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AZ SB1193

Bill

Status

Passed

4/28/2010

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Pierce

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Origin

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2010)

AI Summary

  • Amends section 49-457 of Arizona Revised Statutes to modify enforcement timelines for agricultural activities not complying with general air quality permits.

  • Reduces the compliance period from six months to sixty days for persons engaged in regulated agricultural activities to submit a best management practices plan to natural resource conservation district supervisors or the Department of Environmental Quality.

  • Establishes state preemption over local regulation of PM-10 particulate emissions from regulated agricultural activities, preventing counties, cities, towns or other political subdivisions from imposing additional regulations.

  • Maintains the Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee's authority to develop and modify best management practices for reducing PM-10 emissions from commercial farming, dairies, cattle feedlots, poultry facilities, and swine facilities.

  • Preserves the director's ability to revoke an agricultural general permit and require an individual permit under section 49-426 if a person fails to comply with a submitted plan.

Legislative Description

Agricultural best management practices; enforcement

Last Action

Governor Signed

4/28/2010

Full Bill Text

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