HB 2042 Summary

• Modifies exemption language in Section 49-250 by changing "may exempt" to "may may exempt" for director authority to exempt facility classes from aquifer protection permit requirements.

• Eliminates automatic exemption for Class V wells from underground injection control permitting, requiring them to comply with Article 3.3 permit requirements or federal 42 U.S.C. section 300h-1(c) standards instead of obtaining only an aquifer protection permit.

• Removes provision that tied Class V well exemptions to federal Environmental Protection Agency approval of Arizona's underground injection control program.

• Clarifies appeal procedures for permits issued under Article 3.1 by specifying that contested permit provisions are automatically stayed during appeals before the water quality appeals board, with severable uncontested provisions becoming effective after 30 days.

• Removes reference to court proceedings from the automatic stay provision for Article 3.1 permit appeals, limiting the stay to the board review process.