HI SCR74

Department of Health is requested to amend administrative rules and policies to prohibit commercial burning within and adjacent to residential areas, with an exception for permitted coffee roasting.

Fine particulate air pollution from commercial burning has been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular conditions including asthma, decreased lung function, chronic bronchitis, irregular heartbeat, and heart attack.

Poor air quality from human activities, including commercial burning, contributes to over 100,000 deaths annually in the United States.

Environmental Protection Agency regulations between 2004 and 2014 generated between $157 billion and $777 billion in economic benefits through reduced health risks from fine particulates.

Department of Health must submit a report with review, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2023.