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IN SB0028
Bill
Status
1/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 28 Summary
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Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to establish or designate a local air pollution control agency to enforce local air pollution ordinances and undertake air quality control activities.
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Requires the Department of Environmental Management commissioner to contract with willing local air pollution control agencies and provide advisory, cooperative, and technical assistance services.
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Permits contracted local agencies to issue operating permits, conduct compliance inspections, respond to complaints and emergencies, and initiate enforcement actions either on behalf of the department or under local ordinances.
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Mandates fair monetary compensation to local agencies that is at least sufficient to cover staffing and operating costs, with annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
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Establishes funding sources for compensation including EPA federal grants under Clean Air Act Sections 103 and 105, annual operating fees, the environmental management special fund, and other governor-approved sources.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Local air pollution control agency contracts. Authorizes a county, city, or town to establish or designate an agency to act for the county, city, or town as a local air pollution control agency. Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental management (department) to enter into a contract with a county, city, or town air pollution control agency that is willing to enter into the contract. Provides that a contract between the department and a county, city, or town air pollution control agency must: (1) require the department to advise, cooperate with, and provide technical assistance to the air pollution
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
1/3/2017