SB 2101 Summary

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

• Mandates creation of a publicly accessible website hosted by the Department of Health to display real-time emissions data with alerts for violations, historical data archives, and comparison to permit limits, with data submitted within 24 hours of availability.

• Directs the Department of Health to establish permit limits based on continuous monitoring data within 12 months of determining data reliability, with averaging times not to exceed 24 hours and limits closely matching existing annual stack test standards where applicable.

• Requires waste combustion facility owners to submit monitoring plans by October 1, 2024, and implement approved plans within three months; appropriates funds for continuous emissions monitoring systems, website development, enforcement, and staffing.

• Takes effect December 31, 2050.