House Bill 21-1189 Summary

• Establishes requirements for facilities emitting air toxics (hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, and benzene) to conduct real-time fenceline monitoring and publicly disseminate monitoring data beginning January 1, 2023 for petroleum refineries and July 1, 2024 for other covered facilities

• Requires covered facilities to implement emergency notification services to alert communities in relevant languages within six months of an incident or exceedance of state-established notification thresholds

• Directs the Division of Air Pollution Control to establish notification thresholds based on peer-reviewed scientific research about short-term health impacts and conduct community-based monitoring at least 30 cumulative days per quarter with up to $800,000 for a mobile monitoring van

• Mandates fenceline monitoring plans include specific equipment, siting specifications, quality assurance procedures, and public dissemination methods, with Division approval required before implementation and plans updated every five years

• Appropriates $480,939 from the stationary sources control fund for the 2021-22 fiscal year to cover staffing, operating expenses, legal services, and information technology costs to implement the monitoring requirements