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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts and amends language in the Air Conservation Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ requires the Air Quality Board to follow certain procedures if it adopts an
13 administrative rule that differs from federal regulation; and
14 ▸ permits a person to transfer, sell, supply, or install a wood burning stove that is not
15 certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency if the transfer, sale,
16 supply, or installation is in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act.
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 2015, Chapter 154
24 19-2-107.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 416
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 19-2-104 is amended to read:
28 19-2-104. Powers of board.
29 (1) The board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
30 Administrative Rulemaking Act:
31 (a) regarding the control, abatement, and prevention of air pollution from all sources
32 and the establishment of the maximum quantity of air pollutants that may be emitted by an air
33 pollutant source;
34 (b) establishing air quality standards;
35 (c) requiring persons engaged in operations that result in air pollution to:
36 (i) install, maintain, and use emission monitoring devices, as the board finds necessary;
37 (ii) file periodic reports containing information relating to the rate, period of emission,
38 and composition of the air pollutant; and
39 (iii) provide access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air
40 pollution;
41 (d) (i) implementing:
42 (A) Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
43 Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
44 (B) 40 C.F.R. Part 763, Asbestos; and
45 (C) 40 C.F.R. Part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants,
46 Subpart M, National Emission Standard for Asbestos; and
47 (ii) reviewing and approving asbestos management plans submitted by local education
48 agencies under the Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
49 Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
50 (e) establishing a requirement for a diesel emission opacity inspection and maintenance
51 program for diesel-powered motor vehicles;
52 (f) implementing an operating permit program as required by and in conformity with
53 Titles IV and V of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990;
54 (g) establishing requirements for county emissions inspection and maintenance
55 programs after obtaining agreement from the counties that would be affected by the
56 requirements;
57 (h) with the approval of the governor, implementing in air quality nonattainment areas
58 employer-based trip reduction programs applicable to businesses having more than 100
59 employees at a single location and applicable to federal, state, and local governments to the
60 extent necessary to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards consistent with the state
61 implementation plan and federal requirements under the standards set forth in Subsection (2);
62 (i) implementing lead-based paint training, certification, and performance requirements
63 in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter IV --
64 Lead Exposure Reduction, Sections 402 and 406; and
65 (j) to implement the requirements of Section 19-2-107.5.
66 (2) When implementing Subsection (1)(h) the board shall take into consideration:
67 (a) the impact of the business on overall air quality; and
68 (b) the need of the business to use automobiles in order to carry out its business
69 purposes.
70 (3) (a) The board may:
71 (i) hold a hearing that is not an adjudicative proceeding relating to any aspect of, or
72 matter in, the administration of this chapter;
73 (ii) recommend that the director:
74 (A) issue orders necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter;
75 (B) enforce the orders by appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings;
76 (C) institute judicial proceedings to secure compliance with this chapter; or
77 (D) advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local
78 governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, the federal government,
79 or interested persons or groups; and
80 (iii) establish certification requirements for asbestos project monitors, which shall
81 provide for experience-based certification of a person who:
82 (A) receives relevant asbestos training, as defined by rule; and
83 (B) has acquired a minimum of 1,000 hours of asbestos project monitoring related
84 work experience.
85 (b) The board shall:
86 (i) to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations:
87 (A) review a settlement negotiated by the director in accordance with Subsection
88 19-2-107(2)(b)(viii) that requires a civil penalty of $25,000 or more; and
89 (B) approve or disapprove the settlement;
90 (ii) encourage voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to achieve the
91 purposes of this chapter;
92 (iii) meet the requirements of federal air pollution laws;
93 (iv) by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
94 Act, establish work practice and certification requirements for persons who:
95 (A) contract for hire to conduct demolition, renovation, salvage, encapsulation work
96 involving friable asbestos-containing materials, or asbestos inspections if:
97 (I) the contract work is done on a site other than a residential property with four or
98 fewer units; or
99 (II) the contract work is done on a residential property with four or fewer units where a
100 tested sample contained greater than 1% of asbestos;
101 (B) conduct work described in Subsection (3)(b)(iv)(A) in areas to which the general
102 public has unrestrained access or in school buildings that are subject to the federal Asbestos
103 Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986;
104 (C) conduct asbestos inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., Toxic
105 Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response; or
106 (D) conduct lead-based paint inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.,
107 Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction;
108 (v) establish certification requirements for a person required under 15 U.S.C. 2601 et
109 seq., Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, to
110 be accredited as an inspector, management planner, abatement project designer, asbestos
111 abatement contractor and supervisor, or an asbestos abatement worker;
112 (vi) establish certification procedures and requirements for certification of the
113 conversion of a motor vehicle to a clean-fuel vehicle, certifying the vehicle is eligible for the
114 tax credit granted in Section 59-7-605 or 59-10-1009;
115 (vii) establish certification requirements for a person required under 15 U.S.C. 2601 et
116 seq., Toxic Control Act, Subchapter IV - Lead Exposure Reduction, to be accredited as an
117 inspector, risk assessor, supervisor, project designer, abatement worker, renovator, or dust
118 sampling technician; and
119 (viii) assist the State Board of Education in adopting school bus idling reduction
120 standards and implementing an idling reduction program in accordance with Section
121 41-6a-1308.
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123 be consistent with applicable provisions of federal laws[
124 or regulations relating to control of motor vehicles or motor vehicle emissions.
125 (5) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the board to require installation of or payment for
126 any monitoring equipment by the owner or operator of a source if the owner or operator has
127 installed or is operating monitoring equipment that is equivalent to equipment which the board
128 would require under this section.
129 (6) (a) The board may not require testing for asbestos or related materials on a
130 residential property with four or fewer units, unless:
131 (i) the property's construction was completed before January 1, 1981; or
132 (ii) the testing is for:
133 (A) a sprayed-on or painted on ceiling treatment that contained or may contain asbestos
134 fiber;
135 (B) asbestos cement siding or roofing materials;
136 (C) resilient flooring products including vinyl asbestos tile, sheet vinyl products,
137 resilient flooring backing material, whether attached or unattached, and mastic;
138 (D) thermal-system insulation or tape on a duct or furnace; or
139 (E) vermiculite type insulation materials.
140 (b) A residential property with four or fewer units is subject to an abatement rule made
141 under Subsection (1) or (3)(b)(iv) if:
142 (i) a sample from the property is tested for asbestos; and
143 (ii) the sample contains asbestos measuring greater than 1%.
144 (7) The board may not issue, amend, renew, modify, revoke, or terminate any of the
145 following that are subject to the authority granted to the director under Section 19-2-107 or
146 19-2-108:
147 (a) a permit;
148 (b) a license;
149 (c) a registration;
150 (d) a certification; or
151 (e) another administrative authorization made by the director.
152 (8) A board member may not speak or act for the board unless the board member is
153 authorized by a majority of a quorum of the board in a vote taken at a meeting of the board.
154 (9) Notwithstanding Subsection (7), the board may exercise all authority granted to the
155 board by a federally enforceable state implementation plan.
156 Section 2. Section 19-2-107.5 is amended to read:
157 19-2-107.5. Solid fuel burning.
158 (1) The division shall create a:
159 (a) public awareness campaign, in consultation with representatives of the solid fuel
160 burning industry, the healthcare industry, and members of the clean air community, on best
161 wood burning practices and the effects of wood burning on air quality, specifically targeting
162 nonattainment areas; and
163 (b) program to assist an individual to convert a dwelling to a natural gas, propane, or
164 wood pellet heating source or a wood burning stove certified by the United States
165 Environmental Protection Agency, as funding allows, if the individual:
166 (i) lives in a dwelling where a wood burning stove is the sole source of heat; and
167 (ii) is on the list of registered sole heating source homes.
168 (2) (a) The division may not impose a burning ban prohibiting burning during a
169 specified seasonal period of time.
170 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the division shall:
171 (i) allow burning during local emergencies and utility outages; and
172 (ii) provide for exemptions, through registration with the division, for:
173 (A) devices that are sole sources of heat; or
174 (B) locations where natural gas service is limited or unavailable.
175 (3) The division may seek private donations and federal sources of funding to
176 supplement any funds appropriated by the Legislature to fulfill Subsection (1)(b).
177 (4) A person may transfer, sell, supply, or install a wood burning stove that is not
178 certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency if the transfer, sale, supply, or
179 installation is in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act.
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