AZ HB2367

Director of the Department of Environmental Quality must adopt a list of burdened communities (defined as census tracts in the bottom 33% for median household income) within 120 days, and update periodically based on new census data.

Permit applicants for new facilities or expansions in burdened communities must prepare an environmental impact report assessing cumulative impacts and public health effects, submit it 30 days before a public hearing, and conduct the hearing with proper notice in local newspapers.

Department cannot issue a permit decision for 60 days after the public hearing and may deny permits if approval would pose an unreasonable risk to residents' health or the environment when combined with existing cumulative impacts.

Department must consider community support demonstrated through the public hearing, letters, and municipal ordinances or resolutions when deciding whether to grant or deny permits.

Applies to specific facility types including power plants over 10 megawatts, landfills, sewage treatment plants over 50 million gallons per day, resource recovery facilities, and advanced recycling facilities.