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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses certain emissions.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ requires the Division of Air Quality (division) to conduct an inventory related to
14 certain emissions;
15 ▸ requires the division to complete an emissions reduction plan for certain emissions;
16 ▸ requires the division to recommend state standards limiting halogen emissions;
17 ▸ requires the division to publish the inventory, plan, and recommendations on the
18 division's website; and
19 ▸ requires the division to report on the inventory, plan, and recommendations.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
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24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 19-2a-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 19-2a-107 is enacted to read:
30 19-2a-107. Point source pollution of halogens -- Best available control technology
31 plan -- Recommendations on standards.
32 (1) As used in this section:
33 (a) "Applicable geographic area" means the following counties:
34 (i) Box Elder County;
35 (ii) Davis County;
36 (iii) Salt Lake County;
37 (iv) Tooele County;
38 (v) Utah County; and
39 (vi) Weber County.
40 (b) "Division" means the Division of Air Quality created in Section 19-1-105.
41 (2) By no later than December 31, 2024, the division shall complete:
42 (a) an air emissions inventory of point sources in the applicable geographic area that
43 emit halogens;
44 (b) a best available control technology emissions reduction plan to reduce the
45 compounds of halogens in the applicable geographic area, with an implementation date of
46 December 31, 2026; and
47 (c) recommendations for a state standard limiting halogen emissions.
48 (3) Upon completion, the division shall publish the air emissions inventory, the best
49 available control technology emissions reduction plan, and the recommendations on standards
50 required under Subsection (2) on the division's public website.
51 (4) The division shall report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
52 Interim Committee regarding the status of the air emissions inventory, the best available
53 control technology emissions reduction plan, and the recommendations for a standard:
54 (a) on or before the 2023 November interim committee meeting of the Natural
55 Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and
56 (b) on or before the 2024 November interim committee meeting of the Natural
57 Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.