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H.B. 394

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OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the powers of the Air Quality Board.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    prohibits the Air Quality Board from regulating the sale, installation, replacement,
             13      or operation of an outdoor wood boiler differently than other solid fuel burning
             14      devices;
             15          .    provides a definition; and
             16          .    makes technical changes.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          19-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 43 and 360
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 19-2-104 is amended to read:
             27           19-2-104. Powers of board.


             28          (1) The board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             29      Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             30          (a) regarding the control, abatement, and prevention of air pollution from all sources
             31      and the establishment of the maximum quantity of air contaminants that may be emitted by any
             32      air contaminant source;
             33          (b) establishing air quality standards;
             34          (c) requiring persons engaged in operations which result in air pollution to:
             35          (i) install, maintain, and use emission monitoring devices, as the board finds necessary;
             36          (ii) file periodic reports containing information relating to the rate, period of emission,
             37      and composition of the air contaminant; and
             38          (iii) provide access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air
             39      pollution;
             40          (d) (i) implementing:
             41          (A) Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
             42      Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
             43          (B) 40 C.F.R. Part 763, Asbestos; and
             44          (C) 40 C.F.R. Part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants,
             45      Subpart M, National Emission Standard for Asbestos; and
             46          (ii) reviewing and approving asbestos management plans submitted by local education
             47      agencies under the Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
             48      Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
             49          (e) establishing a requirement for a diesel emission opacity inspection and maintenance
             50      program for diesel-powered motor vehicles;
             51          (f) implementing an operating permit program as required by and in conformity with
             52      Titles IV and V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
             53          (g) establishing requirements for county emissions inspection and maintenance
             54      programs after obtaining agreement from the counties that would be affected by the
             55      requirements;
             56          (h) with the approval of the governor, implementing in air quality nonattainment areas
             57      employer-based trip reduction programs applicable to businesses having more than 100
             58      employees at a single location and applicable to federal, state, and local governments to the


             59      extent necessary to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards consistent with the state
             60      implementation plan and federal requirements under the standards set forth in Subsection (2);
             61      and
             62          (i) implementing lead-based paint remediation training, certification, and performance
             63      requirements in accordance with 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act,
             64      Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction, Sections 402 and 406.
             65          (2) When implementing Subsection (1)(h) the board shall take into consideration:
             66          (a) the impact of the business on overall air quality; and
             67          (b) the need of the business to use automobiles in order to carry out its business
             68      purposes.
             69          (3) (a) The board may:
             70          (i) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding relating to any aspect of, or
             71      matter in, the administration of this chapter;
    
             72          (ii) order the director to:
             73          (A) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter;
             74          (B) enforce the orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings; or
             75          (C) institute judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this chapter; or
             76          (iii) advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local
             77      governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, the federal government,
             78      or interested persons or groups.
             79          (b) The board shall:
             80          (i) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
             81          (A) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
             82      19-2-107 (2)(b)(viii) that requires a civil penalty of $25,000 or more; and
             83          (B) approve or disapprove the settlement;
             84          (ii) encourage voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to achieve the
             85      purposes of this chapter;
             86          (iii) require the owner and operator of each new source which directly emits or has the
             87      potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of any air contaminant or the owner or operator of
             88      each existing source which by modification will increase emissions or have the potential of


             89      increasing emissions by 100 tons per year or more of any air contaminant, to pay a fee
             90      sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of:
             91          (A) reviewing and acting upon the notice required under Section 19-2-108 ; and
             92          (B) implementing and enforcing requirements placed on the sources by any approval
             93      order issued pursuant to notice, not including any court costs associated with any enforcement
             94      action;
             95          (iv) meet the requirements of federal air pollution laws;
             96          (v) by rule, establish work practice, certification, and clearance air sampling
             97      requirements for persons who:
             98          (A) contract for hire to conduct demolition, renovation, salvage, encapsulation work
             99      involving friable asbestos-containing materials, or asbestos inspections if:
             100          (I) the contract work is done on a site other than a residential property with four or
             101      fewer units; or
             102          (II) the contract work is done on a residential property with four or fewer units where a
             103      tested sample contained greater than 1% of asbestos;
             104          (B) conduct work described in Subsection (3)(b)(v)(A) in areas to which the general
             105      public has unrestrained access or in school buildings that are subject to the federal Asbestos
             106      Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986;
             107          (C) conduct asbestos inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq., Toxic
             108      Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response; or
             109          (D) conduct lead paint inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq.,
             110      Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction;
             111          (vi) establish certification requirements for persons required under 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et
             112      seq., Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, to
             113      be accredited as inspectors, management planners, abatement project designers, asbestos
             114      abatement contractors and supervisors, or asbestos abatement workers;
             115          (vii) establish certification requirements for asbestos project monitors, which shall
             116      provide for experience-based certification of persons who, prior to establishment of the
             117      certification requirements, had received relevant asbestos training, as defined by rule, and had
             118      acquired at least 1,000 hours of experience as project monitors;
             119          (viii) establish certification procedures and requirements for certification of the


             120      conversion of a motor vehicle to a clean-fuel vehicle, certifying the vehicle is eligible for the
             121      tax credit granted in Section 59-7-605 or 59-10-1009 ;
             122          (ix) establish a program to certify private sector air quality permitting professionals
             123      (AQPP), as described in Section 19-2-109.5 ;
             124          (x) establish certification requirements for persons required under 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et
             125      seq., Toxic Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction, to be accredited as
             126      inspectors, risk assessors, supervisors, project designers, or abatement workers; and
             127          (xi) assist the State Board of Education in adopting school bus idling reduction
             128      standards and implementing an idling reduction program in accordance with Section
             129      41-6a-1308 .
             130          (4) Any rules adopted under this chapter shall be consistent with provisions of federal
             131      laws, if any, relating to control of motor vehicles or motor vehicle emissions.
             132          (5) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the board to require installation of or payment for
             133      any monitoring equipment by the owner or operator of a source if the owner or operator has
             134      installed or is operating monitoring equipment that is equivalent to equipment which the board
             135      would require under this section.
             136          (6) (a) The board may not require testing for asbestos or related materials on a
             137      residential property with four or fewer units, unless:
             138          (i) the property's construction was completed before January 1, 1981; or
             139          (ii) the testing is for:
             140          (A) a sprayed acoustical ceiling;
             141          (B) transite siding;
             142          (C) vinyl floor tile;
             143          (D) thermal-system insulation or tape on a duct or furnace; or
             144          (E) vermiculite type insulation materials.
             145          (b) A residential property with four or fewer units is subject to an abatement rule made
             146      under Subsection (1) or (3)(b)(v) if:
             147          (i) a sample from the property is tested for asbestos; and
             148          (ii) the sample contains asbestos measuring greater than 1%.
             149          (7) (a) As used in this section, "outdoor wood boiler" or "wood-fired hydronic heater"
             150      means a fuel burning device:


             151          (i) designed to burn wood or other solid fuels;
             152          (ii) specified by the manufacturer for outdoor installation or installation in a structure
             153      not normally occupied by humans; and
             154          (iii) designed to heat building space or water through the distribution of a fluid heated
             155      in the device.
             156          (b) The board may not regulate the sale, installation, replacement, or operation of an
             157      outdoor wood boiler or wood-fired hydronic heater differently than any other solid fuel burning
             158      device.
             159          [(7)] (8) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of
             160      the following that are subject to the authority granted to the director under Section 19-2-107 or
             161      19-2-108 :
             162          (a) a permit;
             163          (b) a license;
             164          (c) a registration;
             165          (d) a certification; or
             166          (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
             167          [(8)] (9) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member
             168      is authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
             169          [(9)] (10) Notwithstanding Subsection [(7)] (8), the board may exercise all authority
             170      granted to the board by a federally enforceable state implementation plan.




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