HB 2796 Summary

• Requires owners of waste combustion facilities to develop and implement plans for continuous monitoring or sampling of 23 air contaminants including carbon dioxide, mercury, dioxins, furans, and various heavy metals by October 1, 2024.

• Mandates the Department of Health create a publicly accessible website to display real-time emissions data updated within 24 hours, with email alerts for violations and data gaps, allowing customizable notification frequencies.

• Directs the Department of Health to determine data reliability annually and establish new permit limits based on continuous monitoring data (with averaging times not exceeding 24 hours) within 12 months of reliability determination.

• Requires waste combustion facilities to submit stack test data to the website within 48 hours and report operating status hourly for each unit or boiler so emissions can be correlated with facility operations.

• Makes an appropriation from general revenues for fiscal year 2024-2025 to fund Department of Health planning and implementation of continuous monitoring requirements; takes effect July 1, 2024.