Department of Environmental Quality Amendments
What changed between versions
Changed Air Quality Board member qualifications to allow professional engineers and scientists instead of requiring physicians for some positions, and removed the requirement that public representatives must represent environmental or community organizations.
Adjusted board member term expiration dates and staggered appointment schedules effective July 1, 2025, with specific transition rules for members serving on May 7, 2025.
Clarified that water heater emission regulations only apply in ozone nonattainment areas, exempting facilities in other Utah regions.
Updated data center adjacency rules to measure distance from the center of fossil-fuel generating equipment rather than the facility boundary.
Corrected Senate sponsor name from LONG TITLE to Keven J. Stratton and made minor formatting and punctuation corrections throughout the bill text.
