Relating to toxic air contaminants; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt program and rules to reduce public health risks from emissions of toxic air contaminants from individual stationary industrial and commercial air contamination sources. Authorizes commission to establish by rule pilot program for evaluating and controlling public health risks from toxic air contaminant emissions from multiple stationary air contamination sources. Allows Department of Environmental Quality, pursuant to rules adopted by commission, to regulate individual existing air contamination source under program or pilot program based on adjusted benchmark for excess noncancer risk. Sunsets January 1, 2029. Authorizes commission to establish fee applicable to certain air contamination sources to cover direct and indirect costs of developing and implementing individual air contamination source program and rules or pilot program . Provides that fees first become due and payable no earlier than July 1, 2019. Places temporary limits on fee increases. Sunsets temporary limits on January 2, 2024. Requires certain air contamination sources to pay to department one-time supplemental fee to pay expenses of department and commission in developing and implementing individual air contamination source program or pilot program. Sets forth supplemental fee to be paid based on permit type applicable to source. Limits certain biennial expenditures. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed Apr 10, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Apr 10, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Mar 3, 2018
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by McLain, Smith DB, Speaker Kotek.
legislature
Mar 3, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dembrow, Girod. Passed.
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
Amendments distributed.
legislature
Feb 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources, then Ways and Means.
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
5 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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