; or
             4933          (b) increased to promote collection of used oil under this part and the funds are
             4934      available in the account created under Section 19-6-719 after meeting the priorities set in
             4935      Section 19-6-720 .
             4936          Section 93. Section 19-6-718 is amended to read:
             4937           19-6-718. Limitations on liability of operator of collection center.
             4938          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a person may not recover from the owner, operator, or
             4939      lessor of a DIYer used oil collection center any costs of response actions at another location
             4940      resulting from a release or threatened release of used oil collected at the center if the owner,
             4941      operator, or lessor:
             4942          (a) operates the DIYer used oil collection center in compliance with this part and rules
             4943      made under this part and the [executive secretary] director upon inspection finds the center is in
             4944      compliance with this part and rules made under this part;
             4945          (b) does not mix any used oil collected with any hazardous waste or PCBs or with any
             4946      material that would render the resulting mixture as a hazardous waste;
             4947          (c) does not knowingly accept any used oil containing hazardous waste or PCBs;
             4948          (d) ensures the used oil is transported from the center by a permitted used oil
             4949      transporter; and
             4950          (e) complies with Section 114(c) of the federal Comprehensive Environmental
             4951      Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
             4952          (2) (a) This section applies only to that portion of a used oil collection center used for
             4953      the collection of DIYer used oil under this part.
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     operator, or lessor in operating the DIYer used oil collection center.
             4956          (c) This section does not affect or modify in any way the obligations or liability of any
             4957      person other than the owner, operator, or lessor under any other provisions of state or federal
             4958      law, including common law, for injury or damage resulting from a release of used oil or
             4959      hazardous waste.
             4960          (d) For the purposes of this section, the owner, operator, or lessor of a DIYer used oil
             4961      collection center may presume a quantity of not more than five gallons, except under
             4962      Subsection (2)(e), of used oil accepted from a member of the public is not mixed with a
             4963      hazardous waste or PCBs if:
             4964          (i) the oil is accepted in accordance with the inspection and identification procedures
             4965      required by board rule; and
             4966          (ii) the owner, operator, or lessor operates the DIYer used oil collection center in good
             4967      faith and in compliance with this part and rules made under this part.
             4968          (e) The owner, operator, or lessor of a DIYer used oil collection center may claim the
             4969      presumption under Subsection (2)(d) for a quantity of more than five gallons but not more than
             4970      55 gallons, if the quantity received is:
             4971          (i) from a farmer exempted under Subsection 19-6-708 (1)(b);
             4972          (ii) generated by farming equipment; and
             4973          (iii) handled in accordance with all requirements of this section.
             4974          (f) This section does not affect or modify the obligations or liability of any owner,
             4975      operator, or lessor of a DIYer used oil collection center regarding that person's services or
             4976      functions other than accepting DIYer used oil under this part.
             4977          Section 94. Section 19-6-721 is amended to read:
             4978           19-6-721. Violations -- Proceedings -- Orders.
             4979          (1) A person who violates any provision of this part or any order, permit, rule, or other
             4980      requirement issued or adopted under this part is subject in a civil proceeding to a penalty of not
             4981      more than $10,000 per day for each day of violation, in addition to any fine otherwise imposed
             4982      for violation of this part.
             4983          (2) (a) The [board] director may bring suit in the name of the state to restrain the
             4984      person from continuing the violation and to require the person to perform necessary
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         (b) Suit under Subsection (2)(a) may be brought in any court in the state having
             4987      jurisdiction in the county of residence of the person charged or in the county where the
             4988      violation is alleged to have occurred.
             4989          (c) The court may grant prohibitory and mandatory injunctions, including temporary
             4990      restraining orders.
             4991          (3) When the [executive secretary] director finds a situation exists in violation of this
             4992      part that presents an immediate threat to the public health or welfare, the [executive secretary]
             4993      director may issue an emergency order under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures
             4994      Act.
             4995          (4) All penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the account created
             4996      in Section 19-6-719 .
             4997          Section 95. Section 19-6-803 is amended to read:
             4998           19-6-803. Definitions.
             4999          As used in this part:
             5000          (1) "Abandoned waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile regarding which the local
             5001      department of health has not been able to:
             5002          (a) locate the persons responsible for the tire pile; or
             5003          (b) cause the persons responsible for the tire pile to remove it.
             5004          (2) (a) "Beneficial use" means the use of chipped tires in a manner that is not recycling,
             5005      storage, or disposal, but that serves as a replacement for another product or material for specific
             5006      purposes.
             5007          (b) "Beneficial use" includes the use of chipped tires:
             5008          (i) as daily landfill cover;
             5009          (ii) for civil engineering purposes;
             5010          (iii) as low-density, light-weight aggregate fill; or
             5011          (iv) for septic or drain field construction.
             5012          (c) "Beneficial use" does not include the use of waste tires or material derived from
             5013      waste tires:
             5014          (i) in the construction of fences; or
             5015          (ii) as fill, other than low-density, light-weight aggregate fill.
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     Section 19-1-106 .
             5018          (4) "Chip" or "chipped tire" means a two inch square or smaller piece of a waste tire.
             5019          (5) "Commission" means the Utah State Tax Commission.
             5020          (6) (a) "Consumer" means a person who purchases a new tire to satisfy a direct need,
             5021      rather than for resale.
             5022          (b) "Consumer" includes a person who purchases a new tire for a motor vehicle to be
             5023      rented or leased.
             5024          (7) "Crumb rubber" means waste tires that have been ground, shredded, or otherwise
             5025      reduced in size such that the particles are less than or equal to 3/8 inch in diameter and are 98%
             5026      wire free by weight.
             5027          (8) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             5028          [(8)] (9) "Disposal" means the deposit, dumping, or permanent placement of any waste
             5029      tire in or on any land or in any water in the state.
             5030          [(9)] (10) "Dispose of" means to deposit, dump, or permanently place any waste tire in
             5031      or on any land or in any water in the state.
             5032          [(10)] (11) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, created in
             5033      [Section 19-1-105 , within the Department of Environmental Quality] Subsection
             5034      19-1-105 (1)(e).
             5035          [(11) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous
             5036      Waste Control Board created in Section 19-1-106 .]
             5037          (12) "Fund" means the Waste Tire Recycling Fund created in Section 19-6-807 .
             5038          (13) "Landfill waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile:
             5039          (a) located within the permitted boundary of a landfill operated by a governmental
             5040      entity; and
             5041          (b) consisting solely of waste tires brought to a landfill for disposal and diverted from
             5042      the landfill waste stream to the waste tire pile.
             5043          (14) "Local health department" means the local health department, as defined in
             5044      Section 26A-1-102 , with jurisdiction over the recycler.
             5045          (15) "Materials derived from waste tires" means tire sections, tire chips, tire
             5046      shreddings, rubber, steel, fabric, or other similar materials derived from waste tires.
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     the waste tires may be effectively disposed of by burial, such as in a landfill.
             5049          (17) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has never been titled or
             5050      registered.
             5051          (18) "Passenger tire equivalent" means a measure of mixed sizes of tires where each 25
             5052      pounds of whole tires or material derived from waste tires is equal to one waste tire.
             5053          (19) "Proceeds of the fee" means the money collected by the commission from
             5054      payment of the recycling fee including interest and penalties on delinquent payments.
             5055          (20) "Recycler" means a person who:
             5056          (a) annually uses, or can reasonably be expected within the next year to use, a
             5057      minimum of 100,000 waste tires generated in the state or 1,000 tons of waste tires generated in
             5058      the state to recover energy or produce energy, crumb rubber, chipped tires, or an ultimate
             5059      product; and
             5060          (b) is registered as a recycler in accordance with Section 19-6-806 .
             5061          (21) "Recycling fee" means the fee provided for in Section 19-6-805 .
             5062          (22) "Shredded waste tires" means waste tires or material derived from waste tires that
             5063      has been reduced to a six inch square or smaller.
             5064          (23) (a) "Storage" means the placement of waste tires in a manner that does not
             5065      constitute disposal of the waste tires.
             5066          (b) "Storage" does not include:
             5067          (i) the use of waste tires as ballast to maintain covers on agricultural materials or to
             5068      maintain covers at a construction site; or
             5069          (ii) the storage for five or fewer days of waste tires or material derived from waste tires
             5070      that are to be recycled or applied to a beneficial use.
             5071          (24) (a) "Store" means to place waste tires in a manner that does not constitute disposal
             5072      of the waste tires.
             5073          (b) "Store" does not include:
             5074          (i) to use waste tires as ballast to maintain covers on agricultural materials or to
             5075      maintain covers at a construction site; or
             5076          (ii) to store for five or fewer days waste tires or material derived from waste tires that
             5077      are to be recycled or applied to a beneficial use.
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     vehicle in which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
             5080          (26) "Tire retailer" means any person engaged in the business of selling new tires either
             5081      as replacement tires or as part of a new vehicle sale.
             5082          (27) (a) "Ultimate product" means a product that has as a component materials derived
             5083      from waste tires and that the [executive secretary] director finds has a demonstrated market.
             5084          (b) "Ultimate product" includes pyrolized materials derived from:
             5085          (i) waste tires; or
             5086          (ii) chipped tires.
             5087          (c) "Ultimate product" does not include a product regarding which a waste tire remains
             5088      after the product is disposed of or disassembled.
             5089          (28) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended
             5090      purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
             5091          (29) "Waste tire pile" means a pile of 1,000 or more waste tires at one location.
             5092          (30) (a) "Waste tire transporter" means a person or entity engaged in picking up or
             5093      transporting at one time more than 10 whole waste tires, or the equivalent amount of material
             5094      derived from waste tires, generated in Utah for the purpose of storage, processing, or disposal.
             5095          (b) "Waste tire transporter" includes any person engaged in the business of collecting,
             5096      hauling, or transporting waste tires or who performs these functions for another person, except
             5097      as provided in Subsection (30)(c).
             5098          (c) "Waste tire transporter" does not include:
             5099          (i) a person transporting waste tires generated solely by:
             5100          (A) that person's personal vehicles;
             5101          (B) a commercial vehicle fleet owned or operated by that person or that person's
             5102      employer;
             5103          (C) vehicles sold, leased, or purchased by a motor vehicle dealership owned or
             5104      operated by that person or that person's employer; or
             5105          (D) a retail tire business owned or operated by that person or that person's employer;
             5106          (ii) a solid waste collector operating under a license issued by a unit of local
             5107      government as defined in Section 63M-5-103 , or a local health department;
             5108          (iii) a recycler of waste tires;
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     or
             5111          (v) a person transporting processed or chipped tires.
             5112          Section 96. Section 19-6-804 is amended to read:
             5113           19-6-804. Restrictions on disposal of tires -- Penalties.
             5114          (1) (a) After January 1, 1994, an individual, including a waste tire transporter, may not
             5115      dispose of more than four whole tires at one time in a landfill or any other location in the state
             5116      authorized by the [executive secretary] director to receive waste tires, except for purposes
             5117      authorized by board rule.
             5118          (b) Tires are exempt from this Subsection (1) if the original tire has a rim diameter
             5119      greater than 24.5 inches.
             5120          (c) No person, including a waste tire transporter, may dispose of waste tires or store
             5121      waste tires in any manner not allowed under this part or rules made under this part.
             5122          (2) The operator of the landfill or other authorized location shall direct that the waste
             5123      tires be disposed in a designated area to facilitate retrieval if a market becomes available for the
             5124      disposed waste tires or material derived from waste tires.
             5125          (3) An individual, including a waste tire transporter, may dispose of shredded waste
             5126      tires in a landfill in accordance with Section 19-6-812 , and may also, without reimbursement,
             5127      dispose in a landfill materials derived from waste tires that do not qualify for reimbursement
             5128      under Section 19-6-812 , but the landfill shall dispose of the material in accordance with
             5129      Section 19-6-812 .
             5130          (4) (a) An individual, including a waste tire transporter, violating this section is subject
             5131      to enforcement proceedings and a civil penalty of not more than $100 per waste tire or per
             5132      passenger tire equivalent disposed of in violation of this section. A warning notice may be
             5133      issued prior to taking further enforcement action under this Subsection (4).
             5134          (b) A civil proceeding to enforce this section and collect penalties under this section
             5135      may be brought in the district court where the violation occurred by the [board] director, the
             5136      local health department, or the county attorney having jurisdiction over the location where the
             5137      tires were disposed in violation of this section.
             5138          (c) Penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the fund.
             5139          Section 97. Section 19-6-806 is amended to read:
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         (1) (a) The [executive secretary] director shall register each applicant for registration to
             5142      act as a waste tire transporter if the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
             5143          (b) An applicant for registration as a waste tire transporter shall:
             5144          (i) submit an application in a form prescribed by the [executive secretary] director;
             5145          (ii) pay a fee as determined by the board under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             5146          (iii) provide the name and business address of the operator;
             5147          (iv) provide proof of liability insurance or other form of financial responsibility in an
             5148      amount determined by board rule, but not more than $300,000, for any liability the waste tire
             5149      transporter may incur in transporting waste tires; and
             5150          (v) meet requirements established by board rule.
             5151          (c) The holder of a registration under this section shall advise the [executive secretary]
             5152      director in writing of any changes in application information provided to the [executive
             5153      secretary] director within 20 days of the change.
             5154          (d) If the [executive secretary] director has reason to believe a waste tire transporter has
             5155      disposed of tires other than as allowed under this part, the [executive secretary] director shall
             5156      conduct an investigation and, after complying with the procedural requirements of Title 63G,
             5157      Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, may revoke the registration.
             5158          (2) (a) The [executive secretary] director shall register each applicant for registration to
             5159      act as a waste tire recycler if the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
             5160          (b) An applicant for registration as a waste tire recycler shall:
             5161          (i) submit an application in a form prescribed by the [executive secretary] director;
             5162          (ii) pay a fee as determined by the board under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             5163          (iii) provide the name and business address of the operator of the recycling business;
             5164          (iv) provide proof of liability insurance or other form of financial responsibility in an
             5165      amount determined by board rule, but not more than $300,000, for any liability the waste tire
             5166      recycler may incur in storing and recycling waste tires;
             5167          (v) engage in activities as described under the definition of recycler in Section
             5168      19-6-803 ; and
             5169          (vi) meet requirements established by board rule.
             5170          (c) The holder of a registration under this section shall advise the [executive secretary]
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     secretary] director within 20 days of the change.
             5173          (d) If the [executive secretary] director has reason to believe a waste tire recycler has
             5174      falsified any information provided in an application for partial reimbursement under this
             5175      section, the [executive secretary] director shall, after complying with the procedural
             5176      requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, revoke the registration.
             5177          (3) The board shall establish a uniform fee for registration which shall be imposed by
             5178      any unit of local government or local health department that requires a registration fee as part
             5179      of the registration of waste tire transporters or waste tire recyclers.
             5180          Section 98. Section 19-6-811 is amended to read:
             5181           19-6-811. Funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned waste tire
             5182      piles -- Limitations.
             5183          (1) (a) A county or municipality may apply to the [executive secretary] director for
             5184      payment from the fund for costs of a waste tire transporter or recycler to remove waste tires
             5185      from an abandoned waste tire pile or a landfill waste tire pile operated by a state or local
             5186      governmental entity and deliver the waste tires to a recycler.
             5187          (b) The [executive secretary] director may authorize a maximum reimbursement of:
             5188          (i) 100% of a waste tire transporter's or recycler's costs allowed under Subsection (2) to
             5189      remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile and deliver the
             5190      waste tires to a recycler, if no waste tires have been added to the abandoned waste tire pile or
             5191      landfill waste tire pile on or after July 1, 2001; or
             5192          (ii) 60% of a waste tire transporter's or recycler's costs allowed under Subsection (2) to
             5193      remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile and deliver the
             5194      waste tires to a recycler, if waste tires have been added to the abandoned waste tire pile or
             5195      landfill waste tire pile on or after July 1, 2001.
             5196          (c) The [executive secretary] director may deny an application for payment of waste
             5197      tire pile removal and delivery costs, if the [executive secretary] director determines that
             5198      payment of the costs will result in there not being sufficient money in the fund to pay expected
             5199      reimbursements for recycling or beneficial use under Section 19-6-809 during the next quarter.
             5200          (2) (a) The maximum number of miles for which the [executive secretary] director may
             5201      reimburse for transportation costs incurred by a waste tire transporter under this section, is the
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     Building, in Salt Lake City, Utah, or to the recycler, whichever is less.
             5204          (b) This maximum number of miles available for reimbursement applies regardless of
             5205      the location of the recycler to which the waste tires are transported under this section.
             5206          (c) The [executive secretary] director shall, upon request, advise any person preparing a
             5207      bid under this section of the maximum number of miles available for reimbursement under this
             5208      Subsection (2).
             5209          (d) The cost under this Subsection (2) shall be calculated based on the cost to transport
             5210      one ton of waste tires one mile.
             5211          (3) (a) The county or municipality shall through a competitive bidding process make a
             5212      good faith attempt to obtain a bid for the removal of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile
             5213      and transport to a recycler.
             5214          (b) The county or municipality shall submit to the [executive secretary] director:
             5215          (i) (A) (I) a statement from the local health department stating the landfill waste tire
             5216      pile is operated by a state or local governmental entity and consists solely of waste tires
             5217      diverted from the landfill waste stream;
             5218          (II) a description of the size and location of the landfill waste tire pile; and
             5219          (III) landfill records showing the origin of the waste tires; or
             5220          (B) a statement from the local health department that the waste tire pile is abandoned;
             5221      and
             5222          (ii) (A) the bid selected by the county or municipality; or
             5223          (B) if no bids were received, a statement to that fact.
             5224          (4) (a) If a bid is submitted, the [executive secretary] director shall determine if the bid
             5225      is reasonable, taking into consideration:
             5226          (i) the location and size of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile;
             5227          (ii) the number and size of any other landfill or abandoned waste tire piles in the area;
             5228      and
             5229          (iii) the current market for waste tires of the type in the landfill or abandoned waste tire
             5230      pile.
             5231          (b) The [executive secretary] director shall advise the county or municipality within 30
             5232      days of receipt of the bid whether or not the bid is determined to be reasonable.
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     have the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile removed pursuant to the bid.
             5235          (b) The county or municipality shall advise the [executive secretary] director that the
             5236      landfill or abandoned waste tire pile has been removed.
             5237          (6) The recycler or waste tire transporter that removed the landfill or abandoned waste
             5238      tires pursuant to the bid shall submit to the [executive secretary] director a copy of the
             5239      manifest, which shall state:
             5240          (a) the number or tons of waste tires transported;
             5241          (b) the location from which they were removed;
             5242          (c) the recycler to which the waste tires were delivered; and
             5243          (d) the amount charged by the transporter or recycler.
             5244          (7) Upon receipt of the information required under Subsection (6), and determination
             5245      that the information is complete, the [executive secretary] director shall, within 30 days after
             5246      receipt authorize the Division of Finance to reimburse the waste tire transporter or recycler the
             5247      amount established under this section.
             5248          Section 99. Section 19-6-817 is amended to read:
             5249           19-6-817. Administrative fees to local health departments -- Reporting by local
             5250      health departments.
             5251          (1) (a) The Division of Finance shall pay quarterly to the local health departments from
             5252      the fund $5 per ton of tires for which a partial reimbursement is made under this part.
             5253          (b) The payment under Subsection (1)(a) shall be allocated among the local health
             5254      departments in accordance with recommendations of the Utah Association of Local Health
             5255      Officers.
             5256          (c) The recommendation shall be based on the efforts expended and the costs incurred
             5257      by the local health departments in enforcing this part and rules made under this part.
             5258          (2) (a) Each local health department shall track all waste tires removed from
             5259      abandoned waste tire piles within its jurisdiction, to determine the amount of waste tires
             5260      removed and the recycler to which they are transported.
             5261          (b) The local health department shall report this information quarterly to the [executive
             5262      secretary] director.
             5263          Section 100. Section 19-6-819 is amended to read:
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         (1) The board shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             5266      Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer this part. For these purposes the board shall
             5267      establish by rule:
             5268          (a) conditions and procedures for acting to issue or revoke a registration as a waste tire
             5269      recycler or transporter under Section 19-6-806 ;
             5270          (b) the amount of liability insurance or other financial responsibility the applicant is
             5271      required to have to qualify for registration under Section 19-6-806 , which amount may not be
             5272      more than $300,000 for any liability the waste tire transporter or recycler may incur in
             5273      recycling or transporting waste tires;
             5274          (c) the form and amount of financial assurance required for a site or facility used to
             5275      store waste tires, which amount shall be sufficient to ensure the cleanup or removal of waste
             5276      tires from that site or facility;
             5277          (d) standards and required documentation for tracking and record keeping of waste
             5278      tires subject to regulation under this part, including:
             5279          (i) manifests for handling and transferring waste tires;
             5280          (ii) records documenting date, quantities, and size or type of waste tires transported,
             5281      processed, transferred, or sold;
             5282          (iii) records documenting persons between whom transactions under this Subsection
             5283      (1)(d) occurred and the amounts of waste tires involved in those transactions; and
             5284          (iv) requiring that documentation under this Subsection (1)(d) be submitted on a
             5285      quarterly basis, and that this documentation be made available for public inspection;
             5286          (e) authorize inspections and audits of waste tire recycling, transportation, or storage
             5287      facilities and operations subject to this part;
             5288          (f) standards for payments authorized under Sections 19-6-809 , 19-6-810 , 19-6-811 ,
             5289      and 19-6-812 ;
             5290          (g) regarding applications to the [executive secretary] director for reimbursements
             5291      under Section 19-6-811 , the content of the reimbursement application form and the procedure
             5292      to apply for reimbursement;
             5293          (h) requirements for the storage of waste tires, including permits for storage;
             5294          (i) the types of energy recovery or other appropriate environmentally compatible uses
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         (i) shall include pyrolization, but not retreading; and
             5297          (ii) shall apply to all waste tire recycling and beneficial use reimbursements within the
             5298      state;
             5299          (j) the applications of waste tires that are not eligible for reimbursement;
             5300          (k) the applications of waste tires that are considered to be the storage or disposal of
             5301      waste tires; and
             5302          (l) provisions governing the storage or disposal of waste tires, including the process for
             5303      issuing permits for waste tire storage sites.
             5304          (2) The board may:
             5305          (a) require retention and submission of the records required under this part;
             5306          (b) require audits of the records and record keeping procedures required under this part
             5307      and rules made under this part, except that audits of records regarding the fee imposed and
             5308      collected by the commission under Sections 19-6-805 and 19-6-808 are the responsibility of the
             5309      commission; and
             5310          (c) as necessary, make rules requiring additional information as the board determines
             5311      necessary to effectively administer Section 19-6-812 , which rules may not place an undue
             5312      burden on the operation of landfills.
             5313          Section 101. Section 19-6-820 is amended to read:
             5314           19-6-820. Powers and duties of the director.
             5315          (1) The [executive secretary] director shall:
             5316          (a) administer and enforce the rules and orders of the board;
             5317          (b) issue and revoke registrations for waste tire recyclers and transporters; and
             5318          (c) require forms, analyses, documents, maps, and other records as the [executive
             5319      secretary] director finds necessary to:
             5320          (i) issue recycler and transporter registrations;
             5321          (ii) authorize reimbursements under Section 19-6-811 ;
             5322          (iii) inspect a site, facility, or activity regulated under this part; and
             5323          (iv) issue permits for and inspect waste tire storage sites.
             5324          (2) The [executive secretary] director may:
             5325          (a) authorize any division employee to enter any site or facility regulated under this
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     audit, or sampling:
             5328          (i) at the site or facility; or
             5329          (ii) of the records, operations, or products;
             5330          (b) as authorized by the board, enforce board rules by issuing orders which are
             5331      subsequently subject to the board's amendment or revocation; and
             5332          (c) coordinate with federal, state, and local governments, and other agencies, including
             5333      entering into memoranda of understanding, to:
             5334          (i) ensure effective regulation of waste tires under this part;
             5335          (ii) minimize duplication of regulation; and
             5336          (iii) encourage responsible recycling of waste tires.
             5337          Section 102. Section 19-6-821 is amended to read:
             5338           19-6-821. Violations -- Civil proceedings and penalties -- Orders.
             5339          (1) A person who violates any provision of this part or any order, permit, plan
             5340      approval, or rule issued or adopted under this part is subject to a civil penalty of not more than
             5341      $10,000 per day for each day of violation as determined in a civil hearing under Title 63G,
             5342      Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, except:
             5343          (a) any violation of Subsection 19-6-804 (1) or (3), regarding landfills, is subject to the
             5344      penalty under Subsection 19-6-804 (4) rather than the penalties under this section; and
             5345          (b) any violation of Subsection 19-6-808 (1), (2), or (3) regarding payment of the
             5346      recycling fee by the tire retailer is subject to penalties as provided in Subsection 19-6-808 (4)
             5347      rather than the penalties under this section.
             5348          (2) The [board] director may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain a
             5349      person from continuing a violation of this part and to require the person to perform necessary
             5350      remediation regarding a violation of this part.
             5351          (3) When the [executive secretary] director finds a situation exists in violation of this
             5352      part that presents an immediate threat to the public health or welfare, the [executive secretary]
             5353      director may issue an emergency order under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures
             5354      Act.
             5355          (4) The [executive secretary] director may revoke the registration of a waste tire
             5356      recycler or transporter who violates any provision of this part or any order, plan approval,
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         (5) The [executive secretary] director may revoke the tire storage permit for a storage
             5359      facility that is in violation of any provision of this part or any order, plan approval, permit, or
             5360      rule issued or adopted under this part.
             5361          (6) If a person has been convicted of violating a provision of this part prior to a finding
             5362      by the [executive secretary] director of a violation of the same provision in an administrative
             5363      hearing, the [executive secretary] director may not assess a civil monetary penalty under this
             5364      section for the same offense for which the conviction was obtained.
             5365          (7) All penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the fund.
             5366          Section 103. Section 19-6-1002 is amended to read:
             5367           19-6-1002. Definitions.
             5368          (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             5369      [ 19-6-103 ] 19-1-106 .
             5370          [(2) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous
             5371      Waste Control Board appointed under Section 19-6-107 .]
             5372          (2) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             5373          (3) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, created in
             5374      Subsection 19-1-105 (1)(e).
             5375          [(3)] (4) "Manufacturer" means the last person in the production or assembly process of
             5376      a vehicle.
             5377          [(4)] (5) "Mercury switch" means a mercury-containing capsule that is part of a
             5378      convenience light switch assembly installed in a vehicle's hood or trunk.
             5379          [(5)] (6) "Person" means an individual, a firm, an association, a partnership, a
             5380      corporation, the state, or a local government.
             5381          [(6)] (7) "Plan" means a plan for removing and collecting mercury switches from
             5382      vehicles.
             5383          [(7)] (8) "Vehicle" means any passenger automobile or car, station wagon, truck, van,
             5384      or sport utility vehicle that may contain one or more mercury switches.
             5385          Section 104. Section 19-6-1003 is amended to read:
             5386           19-6-1003. Board and director powers.
             5387          (1) By following the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             5388      Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall make rules:



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         (a) governing administrative proceedings under this part;
             5390          (b) specifying the terms and conditions under which the [executive secretary] director
             5391      shall approve, disapprove, revoke, or review a plan submitted by a manufacturer; and
             5392          (c) governing reports and educational materials required by this part.
             5393          (2) These rules shall include:
             5394          (a) time requirements for plan submission, review, approval, and implementation;
             5395          (b) a public notice and comment period for a proposed plan; and
             5396          (c) safety standards for the collection, packaging, transportation, storage, recycling, and
             5397      disposal of mercury switches.
             5398          [(3) The board may request the attorney general to bring an action for injunctive relief
             5399      and enforcement of this part, including, without limitation, imposition of the penalty provided
             5400      in Section 19-6-1006 .]
             5401          [(4) As authorized by the board, the executive secretary may:]
             5402          (3) The director may:
             5403          (a) review and approve or disapprove plans, specifications, or other data related to
             5404      mercury switch removal;
             5405          (b) enforce a rule by issuing a notice, an order, or both[, which may be subsequently
             5406      amended or revoked by the board; and];
             5407          (c) initiate an administrative action to compel compliance with this part and any rules
             5408      adopted under this part[.]; or
             5409          (d) request the attorney general to bring an action for injunctive relief and enforcement
             5410      of this part, including imposition of the penalty described in Section 19-6-1006 .
             5411          (5) The [executive secretary] director shall establish a fee to cover the costs of a plan's
             5412      review by following the procedures and requirements of Section 63J-1-504 .
             5413          Section 105. Section 19-6-1004 is amended to read:
             5414           19-6-1004. Mercury switch collection plan -- Reimbursement for mercury switch
             5415      removal.
             5416          (1) (a) Each manufacturer of any vehicle sold within this state, individually or in
             5417      cooperation with other manufacturers, shall submit a plan, accompanied by a fee, to the
             5418      [executive secretary] director.
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     submit an amended plan within 90 days.
             5421          (c) A manufacturer shall submit an updated plan within 90 days of any change in the
             5422      information required by Subsection (2).
             5423          (d) The [executive secretary] director may require the manufacturer to modify the plan
             5424      at any time upon finding that an approved plan as implemented has failed to meet the
             5425      requirements of this part.
             5426          (e) If the manufacturer does not know or is uncertain about whether or not a switch
             5427      contains mercury, the plan shall presume that the switch contains mercury.
             5428          (2) The plan shall include:
             5429          (a) the make, model, and year of any vehicle, including current and anticipated future
             5430      production models, sold by the manufacturer that may contain one or more mercury switches;
             5431          (b) the description and location of each mercury switch for each make, model, and year
             5432      of vehicle;
             5433          (c) education materials that include:
             5434          (i) safe and environmentally sound methods for mercury switch removal; and
             5435          (ii) information about hazards related to mercury and the proper handling of mercury;
             5436          (d) a method for storage and disposal of the mercury switches, including packaging and
             5437      shipping of mercury switches to an authorized recycling, storage, or disposal facility;
             5438          (e) a procedure for the transfer of information among persons involved with the plan to
             5439      comply with reporting requirements; and
             5440          (f) a method to implement and finance the plan, which shall include the prompt
             5441      reimbursement by the manufacturer of costs incurred by a person removing and collecting
             5442      mercury switches.
             5443          (3) In order to ensure that the costs of removal and collection of mercury switches are
             5444      not borne by any other person, the manufacturers of vehicles sold in the state shall pay:
             5445          (a) a minimum of $5 for each mercury switch removed by a person as partial
             5446      compensation for the labor and other costs incurred in removing the mercury switch;
             5447          (b) the cost of packaging necessary to store or transport mercury switches to recycling,
             5448      storage, or disposal facilities;
             5449          (c) the cost of shipping mercury switches to recycling, storage, or disposal facilities;
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         (e) the cost of the preparation and distribution of educational materials; and
             5452          (f) the cost of maintaining all appropriate record-keeping systems.
             5453          (4) Manufacturers of vehicles sold within this state shall reimburse a person for each
             5454      mercury switch removed and collected without regard to the date on which the mercury switch
             5455      is removed and collected.
             5456          (5) The manufacturer shall ensure that plan implementation occurs by July 1, 2007.
             5457          Section 106. Section 19-6-1005 is amended to read:
             5458           19-6-1005. Reporting requirements.
             5459          (1) Each manufacturer that is required to implement a plan shall submit, either
             5460      individually or in cooperation with other manufacturers, an annual report on the plan's
             5461      implementation to the [executive secretary] director within 90 days after the anniversary of the
             5462      date on which the manufacturer is required to begin plan implementation.
             5463          (2) The report shall include:
             5464          (a) the number of mercury switches collected;
             5465          (b) the number of mercury switches for which the manufacturer has provided
             5466      reimbursement;
             5467          (c) a description of the successes and failures of the plan; and
             5468          (d) a statement that details the costs required to implement the plan.
             5469          Section 107. Section 19-6-1102 is amended to read:
             5470           19-6-1102. Definitions.
             5471          As used in this part:
             5472          (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created under
             5473      Section 19-1-106 .
             5474          [(2) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.]
             5475          (2) "Director" means the director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.
             5476          (3) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, created in
             5477      Subsection 19-1-105 (1)(e).
             5478          [(3)] (4) (a) "Industrial byproduct" means an industrial residual, including:
             5479          (i) inert construction debris;
             5480          (ii) fly ash;
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         (iv) slag;
             5483          (v) flue gas emission control residuals generated primarily from the combustion of coal
             5484      or other fossil fuel;
             5485          (vi) residual from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of an ore or mineral;
             5486          (vii) cement kiln dust; or
             5487          (viii) contaminated soil extracted as a result of a corrective action subject to an
             5488      operation plan under Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act.
             5489          (b) "Industrial byproduct" does not include material that:
             5490          (i) causes a public nuisance or public health hazard; or
             5491          (ii) is a hazardous waste under Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act.
             5492          [(4)] (5) "Public project" means a project of the Department of Transportation to
             5493      construct:
             5494          (a) a highway or road;
             5495          (b) a curb;
             5496          (c) a gutter;
             5497          (d) a walkway;
             5498          (e) a parking facility;
             5499          (f) a public transportation facility; or
             5500          (g) a facility, infrastructure, or transportation improvement that benefits the public.
             5501          [(5)] (6) "Reuse" means to use an industrial byproduct in place of a raw material.
             5502          Section 108. Section 19-6-1104 is amended to read:
             5503           19-6-1104. Applications for industrial byproduct reuse -- Approval by the
             5504      director.
             5505          (1) A person may submit to the [executive secretary] director an application for reuse
             5506      of an industrial byproduct from an inactive industrial site, as defined in Section 17C-1-102 .
             5507          (2) The [executive secretary] director shall respond to an application submitted under
             5508      Subsection (1) within 60 days of the day on which the [executive secretary] director determines
             5509      the application is complete.
             5510          (3) The [executive secretary] director shall approve an application submitted under
             5511      Subsection (1) if the applicant shows:
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         (b) the industrial byproduct satisfies the applicable toxicity characteristic leaching
             5514      procedure; and
             5515          (c) the proposed method of installation and type of reuse meet the applicable health
             5516      risk standard.
             5517          Section 109. Section 19-8-106 is amended to read:
             5518           19-8-106. Rejection of application -- Notice to applicant -- Resubmission
             5519      procedure.
             5520          (1) The executive director may in his sole discretion reject an application prior to
             5521      accepting the application fee, and return the application fee to the applicant if:
             5522          (a) the executive director has reason to believe that a working relationship with the
             5523      applicant cannot be achieved; or
             5524          (b) the application site is not eligible under Section 19-8-105 .
             5525          (2) (a) The executive director may reject an application after processing the application
             5526      if [the executive secretary determines]:
             5527          (i) the application is not complete or is not accurate; or
             5528          (ii) the applicant has not demonstrated financial capability to perform the voluntary
             5529      cleanup.
             5530          (b) The applicant is not entitled to refund of an application fee for an application
             5531      rejected under this Subsection (2).
             5532          (3) An application rejected under Subsection (1) or (2) shall be promptly returned to
             5533      the applicant with a letter of explanation.
             5534          (4) (a) If the executive director rejects an application because it is incomplete or
             5535      inaccurate, the executive director shall, not later than 60 days after receipt of the application,
             5536      provide to the applicant a list in writing of all information needed to make the application
             5537      complete or accurate, as appropriate.
             5538          (b) The applicant may submit for a second time an application rejected due to
             5539      inaccuracy or incompleteness without submitting an additional application fee.
             5540          Section 110. Section 19-8-119 is amended to read:
             5541           19-8-119. Apportionment or contribution.
             5542          (1) Any party who incurs costs under a voluntary agreement entered into under this part
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     party who is or may be liable under Subsection 19-6-302 (21) or [ 19-6-402 (26)] 19-6-402 (27)
             5545      for the excess costs after providing written notice to any other party that the party bringing the
             5546      action has entered into a voluntary agreement and will incur costs.
             5547          (2) In resolving claims made under Subsection (1), the court shall allocate costs using
             5548      the standards in Subsection 19-6-310 (2).
             5549          Section 111. Section 41-6a-1644 is amended to read:
             5550           41-6a-1644. Diesel emissions program -- Implementation -- Monitoring --
             5551      Exemptions.
             5552          (1) The legislative body of each county required by the comprehensive plan for air
             5553      pollution control developed by the [Air Quality Board under Subsection 19-2-104 (3)(e)]
             5554      director of the Division of Air Quality in accordance with Subsection 19-2-107 (2)(a)(i) to use
             5555      an emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program for diesel-powered motor vehicles
             5556      shall:
             5557          (a) make regulations or ordinances to implement and enforce the requirement
             5558      established by the Air Quality Board;
             5559          (b) collect information about and monitor the program; and
             5560          (c) by August 1 of each year, supply written information to the Department of
             5561      Environmental Quality to identify program status.
             5562          (2) The following vehicles are exempt from an emissions opacity inspection and
             5563      maintenance program for diesel-powered motor vehicles established by a legislative body of a
             5564      county under Subsection (1):
             5565          (a) an implement of husbandry; and
             5566          (b) a motor vehicle that:
             5567          (i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
             5568          (ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more.
             5569          (3) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall exempt a
             5570      pickup truck, as defined in Section 41-1a-102 , with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or
             5571      less from the emissions opacity inspection and maintenance program requirements of this
             5572      section, if the registered owner of the pickup truck provides a signed statement to the
             5573      legislative body stating the truck is used:
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     agricultural use under Sections 59-2-502 and 59-2-503 ; and
             5576          (ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
             5577          (A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products,
             5578      poultry and its products, and floricultural and horticultural products; and
             5579          (B) for the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing
             5580      or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production
             5581      and maintenance.
             5582          (b) The county shall provide to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed
             5583      statement under this section a certificate of exemption from emissions opacity inspection and
             5584      maintenance program requirements for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
             5585          Section 112. Section 59-1-403 is amended to read:
             5586           59-1-403. Confidentiality -- Exceptions -- Penalty -- Application to property tax.
             5587          (1) (a) Any of the following may not divulge or make known in any manner any
             5588      information gained by that person from any return filed with the commission:
             5589          (i) a tax commissioner;
             5590          (ii) an agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of the commission; or
             5591          (iii) a representative, agent, clerk, or other officer or employee of any county, city, or
             5592      town.
             5593          (b) An official charged with the custody of a return filed with the commission is not
             5594      required to produce the return or evidence of anything contained in the return in any action or
             5595      proceeding in any court, except:
             5596          (i) in accordance with judicial order;
             5597          (ii) on behalf of the commission in any action or proceeding under:
             5598          (A) this title; or
             5599          (B) other law under which persons are required to file returns with the commission;
             5600          (iii) on behalf of the commission in any action or proceeding to which the commission
             5601      is a party; or
             5602          (iv) on behalf of any party to any action or proceeding under this title if the report or
             5603      facts shown by the return are directly involved in the action or proceeding.
             5604          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), a court may require the production of, and may
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     pertinent to the action or proceeding.
             5607          (2) This section does not prohibit:
             5608          (a) a person or that person's duly authorized representative from receiving a copy of
             5609      any return or report filed in connection with that person's own tax;
             5610          (b) the publication of statistics as long as the statistics are classified to prevent the
             5611      identification of particular reports or returns; and
             5612          (c) the inspection by the attorney general or other legal representative of the state of the
             5613      report or return of any taxpayer:
             5614          (i) who brings action to set aside or review a tax based on the report or return;
             5615          (ii) against whom an action or proceeding is contemplated or has been instituted under
             5616      this title; or
             5617          (iii) against whom the state has an unsatisfied money judgment.
             5618          (3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) and for purposes of administration, the
             5619      commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             5620      Rulemaking Act, provide for a reciprocal exchange of information with:
             5621          (i) the United States Internal Revenue Service; or
             5622          (ii) the revenue service of any other state.
             5623          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) and for all taxes except individual income tax and
             5624      corporate franchise tax, the commission may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G,
             5625      Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, share information gathered from returns and
             5626      other written statements with the federal government, any other state, any of the political
             5627      subdivisions of another state, or any political subdivision of this state, except as limited by
             5628      Sections 59-12-209 and 59-12-210 , if the political subdivision, other state, or the federal
             5629      government grant substantially similar privileges to this state.
             5630          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) and for all taxes except individual income tax and
             5631      corporate franchise tax, the commission may by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
             5632      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, provide for the issuance of information concerning the
             5633      identity and other information of taxpayers who have failed to file tax returns or to pay any tax
             5634      due.
             5635          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall provide to the [Solid and
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     Hazardous Waste, as defined in Section 19-6-102 , as requested by the [executive secretary]
             5638      director of the division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, any records, returns, or other
             5639      information filed with the commission under Chapter 13, Motor and Special Fuel Tax Act, or
             5640      Section 19-6-410.5 regarding the environmental assurance program participation fee.
             5641          (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), at the request of any person the commission shall
             5642      provide that person sales and purchase volume data reported to the commission on a report,
             5643      return, or other information filed with the commission under:
             5644          (i) Chapter 13, Part 2, Motor Fuel; or
             5645          (ii) Chapter 13, Part 4, Aviation Fuel.
             5646          (f) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), upon request from a tobacco product manufacturer,
             5647      as defined in Section 59-22-202 , the commission shall report to the manufacturer:
             5648          (i) the quantity of cigarettes, as defined in Section 59-22-202 , produced by the
             5649      manufacturer and reported to the commission for the previous calendar year under Section
             5650      59-14-407 ; and
             5651          (ii) the quantity of cigarettes, as defined in Section 59-22-202 , produced by the
             5652      manufacturer for which a tax refund was granted during the previous calendar year under
             5653      Section 59-14-401 and reported to the commission under Subsection 59-14-401 (1)(a)(v).
             5654          (g) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall notify manufacturers,
             5655      distributors, wholesalers, and retail dealers of a tobacco product manufacturer that is prohibited
             5656      from selling cigarettes to consumers within the state under Subsection 59-14-210 (2).
             5657          (h) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission may:
             5658          (i) provide to the Division of Consumer Protection within the Department of
             5659      Commerce and the attorney general data:
             5660          (A) reported to the commission under Section 59-14-212 ; or
             5661          (B) related to a violation under Section 59-14-211 ; and
             5662          (ii) upon request, provide to any person data reported to the commission under
             5663      Subsections 59-14-212 (1)(a) through (c) and Subsection 59-14-212 (1)(g).
             5664          (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall, at the request of a committee
             5665      of the Legislature, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, or Governor's Office of Planning
             5666      and Budget, provide to the committee or office the total amount of revenues collected by the
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             5669          (j) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall make the directory required
             5670      by Section 59-14-603 available for public inspection.
             5671          (k) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission may share information with
             5672      federal, state, or local agencies as provided in Subsection 59-14-606 (3).
             5673          (l) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall provide the Office of
             5674      Recovery Services within the Department of Human Services any relevant information
             5675      obtained from a return filed under Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act, regarding a taxpayer
             5676      who has become obligated to the Office of Recovery Services.
             5677          (ii) The information described in Subsection (3)(l)(i) may be provided by the Office of
             5678      Recovery Services to any other state's child support collection agency involved in enforcing
             5679      that support obligation.
             5680          (m) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), upon request from the state court
             5681      administrator, the commission shall provide to the state court administrator, the name, address,
             5682      telephone number, county of residence, and Social Security number on resident returns filed
             5683      under Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act.
             5684          (ii) The state court administrator may use the information described in Subsection
             5685      (3)(m)(i) only as a source list for the master jury list described in Section 78B-1-106 .
             5686          (n) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall at the request of a
             5687      committee, commission, or task force of the Legislature provide to the committee, commission,
             5688      or task force of the Legislature any information relating to a tax imposed under Chapter 9,
             5689      Taxation of Admitted Insurers, relating to the study required by Section 59-9-101 .
             5690          (o) (i) As used in this Subsection (3)(o), "office" means the:
             5691          (A) Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; or
             5692          (B) Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
             5693          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) and except as provided in Subsection (3)(o)(iii),
             5694      the commission shall at the request of an office provide to the office all information:
             5695          (A) gained by the commission; and
             5696          (B) required to be attached to or included in returns filed with the commission.
             5697          (iii) (A) An office may not request and the commission may not provide to an office a
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         (I) address;
             5700          (II) name;
             5701          (III) Social Security number; or
             5702          (IV) taxpayer identification number.
             5703          (B) The commission shall in all instances protect the privacy of a person as required by
             5704      Subsection (3)(o)(iii)(A).
             5705          (iv) An office may provide information received from the commission in accordance
             5706      with this Subsection (3)(o) only:
             5707          (A) as:
             5708          (I) a fiscal estimate;
             5709          (II) fiscal note information; or
             5710          (III) statistical information; and
             5711          (B) if the information is classified to prevent the identification of a particular return.
             5712          (v) (A) A person may not request information from an office under Title 63G, Chapter
             5713      2, Government Records Access and Management Act, or this section, if that office received the
             5714      information from the commission in accordance with this Subsection (3)(o).
             5715          (B) An office may not provide to a person that requests information in accordance with
             5716      Subsection (3)(o)(v)(A) any information other than the information the office provides in
             5717      accordance with Subsection (3)(o)(iv).
             5718          (p) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission may provide to the governing
             5719      board of the agreement or a taxing official of another state, the District of Columbia, the United
             5720      States, or a territory of the United States:
             5721          (i) the following relating to an agreement sales and use tax:
             5722          (A) information contained in a return filed with the commission;
             5723          (B) information contained in a report filed with the commission;
             5724          (C) a schedule related to Subsection (3)(p)(i)(A) or (B); or
             5725          (D) a document filed with the commission; or
             5726          (ii) a report of an audit or investigation made with respect to an agreement sales and
             5727      use tax.
             5728          (q) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission may provide information
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     the Driver License Division if the Driver License Division:
             5731          (i) requests the information; and
             5732          (ii) provides the commission with a signed release form from the taxpayer allowing the
             5733      Driver License Division access to the information.
             5734          (r) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall provide to the Utah 911
             5735      Committee the information requested by the Utah 911 Committee under Subsection
             5736      53-10-602 (3).
             5737          (s) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission shall provide to the Utah
             5738      Educational Savings Plan information related to a resident or nonresident individual's
             5739      contribution to a Utah Educational Savings Plan account as designated on the resident or
             5740      nonresident's individual income tax return as provided under Section 59-10-1313 .
             5741          (t) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), for the purpose of verifying eligibility under
             5742      Sections 26-18-2.5 and 26-40-105 , the commission shall provide an eligibility worker with the
             5743      Department of Health or its designee with the adjusted gross income of an individual if:
             5744          (i) an eligibility worker with the Department of Health or its designee requests the
             5745      information from the commission; and
             5746          (ii) the eligibility worker has complied with the identity verification and consent
             5747      provisions of Sections 26-18-2.5 and 26-40-105 .
             5748          (u) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the commission may provide to a county, as
             5749      determined by the commission, information declared on an individual income tax return in
             5750      accordance with Section 59-10-103.1 that relates to eligibility to claim a residential exemption
             5751      authorized under Section 59-2-103 .
             5752          (4) (a) Each report and return shall be preserved for at least three years.
             5753          (b) After the three-year period provided in Subsection (4)(a) the commission may
             5754      destroy a report or return.
             5755          (5) (a) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             5756          (b) If the person described in Subsection (5)(a) is an officer or employee of the state,
             5757      the person shall be dismissed from office and be disqualified from holding public office in this
             5758      state for a period of five years thereafter.
             5759          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a) or (b), an office that requests information in
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     Subsection (3)(o)(v):
             5762          (i) is not guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
             5763          (ii) is not subject to:
             5764          (A) dismissal from office in accordance with Subsection (5)(b); or
             5765          (B) disqualification from holding public office in accordance with Subsection (5)(b).
             5766          (6) Except as provided in Section 59-1-404 , this part does not apply to the property tax.
             5767          Section 113. Section 72-6-106.5 is amended to read:
             5768           72-6-106.5. Reuse of industrial byproducts.
             5769          (1) As used in this section:
             5770          (a) ["Executive secretary" has the same meaning] "Director" is as defined in Section
             5771      19-6-1102 .
             5772          (b) "Industrial byproduct" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102 .
             5773          (c) "Public project" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102 .
             5774          (d) "Reuse" has the same meaning as defined in Section 19-6-1102 .
             5775          (2) Consistent with the protection of public health and the environment and generally
             5776      accepted engineering practices, the department shall, to the maximum extent possible
             5777      considering budgetary factors:
             5778          (a) allow and encourage the reuse of an industrial byproduct in:
             5779          (i) a plan, specification, and estimate for a public project; and
             5780          (ii) advertising for a bid for a public project;
             5781          (b) allow for the reuse of an industrial byproduct in, among other uses:
             5782          (i) landscaping;
             5783          (ii) a general geotechnical fill;
             5784          (iii) a structural fill;
             5785          (iv) concrete or asphalt;
             5786          (v) a base or subbase; and
             5787          (vi) geotechnical drainage materials; and
             5788          (c) promulgate and apply public project specifications that allow reuse of an industrial
             5789      byproduct based upon:
             5790          (i) cost;
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         (iii) engineered equivalency in lifespan, durability, and maintenance.
             5793          (3) After the [executive secretary] director issues an approval under Section 19-6-1104
             5794      and the department uses the industrial byproduct in compliance with the [executive secretary's]
             5795      director's approval:
             5796          (a) the department is not responsible for further management of the industrial
             5797      byproduct; and
             5798          (b) the generator or originator of the industrial byproduct is not responsible for the
             5799      industrial byproduct under Title 19, Environmental Quality Code.
             5800          Section 114. Effective date.
             5801          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 8, 2012.
             5802          (2) The amendments to Sections 19-5-102 (Effective 07/01/12) and 19-5-104
             5803      (Effective 07/01/12) take effect on July 1, 2012.
             5803a      H. Section 115. Coordinating S.B. 21 with S.B. 11 -- Substantive and technical amendments.
             5803b      If this S.B. 21 and S.B. 11, Department of Environmental Quality Boards Adjudicative
             5803c      Proceedings, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative
             5803d      Research and General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication as
             5803e      follows:
             5803f      (1) amend Subsection 19-1-201(1)(d)(ii) to read as follows:
             5803g      "(ii) procedural rules that govern:
             5803h      (A) an adjudicative proceeding, consistent with Section 19-1-301; and
             5803i      (B) a permit review adjudicative proceeding, consistent with Section 19-1-301.5.";
             5803j      (2) delete Subsection 19-1-301(12); and
             5803k      (3) amend Section 19-1-301.5 to read as follows:
             5803l      "19-1-301.5. Permit review adjudicative proceedings.
             5803m      (1) As used in this section:
             5803n      (a) "Dispositive action" means a final agency action that:
             5803o      (i) the executive director takes as part of a permit review adjudicative proceeding; and
             5803p      (ii) is subject to judicial review, in accordance with Subsection (14).
             5803q      (b) "Dispositive motion" means a motion that is equivalent to:
             5803r      (i) a motion to dismiss under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b)(6);
             5803s      (ii) a motion for judgment on the pleadings under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(c);
             5803t      or
             5803u      (iii) a motion for summary judgment under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 56.
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     H. (i) the director who issued the permit order being challenged in the permit review
             5803x      adjudicative proceeding;
             5803y      (ii) the permittee;
             5803z      (iii) the person who applied for the permit, if the permit was denied; or
             5803aa      (iv) a person granted intervention by the administrative law judge.
             5803ab      (d) "Permit" means any of the following issued under this title:
             5803ac      (i) a permit;
             5803ad      (ii) a plan;
             5803ae      (iii) a license;
             5803af      (iv) an approval order; or
             5803ag      (v) another administrative authorization made by a director.
             5803ah      (e) (i) "Permit order" means an order issued by a director that:
             5803ai      (A) approves a permit;
             5803aj      (B) renews a permit;
             5803ak      (C) denies a permit;
             5803al      (D) modifies or amends a permit; or
             5803am      (E) revokes and reissues a permit.
             5803an      (ii) "Permit order" does not include an order terminating a permit.
             5803ao      (f) "Permit review adjudicative proceeding" means a proceeding to resolve a challenge to a
             5803ap      permit order.
             5803aq      (2) This section governs permit review adjudicative proceedings.
             5803ar      (3) Except as expressly provided in this section, the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             5803as      Administrative Procedures Act, do not apply to a permit review adjudicative proceeding.
             5803at      (4) If a public comment period was provided during the permit application process, a person
             5803au      who challenges a permit order, including the permit applicant, may only raise an issue or
             5803av      argument during the permit review adjudicative proceeding that:
             5803aw      (a) the person raised during the public comment period; and
             5803ax      (b) was supported with sufficient information or documentation to enable the director to fully
             5803ay      consider the substance and significance of the issue.
             5803az      (5) The executive director shall appoint an administrative law judge, in accordance with
             5803ba      Subsections 19-1-301(5) and (6), to conduct a permit review adjudicative proceeding.
             5803bb      (6) (a) Only the following may file a request for agency action seeking review of a permit
             5803bc      order:
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     H. (ii) a person who is seeking to intervene under Subsection (7).
             5803bf      (b) A person who files a request for agency action seeking review of a permit order shall file
             5803bg      the request:
             5803bh      (i) within 30 days after the day on which the permit order is issued; and
             5803bi      (ii) in accordance with Subsections 63G-4-201(3)(a) through (c).
             5803bj      (c) A person may not raise an issue or argument in a request for agency action unless the
             5803bk      issue or argument:
             5803bl      (i) was preserved in accordance with Subsection (4); or
             5803bm      (ii) was not reasonably ascertainable before or during the public comment period. (d) The
             5803bn      department may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
             5803bo      Act, make rules allowing the extension of the filing deadline described in Subsection (6)(b)(i).
             5803bp      (7) (a) A person who is not a party may not participate in a permit review adjudicative
             5803bq      proceeding unless the person is granted the right to intervene under this Subsection (7).
             5803br      (b) A person who seeks to intervene in a permit review adjudicative proceeding under this
             5803bs      section shall, within 30 days after the day on which the permit order being challenged was
             5803bt      issued, file:
             5803bu      (i) a petition to intervene that:
             5803bv      (A) meets the requirements of Subsection 63G-4-207(1); and
             5803bw      (B) demonstrates that the person is entitled to intervention under Subsection (7)(c)(ii); and
             5803bx      (ii) a timely request for agency action.
             5803by      (c) An administrative law judge shall grant a petition to intervene in a permit review
             5803bz      adjudicative proceeding, if:
             5803ca      (i) the petition to intervene is timely filed; and
             5803cb      (ii) the petitioner:
             5803cc      (A) demonstrates that the petitioner's legal interests may be substantially affected by the
             5803cd      permit review adjudicative proceeding;
             5803ce      (B) demonstrates that the interests of justice and the orderly and prompt conduct of the
             5803cf      permit review adjudicative proceeding will not be materially impaired by allowing the
             5803cg      intervention; and
             5803ch      (C) in the petitioner's request for agency action, raises issues or arguments that are preserved
             5803ci      in accordance with Subsection (4).
             5803cj      (d) An administrative law judge:
             5803ck      (i) shall issue an order granting or denying a petition to intervene in accordance with
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     (ii) may impose conditions on intervenors as described in Subsection 63G-4-207(3)(b) and (c).
             5803cn      (e) The department may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             5803co      Rulemaking Act, make rules allowing the extension of the filing deadline described in
             5803cp      Subsection (7)(b).
             5803cq      (8) (a) An administrative law judge shall conduct a permit review adjudicative proceeding
             5803cr      based only on the administrative record and not as a trial de novo.
             5803cs      (b) To the extent relative to the issues and arguments raised in the request for agency action,
             5803ct      the administrative record shall consist of the following items, if they exist:
             5803cu      (i) the permit application, draft permit, and final permit;
             5803cv      (ii) each statement of basis, fact sheet, engineering review, or other substantive explanation
             5803cw      designated by the director as part of the basis for the decision relating to the permit order;
             5803cx      (iii) the notice and record of each public comment period;
             5803cy      (iv) the notice and record of each public hearing, including oral comments made during the
             5803cz      public hearing;
             5803da      (v) written comments submitted during the public comment period;
             5803db      (vi) responses to comments that are designated by the director as part of the basis for the
             5803dc      decision relating to the permit order;
             5803dd      (vii) any information that is:
             5803de      (A) requested by and submitted to the director; and
             5803df      (B) designated by the director as part of the basis for the decision relating to the permit
             5803dg      order;
             5803dh      (viii) any additional information specified by rule;
             5803di      (ix) any additional documents agreed to by the parties; and
             5803dj      (x) information supplementing the record under Subsection (8)(c).
             5803dk      (c) (i) There is a rebuttable presumption against supplementing the record.
             5803dl      (ii) A party may move to supplement the record described in Subsection (8)(b) with technical
             5803dm      or factual information.
             5803dn      (iii) The administrative law judge may grant a motion to supplement the record described in
             5803do      Subsection (8)(b) with technical or factual information if the moving party proves that:
             5803dp      (A) good cause exists for supplementing the record;
             5803dq      (B) supplementing the record is in the interest of justice; and
             5803dr      (C) supplementing the record is necessary for resolution of the issues.
             5803ds      (iv) The administrative law judge may supplement the record with technical or factual
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     H. judge determines that adequate grounds exist to supplement the record under Subsections
             5803dv      (8)(c)(iii)(A) through (C).
             5803dw      (v) In supplementing the record with testimonial evidence, the administrative law judge may
             5803dx      administer an oath or take testimony as necessary.
             5803dy      (vi) The department may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             5803dz      Rulemaking Act, make rules permitting further supplementation of the record.
             5803ea      (9) (a) The administrative law judge shall review and respond to a request for agency action
             5803eb      in accordance with Subsections 63G-4-201(3)(d) and (e), following the relevant procedures for
             5803ec      formal adjudicative proceedings.
             5803ed      (b) The administrative law judge shall require the parties to file responsive pleadings in
             5803ee      accordance with Section 63G-4-204.
             5803ef      (c) If an administrative law judge enters an order of default against a party, the
             5803eg      administrative law judge shall enter the order of default in accordance with Section 63G-4-209,
             5803eh      following the relevant procedures for formal adjudicative proceedings.
             5803ei      (d) The administrative law judge, in conducting a permit review adjudicative proceeding:
             5803ej      (i) may not participate in an ex parte communication with a party to the permit review
             5803ek      adjudicative proceeding regarding the merits of the permit review adjudicative proceeding
             5803el      unless notice and an opportunity to be heard are afforded to all parties; and
             5803em      (ii) shall, upon receiving an ex parte communication, place the communication in the public
             5803en      record of the proceeding and afford all parties an opportunity to comment on the information.
             5803eo      (e) In conducting a permit review adjudicative proceeding, the administrative law judge may
             5803ep      take judicial notice of matters not in the administrative record, in accordance with Utah Rules
             5803eq      of Evidence, Rule 201.
             5803er      (f) An administrative law judge may take any action in a permit review adjudicative
             5803es      proceeding that is not a dispositive action.
             5803et      (10) (a) A person who files a request for agency action has the burden of demonstrating that
             5803eu      an issue or argument raised in the request for agency action has been preserved in accordance
             5803ev      with Subsection (4).
             5803ew      (b) The administrative law judge shall dismiss, with prejudice, any issue or argument raised
             5803ex      in a request for agency action that has not been preserved in accordance with Subsection (4).
             5803ey      (11) In response to a dispositive motion, the administrative law judge may submit a proposed
             5803ez      dispositive action to the executive director recommending full or partial resolution of the
             5803fa      permit review adjudicative proceeding, that includes:
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     H. (b) written conclusions of law; and
             5803fd      (c) a recommended order.
             5803fe      (12) For each issue or argument that is not dismissed or otherwise resolved under Subsection
             5803ff      (10)(b) or (11), the administrative law judge shall:
             5803fg      (a) provide the parties an opportunity for briefing and oral argument;
             5803fh      (b) conduct a review of the director's determination, based on the record described in
             5803fi      Subsections (8)(b), (8)(c), and (9)(e); and
             5803fj      (c) submit to the executive director a proposed dispositive action, that includes:
             5803fk      (i) written findings of fact;
             5803fl      (ii) written conclusions of law; and
             5803fm      (iii) a recommended order.
             5803fn      (13) (a) When the administrative law judge submits a proposed dispositive action to the
             5803fo      executive director, the executive director may:
             5803fp      (i) adopt, adopt with modifications, or reject the proposed dispositive action; or
             5803fq      (ii) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further action
             5803fr      as directed.
             5803fs      (b) On review of a proposed dispositive action, the executive director shall uphold all factual,
             5803ft      technical, and scientific agency determinations that are supported by substantial evidence
             5803fu      taken from the record as a whole.
             5803fv      (c) (i) The executive director may not participate in an ex parte communication with a party
             5803fw      to the permit review adjudicative proceeding regarding the merits of the permit review
             5803fx      adjudicative proceeding unless notice and an opportunity to be heard are afforded to all
             5803fy      parties.
             5803fz      (ii) Upon receiving an ex parte communication, the executive director shall place the
             5803ga      communication in the public record of the proceeding and afford all parties an opportunity to
             5803gb      comment on the information.
             5803gc      (d) In reviewing a proposed dispositive action during a permit review adjudicative
             5803gd      proceeding, the executive director may take judicial notice of matters not in the record, in
             5803ge      accordance with Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 201.
             5803gf      (e) The executive director may use the executive director's technical expertise in making a
             5803gg      determination.
             5803gh      (14) (a) A party may seek judicial review in the Utah Court of Appeals of a dispositive action
             5803gi      in a permit review adjudicative proceeding, in accordance with Sections 63G-4-401, 63G-4-403,
             5803gj      and 63G-4-405. . H


            
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     H. (b) An appellate court shall limit its review of a dispositive action of a permit review
             5803gl      adjudicative proceeding to:
             5803gm      (i) the record described in Subsections (8)(b), (8)(c), (9)(e), and (13)(d); and
             5803gn      (ii) the record made by the administrative law judge and the executive director during the
             5803go      permit review adjudicative proceeding.
             5803gp      (c) During judicial review of a dispositive action, the appellate court shall:
             5803gq      (i) review all agency determinations in accordance with Subsection 63G-4-403(4), recognizing
             5803gr      that the agency has been granted substantial discretion to interpret its governing statutes and
             5803gs      rules; and
             5803gt      (ii) uphold all factual, technical, and scientific agency determinations that are supported by
             5803gu      substantial evidence viewed in light of the record as a whole.
             5803gv      (15) (a) The filing of a request for agency action does not stay a permit or delay the effective
             5803gw      date of a permit.
             5803gx      (b) A permit may not be stayed or delayed unless a stay is granted under this Subsection (15).
             5803gy      (c) The administrative law judge shall:
             5803gz      (i) consider a party's motion to stay a permit during a permit review adjudicative proceeding;
             5803ha      and
             5803hb      (ii) submit a proposed determination on the stay to the executive director.
             5803hc      (d) The administrative law judge may not recommend to the executive director a stay of a
             5803hd      permit, or a portion of a permit, unless:
             5803he      (i) all parties agree to the stay; or
             5803hf      (ii) the party seeking the stay demonstrates that:
             5803hg      (A) the party seeking the stay will suffer irreparable harm unless the stay is issued;
             5803hh      (B) the threatened injury to the party seeking the stay outweighs whatever damage the
             5803hi      proposed stay is likely to cause the party restrained or enjoined;
             5803hj      (C) the stay, if issued, would not be adverse to the public interest; and
             5803hk      (D) there is a substantial likelihood that the party seeking the stay will prevail on the merits
             5803hl      of the underlying claim, or the case presents serious issues on the merits, which should be the
             5803hm      subject of further adjudication.
             5803hn      (e) A party may appeal the executive director's decision regarding a stay of a permit to the
             5803ho      Utah Court of Appeals, in accordance with Section 78A-4-103.". .H


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