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S.B. 11

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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDS

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ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Bill Wright

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      Committee Note:
             10          The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
             11      recommended this bill.
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill modifies requirements and procedures for adjudicative proceedings where a
             14      party challenges an agency order, other than a termination order, relating to a permit,
             15      plan, license, approval order, or other administrative authorization made by an
             16      executive secretary under Title 19, Environmental Quality Code.
             17      Highlighted Provisions:
             18          This bill:
             19          .    defines terms;
             20          .    distinguishes between adjudicative proceedings not related to permit orders and
             21      permit review adjudicative proceedings;
             22          .    modifies requirements and procedures for adjudicative proceedings where a party
             23      challenges an agency order, other than a termination order, relating to a permit,
             24      plan, license, approval order, or other administrative authorization made by an
             25      executive secretary under Title 19, Environmental Quality Code;
             26          .    provides that only properly preserved issues may be reviewed during a permit
             27      review adjudicative proceeding;


             28          .    describes the requirements for intervention in a permit review adjudicative
             29      proceeding;
             30          .    establishes that permit review adjudicative proceedings will be based on the
             31      administrative record and any permitted supplementation;
             32          .    provides that stays may not be issued during a permit review adjudicative
             33      proceeding, unless certain conditions are met;
             34          .    provides for judicial review of a permit review adjudicative proceeding; and
             35          .    makes technical changes.
             36      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             37          None
             38      Other Special Clauses:
             39          None
             40      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             41      AMENDS:
             42          19-1-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             43          19-2-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             44          19-2-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 377
             45          63G-4-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 367
             46          78A-4-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 344
             47      ENACTS:
             48          19-1-301.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49     
             50      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             51          Section 1. Section 19-1-301 is amended to read:
             52           19-1-301. Adjudicative proceedings.
             53          (1) As used in this section, "dispositive action" [is] means a final agency action that:
             54          (a) a board takes following an adjudicative proceeding on a request for agency action;
             55      and
             56          (b) is subject to judicial review under Section 63G-4-403 .
             57          (2) This section governs adjudicative proceedings that are not permit review
             58      adjudicative proceedings as defined in Section 19-1-301.5 .


             59          [(2)] (3) (a) The department and its boards shall comply with the procedures and
             60      requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             61          (b) The procedures for an adjudicative proceeding conducted by an administrative law
             62      judge are governed by:
             63          (i) Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;
             64          (ii) this title;
             65          [(ii)] (iii) rules adopted by a board [as authorized by] under:
             66          (A) Subsection 63G-4-102 (6); [and] or
             67          (B) this title; and
             68          [(iii)] (iv) the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, in the absence of a procedure established
             69      under Subsection [(2)] (3)(b)(i), (ii), or [(ii)] (iii).
             70          [(3)] (4) An administrative law judge shall hear a party's request for agency action
             71      made to a board created in Section 19-1-106 .
             72          [(4)] (5) The executive director shall appoint an administrative law judge who:
             73          (a) is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar;
             74          (b) has a minimum of:
             75          (i) 10 years of experience practicing law; and
             76          (ii) five years of experience practicing in the field of:
             77          (A) environmental compliance;
             78          (B) natural resources;
             79          (C) regulation by an administrative agency; or
             80          (D) a field related to a field listed in Subsections [(4)] (5)(b)(ii)(A) through (C); and
             81          (c) has a working knowledge of the federal laws and regulations and state statutes and
             82      rules applicable to a request for agency action.
             83          [(5)] (6) In appointing an administrative law judge who meets the qualifications [listed]
             84      described in Subsection [(4)] (5), the executive director may:
             85          (a) compile a list of persons who may be engaged as an administrative law judge pro
             86      tempore by mutual consent of the parties to an adjudicative proceeding;
             87          (b) appoint an assistant attorney general as an administrative law judge pro tempore; or
             88          (c) (i) appoint an administrative law judge as an employee of the department; and
             89          (ii) assign the administrative law judge responsibilities in addition to conducting an


             90      adjudicative proceeding.
             91          [(6)] (7) (a) An administrative law judge shall:
             92          (i) conduct an adjudicative proceeding;
             93          (ii) take any action that is not a dispositive action; and
             94          (iii) submit to the board a proposed dispositive action, including:
             95          (A) written findings of fact;
             96          (B) written conclusions of law; and
             97          (C) a recommended order.
             98          (b) A board may:
             99          (i) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove a proposed dispositive action
             100      submitted to the board under Subsection [(6)] (7)(a); or
             101          (ii) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             102      action as directed.
             103          [(7)] (8) To conduct an adjudicative proceeding, an administrative law judge may:
             104          (a) compel:
             105          (i) the attendance of a witness; and
             106          (ii) the production of a document or other evidence;
             107          (b) administer an oath;
             108          (c) take testimony; and
             109          (d) receive evidence as necessary.
             110          [(8)] (9) A party may appear before an administrative law judge in person, through an
             111      agent or employee, or as provided by a board rule.
             112          [(9)] (10) (a) An administrative law judge or board member may not communicate with
             113      a party to an adjudicative proceeding regarding the merits of the adjudicative proceeding unless
             114      notice and an opportunity to be heard are afforded to all parties.
             115          (b) An administrative law judge or board member who receives an ex parte
             116      communication shall place the communication into the public record of the proceedings and
             117      afford all parties an opportunity to comment on the information.
             118          [(10)] (11) Nothing in this section limits a party's right to an adjudicative proceeding
             119      under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             120          (12) A board created in Section 19-1-106 may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter


             121      3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make procedural rules governing an adjudicative
             122      proceeding that are consistent with this section and Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             123      Procedures Act.
             124          Section 2. Section 19-1-301.5 is enacted to read:
             125          19-1-301.5. Permit review adjudicative proceedings.
             126          (1) As used in this section:
             127          (a) "Board" means:
             128          (i) the Air Quality Board, if the permit order being challenged was issued by the
             129      executive secretary of the Air Quality Board;
             130          (ii) the Radiation Control Board, if the permit order being challenged was issued by the
             131      executive secretary of the Radiation Control Board;
             132          (iii) the Drinking Water Board, if the permit order being challenged was issued by the
             133      executive secretary of the Drinking Water Board;
             134          (iv) the executive director, if the permit order being challenged was issued by the
             135      executive secretary of the Water Quality Board in relation to a Utah Pollution Discharge
             136      Elimination System permit for which the state has assumed primacy under the Federal Water
             137      Pollution Prevention and Control Act 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.;
             138          (v) the Water Quality Board, if the permit order being challenged was issued by the
             139      executive secretary of the Water Quality Board in relation to a permit other than a permit
             140      described in Subsection (1)(a)(iv); or
             141          (vi) the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board, if the permit order being
             142      challenged was issued by the executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control
             143      Board.
             144          (b) "Dispositive action" means a final agency action that:
             145          (i) the board takes as part of a permit review adjudicative proceeding; and
             146          (ii) is subject to judicial review, in accordance with Subsection (14).
             147          (c) "Dispositive motion" means a motion that is equivalent to:
             148          (i) a motion to dismiss under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b)(6);
             149          (ii) a motion for judgment on the pleadings under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule
             150      12(c); or
             151          (iii) a motion for summary judgment under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 56.


             152          (d) "Party" means:
             153          (i) the executive secretary who issued the permit order being challenged in the permit
             154      review adjudicative proceeding;
             155          (ii) the permittee;
             156          (iii) the person who applied for the permit, if the permit was denied; or
             157          (iv) a person granted intervention by the administrative law judge.
             158          (e) "Permit" means any of the following issued under this title:
             159          (i) a permit;
             160          (ii) a plan;
             161          (iii) a license;
             162          (iv) an approval order; or
             163          (v) another administrative authorization made by an executive secretary.
             164          (f) (i) "Permit order" means an order issued by an executive secretary that:
             165          (A) approves a permit;
             166          (B) renews a permit;
             167          (C) denies a permit;
             168          (D) modifies or amends a permit; or
             169          (E) revokes and reissues a permit.
             170          (ii) "Permit order" does not include an order terminating a permit.
             171          (g) "Permit review adjudicative proceeding" means a proceeding to resolve a challenge
             172      to a permit order.
             173          (2) This section governs permit review adjudicative proceedings.
             174          (3) Except as expressly provided in this section, the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             175      Administrative Procedures Act, do not apply to a permit review adjudicative proceeding.
             176          (4) If a public comment period was provided during the permit application process, a
             177      person who challenges a permit order, including the permit applicant, may only raise an issue
             178      or argument during the permit review adjudicative proceeding that:
             179          (a) the person raised during the public comment period; and
             180          (b) was supported with sufficient information or documentation to enable the executive
             181      secretary to fully consider the substance and significance of the issue.
             182          (5) The executive director shall appoint an administrative law judge, in accordance


             183      with Subsections 19-1-301 (5) and (6), to conduct a permit review adjudicative proceeding.
             184          (6) (a) Only the following may file a request for agency action seeking review of a
             185      permit order:
             186          (i) a party; or
             187          (ii) a person who is seeking to intervene under Subsection (7).
             188          (b) A person who files a request for agency action seeking review of a permit order
             189      shall file the request:
             190          (i) within 30 days after the day on which the permit order is issued; and
             191          (ii) in accordance with Subsections 63G-4-201 (3)(a) through (c).
             192          (c) A person may not raise an issue or argument in a request for agency action unless
             193      the issue or argument:
             194          (i) was preserved in accordance with Subsection (4); or
             195          (ii) was not reasonably ascertainable before or during the public comment period.
             196          (d) A board created in Section 19-1-106 may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
             197      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules allowing the extension of the filing deadline
             198      described in Subsection (6)(b)(i).
             199          (7) (a) A person who is not a party may not participate in a permit review adjudicative
             200      proceeding unless the person is granted the right to intervene under this Subsection (7).
             201          (b) A person who seeks to intervene in a permit review adjudicative proceeding under
             202      this section shall, within 30 days after the day on which the permit order being challenged was
             203      issued, file:
             204          (i) a petition to intervene that:
             205          (A) meets the requirements of Subsection 63G-4-207 (1); and
             206          (B) demonstrates that the person is entitled to intervention under Subsection (7)(c)(ii);
             207      and
             208          (ii) a timely request for agency action.
             209          (c) An administrative law judge shall grant a petition to intervene in a permit review
             210      adjudicative proceeding, if:
             211          (i) the petition to intervene is timely filed; and
             212          (ii) the petitioner:
             213          (A) demonstrates that the petitioner's legal interests may be substantially affected by


             214      the permit review adjudicative proceeding;
             215          (B) demonstrates that the interests of justice and the orderly and prompt conduct of the
             216      permit review adjudicative proceeding will not be materially impaired by allowing the
             217      intervention; and
             218          (C) in the petitioner's request for agency action, raises issues or arguments that are
             219      preserved in accordance with Subsection (4).
             220          (d) An administrative law judge:
             221          (i) shall issue an order granting or denying a petition to intervene in accordance with
             222      Subsection 63G-4-207 (3)(a); and
             223          (ii) may impose conditions on intervenors as described in Subsection 63G-4-207 (3)(b)
             224      and (c).
             225          (e) A board created in Section 19-1-106 may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
             226      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules allowing the extension of the filing deadline
             227      described in Subsection (7)(b).
             228          (8) (a) An administrative law judge shall conduct a permit review adjudicative
             229      proceeding based only on the administrative record and not as a trial de novo.
             230          (b) To the extent relative to the issues and arguments raised in the request for agency
             231      action, the administrative record shall consist of the following items, if they exist:
             232          (i) the permit application, draft permit, and final permit;
             233          (ii) each statement of basis, fact sheet, engineering review, or other substantive
             234      explanation designated by the executive secretary as part of the basis for the decision relating to
             235      the permit order;
             236          (iii) the notice and record of each public comment period;
             237          (iv) the notice and record of each public hearing, including oral comments made during
             238      the public hearing;
             239          (v) written comments submitted during the public comment period;
             240          (vi) responses to comments that are designated by the executive secretary as part of the
             241      basis for the decision relating to the permit order;
             242          (vii) any information that is:
             243          (A) requested by and submitted to the executive secretary; and
             244          (B) designated by the executive secretary as part of the basis for the decision relating to


             245      the permit order;
             246          (viii) any additional information specified by rule;
             247          (ix) any additional documents agreed to by the parties; and
             248          (x) information supplementing the record under Subsection (8)(c).
             249          (c) (i) There is a rebuttable presumption against supplementing the record.
             250          (ii) A party may move to supplement the record described in Subsection (8)(b) with
             251      technical or factual information.
             252          (iii) The administrative law judge may grant a motion to supplement the record
             253      described in Subsection (8)(b) with technical or factual information if the moving party proves
             254      that:
             255          (A) good cause exists for supplementing the record;
             256          (B) supplementing the record is in the interest of justice; and
             257          (C) supplementing the record is necessary for resolution of the issues.
             258          (iv) The administrative law judge may supplement the record with technical or factual
             259      information on the administrative law judge's own motion if the administrative law judge
             260      determines that adequate grounds exist to supplement the record under Subsections
             261      (8)(c)(iii)(A) through (C).
             262          (v) In supplementing the record with testimonial evidence, the administrative law judge
             263      may administer an oath or take testimony as necessary.
             264          (vi) A board created in Section 19-1-106 may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
             265      3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules permitting further supplementation of the
             266      record.
             267          (9) (a) The administrative law judge shall review and respond to a request for agency
             268      action in accordance with Subsections 63G-4-201 (3)(d) and (e), following the relevant
             269      procedures for formal adjudicative proceedings.
             270          (b) The administrative law judge shall require the parties to file responsive pleadings in
             271      accordance with Section 63G-4-204 .
             272          (c) If an administrative law judge enters an order of default against a party, the
             273      administrative law judge shall enter the order of default in accordance with Section 63G-4-209 ,
             274      following the relevant procedures for formal adjudicative proceedings.
             275          (d) The administrative law judge, in conducting a permit review adjudicative


             276      proceeding:
             277          (i) may not participate in an ex parte communication with a party to the permit review
             278      adjudicative proceeding regarding the merits of the permit review adjudicative proceeding
             279      unless notice and an opportunity to be heard are afforded to all parties; and
             280          (ii) shall, upon receiving an ex parte communication, place the communication in the
             281      public record of the proceeding and afford all parties an opportunity to comment on the
             282      information.
             283          (e) In conducting a permit review adjudicative proceeding, the administrative law
             284      judge may take judicial notice of matters not in the administrative record, in accordance with
             285      Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 201.
             286          (f) An administrative law judge may take any action in a permit review adjudicative
             287      proceeding that is not a dispositive action.
             288          (10) (a) A person who files a request for agency action has the burden of demonstrating
             289      that an issue or argument raised in the request for agency action has been preserved in
             290      accordance with Subsection (4).
             291          (b) The administrative law judge shall dismiss, with prejudice, any issue or argument
             292      raised in a request for agency action that has not been preserved in accordance with Subsection
             293      (4).
             294          (11) In response to a dispositive motion, the administrative law judge may submit a
             295      proposed dispositive action to the board recommending full or partial resolution of the permit
             296      review adjudicative proceeding, that includes:
             297          (a) written findings of fact;
             298          (b) written conclusions of law; and
             299          (c) a recommended order.
             300          (12) For each issue or argument that is not dismissed or otherwise resolved under
             301      Subsection (10)(b) or (11), the administrative law judge shall:
             302          (a) provide the parties an opportunity for briefing and oral argument;
             303          (b) conduct a review of the executive secretary's determination, based on the record
             304      described in Subsections (8)(b), (8)(c), and (9)(e); and
             305          (c) submit to the board a proposed dispositive action, that includes:
             306          (i) written findings of fact;


             307          (ii) written conclusions of law; and
             308          (iii) a recommended order.
             309          (13) (a) When the administrative law judge submits a proposed dispositive action to
             310      the board, the board may:
             311          (i) adopt, adopt with modifications, or reject the proposed dispositive action; or
             312          (ii) return the proposed dispositive action to the administrative law judge for further
             313      action as directed.
             314          (b) On review of a proposed dispositive action, the board shall uphold all factual,
             315      technical, and scientific agency determinations that are supported by substantial evidence taken
             316      from the record as a whole.
             317          (c) (i) The board may not participate in an ex parte communication with a party to the
             318      permit review adjudicative proceeding regarding the merits of the permit review adjudicative
             319      proceeding unless notice and an opportunity to be heard are afforded to all parties.
             320          (ii) Upon receiving an ex parte communication, the board shall place the
             321      communication in the public record of the proceeding and afford all parties an opportunity to
             322      comment on the information.
             323          (d) In reviewing a proposed dispositive action during a permit review adjudicative
             324      proceeding, the board may take judicial notice of matters not in the record, in accordance with
             325      Utah Rules of Evidence, Rule 201.
             326          (e) The board may use its technical expertise in making a determination.
             327          (14) (a) A party may seek judicial review in the Utah Court of Appeals of a dispositive
             328      action in a permit review adjudicative proceeding, in accordance with Sections 63G-4-401 ,
             329      63G-4-403 , and 63G-4-405 .
             330          (b) An appellate court shall limit its review of a dispositive action of a permit review
             331      adjudicative proceeding to:
             332          (i) the record described in Subsections (8)(b), (8)(c), (9)(e), and (13)(d); and
             333          (ii) the record made by the administrative law judge and the board during the permit
             334      review adjudicative proceeding.
             335          (c) During judicial review of a dispositive action, the appellate court shall:
             336          (i) review all agency determinations in accordance with Subsection 63G-4-403 (4),
             337      recognizing that the agency has been granted substantial discretion to interpret its governing


             338      statutes and rules; and
             339          (ii) uphold all factual, technical, and scientific agency determinations that are
             340      supported by substantial evidence viewed in light of the record as a whole.
             341          (15) (a) The filing of a request for agency action does not stay a permit or delay the
             342      effective date of a permit.
             343          (b) A permit may not be stayed or delayed unless a stay is granted under this
             344      Subsection (15).
             345          (c) The administrative law judge shall:
             346          (i) consider a party's motion to stay a permit during a permit review adjudicative
             347      proceeding; and
             348          (ii) submit a proposed determination on the stay to the board.
             349          (d) The administrative law judge may not recommend to the board a stay of a permit,
             350      or a portion of a permit, unless:
             351          (i) all parties agree to the stay; or
             352          (ii) the party seeking the stay demonstrates that:
             353          (A) the party seeking the stay will suffer irreparable harm unless the stay is issued;
             354          (B) the threatened injury to the party seeking the stay outweighs whatever damage the
             355      proposed stay is likely to cause the party restrained or enjoined;
             356          (C) the stay, if issued, would not be adverse to the public interest; and
             357          (D) there is a substantial likelihood that the party seeking the stay will prevail on the
             358      merits of the underlying claim, or the case presents serious issues on the merits, which should
             359      be the subject of further adjudication.
             360          (e) A party may appeal a board's decision regarding a stay of a permit to the Utah Court
             361      of Appeals, in accordance with Section 78A-4-103 .
             362          (16) A board created in Section 19-1-106 may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
             363      3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make procedural rules governing a permit review
             364      adjudicative proceeding that are consistent with this section.
             365          Section 3. Section 19-2-108 is amended to read:
             366           19-2-108. Notice of construction or modification of installations required --
             367      Authority of executive secretary to prohibit construction -- Hearings -- Limitations on
             368      authority of board -- Inspections authorized.


             369          (1) The board shall require that notice be given to the executive secretary by any person
             370      planning to construct a new installation which will or might reasonably be expected to be a
             371      source or indirect source of air pollution or to make modifications to an existing installation
             372      which will or might reasonably be expected to increase the amount of or change the character
             373      or effect of air contaminants discharged, so that the installation may be expected to be a source
             374      or indirect source of air pollution, or by any person planning to install an air cleaning device or
             375      other equipment intended to control emission of air contaminants.
             376          (2) (a) (i) The executive secretary may require, as a condition precedent to the
             377      construction, modification, installation, or establishment of the air contaminant source or
             378      indirect source, the submission of plans, specifications, and other information as he finds
             379      necessary to determine whether the proposed construction, modification, installation, or
             380      establishment will be in accord with applicable rules in force under this chapter.
             381          (ii) Plan approval for an indirect source may be delegated by the executive secretary to
             382      a local authority when requested and upon assurance that the local authority has and will
             383      maintain sufficient expertise to insure that the planned installation will meet the requirements
             384      established by law.
             385          (b) If within 90 days after the receipt of plans, specifications, or other information
             386      required under this subsection, the executive secretary determines that the proposed
             387      construction, installation, or establishment or any part of it will not be in accord with the
             388      requirements of this chapter or applicable rules or that further time, not exceeding three
             389      extensions of 30 days each, is required by the board to adequately review the plans,
             390      specifications, or other information, he shall issue an order prohibiting the construction,
             391      installation, or establishment of the air contaminant source or sources in whole or in part.
             392          (3) In addition to any other remedies, any person aggrieved by the issuance of an order
             393      either granting or denying a request for the construction of a new installation, and prior to
             394      invoking any such other remedies shall, upon request, in accordance with the rules of the board,
             395      be entitled to a [hearing] permit review adjudicative proceeding conducted by an administrative
             396      law judge as provided by Section [ 19-1-301 ] 19-1-301.5 . Following the [hearing] permit
             397      review adjudicative proceeding and the receipt by the board of the proposed dispositive action
             398      from the administrative law judge, the board may affirm, modify, or withdraw the permit.
             399          (4) Any features, machines, and devices constituting parts of or called for by plans,


             400      specifications, or other information submitted under Subsection (1) shall be maintained in good
             401      working order.
             402          (5) This section does not authorize the board to require the use of machinery, devices,
             403      or equipment from a particular supplier or produced by a particular manufacturer if the required
             404      performance standards may be met by machinery, devices, or equipment otherwise available.
             405          (6) (a) Any authorized officer, employee, or representative of the board may enter and
             406      inspect any property, premise, or place on or at which an air contaminant source is located or is
             407      being constructed, modified, installed, or established at any reasonable time for the purpose of
             408      ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it.
             409          (b) (i) A person may not refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the
             410      board who requests entry for purposes of inspection and who presents appropriate credentials.
             411          (ii) A person may not obstruct, hamper, or interfere with any inspection.
             412          (c) If requested, the owner or operator of the premises shall receive a report setting
             413      forth all facts found which relate to compliance status.
             414          Section 4. Section 19-2-112 is amended to read:
             415           19-2-112. Generalized condition of air pollution creating emergency -- Sources
             416      causing imminent danger to health -- Powers of executive director -- Declaration of
             417      emergency.
             418          (1) (a) Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and any other provision of
             419      law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the executive director finds that a generalized condition
             420      of air pollution exists and that it creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect
             421      human health or safety, the executive director, with the concurrence of the governor, shall
             422      order persons causing or contributing to the air pollution to reduce or discontinue immediately
             423      the emission of air contaminants.
             424          (b) The order shall fix a place and time, not later than 24 hours after its issuance, for a
             425      hearing to be held before the governor.
             426          (c) Not more than 24 hours after the commencement of this hearing, and without
             427      adjournment of it, the governor shall affirm, modify, or set aside the order of the executive
             428      director.
             429          (2) (a) In the absence of a generalized condition of air pollution referred to in
             430      Subsection (1), but if the executive director finds that emissions from the operation of one or


             431      more air contaminant sources is causing imminent danger to human health or safety, the
             432      executive director may commence adjudicative proceedings under Section 63G-4-502 .
             433          (b) Notwithstanding Section 19-1-301 or 19-1-301.5 , the executive director may
             434      conduct the emergency adjudicative proceeding in place of an administrative law judge.
             435          (3) Nothing in this section limits any power that the governor or any other officer has
             436      to declare an emergency and act on the basis of that declaration.
             437          Section 5. Section 63G-4-102 is amended to read:
             438           63G-4-102. Scope and applicability of chapter.
             439          (1) Except as set forth in Subsection (2), and except as otherwise provided by a statute
             440      superseding provisions of this chapter by explicit reference to this chapter, the provisions of
             441      this chapter apply to every agency of the state and govern:
             442          (a) state agency action that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities,
             443      or other legal interests of an identifiable person, including agency action to grant, deny, revoke,
             444      suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
             445          (b) judicial review of the action.
             446          (2) This chapter does not govern:
             447          (a) the procedure for making agency rules, or judicial review of the procedure or rules;
             448          (b) the issuance of a notice of a deficiency in the payment of a tax, the decision to
             449      waive a penalty or interest on taxes, the imposition of and penalty or interest on taxes, or the
             450      issuance of a tax assessment, except that this chapter governs an agency action commenced by
             451      a taxpayer or by another person authorized by law to contest the validity or correctness of the
             452      action;
             453          (c) state agency action relating to extradition, to the granting of a pardon or parole, a
             454      commutation or termination of a sentence, or to the rescission, termination, or revocation of
             455      parole or probation, to the discipline of, resolution of a grievance of, supervision of,
             456      confinement of, or the treatment of an inmate or resident of a correctional facility, the Utah
             457      State Hospital, the Utah State Developmental Center, or a person in the custody or jurisdiction
             458      of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, or a person on probation or parole, or
             459      judicial review of the action;
             460          (d) state agency action to evaluate, discipline, employ, transfer, reassign, or promote a
             461      student or teacher in a school or educational institution, or judicial review of the action;


             462          (e) an application for employment and internal personnel action within an agency
             463      concerning its own employees, or judicial review of the action;
             464          (f) the issuance of a citation or assessment under Title 34A, Chapter 6, Utah
             465      Occupational Safety and Health Act, and Title 58, Occupations and Professions, except that
             466      this chapter governs an agency action commenced by the employer, licensee, or other person
             467      authorized by law to contest the validity or correctness of the citation or assessment;
             468          (g) state agency action relating to management of state funds, the management and
             469      disposal of school and institutional trust land assets, and contracts for the purchase or sale of
             470      products, real property, supplies, goods, or services by or for the state, or by or for an agency of
             471      the state, except as provided in those contracts, or judicial review of the action;
             472          (h) state agency action under Title 7, Chapter 1, [Article] Part 3, Powers and Duties of
             473      Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Title 7, Chapter 2, Possession of Depository Institution
             474      by Commissioner, Title 7, Chapter 19, Acquisition of Failing Depository Institutions or
             475      Holding Companies, and Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah, or
             476      judicial review of the action;
             477          (i) the initial determination of a person's eligibility for unemployment benefits, the
             478      initial determination of a person's eligibility for benefits under Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers'
             479      Compensation Act, and Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, or the initial
             480      determination of a person's unemployment tax liability;
             481          (j) state agency action relating to the distribution or award of a monetary grant to or
             482      between governmental units, or for research, development, or the arts, or judicial review of the
             483      action;
             484          (k) the issuance of a notice of violation or order under Title 26, Chapter 8a, Utah
             485      Emergency Medical Services System Act, Title 19, Chapter 2, Air Conservation Act, Title 19,
             486      Chapter 3, Radiation Control Act, Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act, Title 19,
             487      Chapter 5, Water Quality Act, Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act,
             488      Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 4, Underground Storage Tank Act, or Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 7, Used
             489      Oil Management Act, or Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 10, Mercury Switch Removal Act, except
             490      that this chapter governs an agency action commenced by a person authorized by law to contest
             491      the validity or correctness of the notice or order;
             492          (l) state agency action, to the extent required by federal statute or regulation, to be


             493      conducted according to federal procedures;
             494          (m) the initial determination of a person's eligibility for government or public
             495      assistance benefits;
             496          (n) state agency action relating to wildlife licenses, permits, tags, and certificates of
             497      registration;
             498          (o) a license for use of state recreational facilities;
             499          (p) state agency action under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             500      Management Act, except as provided in Section 63G-2-603 ;
             501          (q) state agency action relating to the collection of water commissioner fees and
             502      delinquency penalties, or judicial review of the action;
             503          (r) state agency action relating to the installation, maintenance, and repair of headgates,
             504      caps, values, or other water controlling works and weirs, flumes, meters, or other water
             505      measuring devices, or judicial review of the action;
             506          (s) the issuance and enforcement of an initial order under Section 73-2-25 ;
             507          (t) (i) a hearing conducted by the Division of Securities under Section 61-1-11.1 ; and
             508          (ii) an action taken by the Division of Securities pursuant to a hearing conducted under
             509      Section 61-1-11.1 , including a determination regarding the fairness of an issuance or exchange
             510      of securities described in Subsection 61-1-11.1 (1); and
             511          (u) state agency action relating to water well driller licenses, water well drilling
             512      permits, water well driller registration, or water well drilling construction standards, or judicial
             513      review of the action.
             514          (3) This chapter does not affect a legal remedy otherwise available to:
             515          (a) compel an agency to take action; or
             516          (b) challenge an agency's rule.
             517          (4) This chapter does not preclude an agency, prior to the beginning of an adjudicative
             518      proceeding, or the presiding officer during an adjudicative proceeding from:
             519          (a) requesting or ordering a conference with parties and interested persons to:
             520          (i) encourage settlement;
             521          (ii) clarify the issues;
             522          (iii) simplify the evidence;
             523          (iv) facilitate discovery; or


             524          (v) expedite the proceeding; or
             525          (b) granting a timely motion to dismiss or for summary judgment if the requirements of
             526      Rule 12(b) or Rule 56 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure are met by the moving party,
             527      except to the extent that the requirements of those rules are modified by this chapter.
             528          (5) (a) A declaratory proceeding authorized by Section 63G-4-503 is not governed by
             529      this chapter, except as explicitly provided in that section.
             530          (b) Judicial review of a declaratory proceeding authorized by Section 63G-4-503 is
             531      governed by this chapter.
             532          (6) This chapter does not preclude an agency from enacting a rule affecting or
             533      governing an adjudicative proceeding or from following the rule, if the rule is enacted
             534      according to the procedures outlined in Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
             535      Act, and if the rule conforms to the requirements of this chapter.
             536          (7) (a) If the attorney general issues a written determination that a provision of this
             537      chapter would result in the denial of funds or services to an agency of the state from the federal
             538      government, the applicability of the provision to that agency shall be suspended to the extent
             539      necessary to prevent the denial.
             540          (b) The attorney general shall report the suspension to the Legislature at its next
             541      session.
             542          (8) Nothing in this chapter may be interpreted to provide an independent basis for
             543      jurisdiction to review final agency action.
             544          (9) Nothing in this chapter may be interpreted to restrict a presiding officer, for good
             545      cause shown, from lengthening or shortening a time period prescribed in this chapter, except
             546      the time period established for judicial review.
             547          (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this chapter does not apply to
             548      a permit review adjudicative proceeding, as defined in Section 19-1-301.5 , except to the extent
             549      expressly provided in Section 19-1-301.5 .
             550          Section 6. Section 78A-4-103 is amended to read:
             551           78A-4-103. Court of Appeals jurisdiction.
             552          (1) The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to issue all extraordinary writs and to issue
             553      all writs and process necessary:
             554          (a) to carry into effect its judgments, orders, and decrees; or


             555          (b) in aid of its jurisdiction.
             556          (2) The Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction, including jurisdiction of
             557      interlocutory appeals, over:
             558          [(a) the final orders and decrees]
             559          (a) (i) a final order or decree resulting from:
             560          (A) a formal adjudicative [proceedings of state agencies or appeals] proceeding of a
             561      state agency; or
             562          (B) a permit review adjudicative proceeding, as defined in Section 19-1-301.5 ; or
             563          (ii) an appeal from the district court review of an informal adjudicative [proceedings of
             564      the agencies, except] proceeding of an agency other than the following:
             565          (A) the Public Service Commission[,];
             566          (B) the State Tax Commission[,];
             567          (C) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees[,];
             568          (D) the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands [actions], for an action reviewed by
             569      the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources[,];
             570          (E) the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining[, and]; or
             571          (F) the state engineer;
             572          (b) appeals from the district court review of:
             573          (i) adjudicative proceedings of agencies of political subdivisions of the state or other
             574      local agencies; and
             575          (ii) a challenge to agency action under Section 63G-3-602 ;
             576          (c) appeals from the juvenile courts;
             577          (d) interlocutory appeals from any court of record in criminal cases, except those
             578      involving a charge of a first degree or capital felony;
             579          (e) appeals from a court of record in criminal cases, except those involving a
             580      conviction or charge of a first degree felony or capital felony;
             581          (f) appeals from orders on petitions for extraordinary writs sought by persons who are
             582      incarcerated or serving any other criminal sentence, except petitions constituting a challenge to
             583      a conviction of or the sentence for a first degree or capital felony;
             584          (g) appeals from the orders on petitions for extraordinary writs challenging the
             585      decisions of the Board of Pardons and Parole except in cases involving a first degree or capital


             586      felony;
             587          (h) appeals from district court involving domestic relations cases, including, but not
             588      limited to, divorce, annulment, property division, child custody, support, parent-time,
             589      visitation, adoption, and paternity;
             590          (i) appeals from the Utah Military Court; and
             591          (j) cases transferred to the Court of Appeals from the Supreme Court.
             592          (3) The Court of Appeals upon its own motion only and by the vote of four judges of
             593      the court may certify to the Supreme Court for original appellate review and determination any
             594      matter over which the Court of Appeals has original appellate jurisdiction.
             595          (4) The Court of Appeals shall comply with the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4,
             596      Administrative Procedures Act, in its review of agency adjudicative proceedings.




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