H.B. 703 Summary

• Prohibits owners of vacant undeveloped land from causing or permitting visible fugitive dust to become airborne without taking reasonable precautions.

• Prohibits owners of vacant undeveloped land from discharging visible fugitive dust beyond their property lot line, unless implementing best practical operation or treatment methods.

• Requires owners of vacant undeveloped land to submit a fugitive dust mitigation plan to the Department of Health for approval beginning December 31, 2023, and every three years thereafter.

• Directs the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules defining "reasonable precautions" and "best practical operation or treatment," establishing plan approval procedures, and setting penalties based on the scale of fugitive dust violations.

• Requires the Department of Health to submit annual reports to the legislature on enforcement activities and proposed legislation related to fugitive dust control.