ENVIRONMENT/AIR: Creates the Real-time Fence-line Air Monitoring and Alert System Task Force

This bill creates a task force to study the implementation of a proposed requirement for real-time air monitoring systems at Louisiana's largest petroleum refineries and chemical manufacturing facilities. The task force, which includes representatives from state agencies, industry groups, and environmental organizations, will evaluate the costs, benefits, and public health impacts of installing these monitoring systems covering seventeen specific pollutants. The group is required to submit a written report with its findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment by February 15, 2027. This measure serves as a procedural step to gather data before potentially enacting Senate Bill No. 356, which would mandate the installation of these alert systems.