Arizona HB 2013: schools; student promotions

Bill Text

HB2013 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed 
 House Bill

 exceptional events; 
 air quality; wildfires

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE BILL 2013

AN 
ACT

Amending section 49-424, Arizona 
Revised Statutes; RELATING to state air pollution control.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.1. Section 
49-424, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE49-424. Duties of department

The department shall:

1. Determine whether the meteorology of the state is 
such that airsheds can be reasonably identified and air pollution, therefore, 
can be controlled by establishing air pollution control districts within well 
defined geographical areas.

2. Make continuing determinations of the quantity 
and nature of emissions of air contaminants, topography, wind and temperature 
conditions, possible chemical reactions in the atmosphere, the character of 
development of the various areas of the state, the economic effect of remedial 
measures on the various areas of the state, the availability, use and economic 
feasibility of air-cleaning devices, the effect on human health and danger to 
property from air contaminants, the effect on industrial operations of remedial 
measures and other matters necessary to arrive at a better understanding of air 
pollution and its control. In a county with a population in excess 
of one million two hundred thousand persons, the department shall locate a 
monitoring system in at least two remote geographic sites.

3. Establish substantive policy statements for 
identifying air quality exceptional events that take into consideration this 
state's unique geological, geographical and climatological conditions and any 
other unusual circumstances. These substantive policy statements 
shall be developed with the planning agency certified pursuant to section 49-406, 
subsection A and the county air pollution control department or district. If a wildfire that is larger than twenty-five 
thousand acres occurs on federally managed land and the 
attributable smoke or land damage affects this state, the department shall 
submit an exceptional event demonstration to the United States environmental 
protection agency.

4. Determine the standards for the quality of the 
ambient air and the limits of air contaminants necessary to protect the public 
health, and to secure the comfortable enjoyment of life and property by the 
citizens of the state or in any defined geographical area of the state where 
the concentration of air pollution sources, the health of the population, or 
the nature of the economy or nature of land and its uses so require, and 
develop and transmit to the county boards of supervisors minimum state standards 
for air pollution control.

5. Conduct investigations, inspections and tests to 
carry out the duties of this section under the procedures established by this 
article.

6. Hold hearings relating to any aspect of or matter 
within the duties of this section, and in connection therewith, compel the 
attendance of witnesses and the production of records under the procedures 
established by section 49-432.

7. Prepare and develop a comprehensive plan or plans 
for the abatement and control of air pollution in this state.

8. Encourage voluntary cooperation by advising and 
consulting with persons or affected groups or other states to achieve the 
purposes of this chapter, including voluntary testing of actual or suspected 
sources of air pollution.

9. Encourage political subdivisions of the state to 
handle air pollution problems within their respective jurisdictions, and 
provide as it deems necessary technical and consultative assistance therefor.

10. Compile and publish from time to time reports, 
data and statistics with respect to those matters studied and investigated by 
the department.

11. Develop and disseminate air quality dust 
forecasts for the Maricopa county PM-10 nonattainment or maintenance area 
and any other PM-10 nonattainment or maintenance areas that are 
designated in this state from and after December 31, 2011. Each forecast shall 
identify a low, moderate or high risk of dust generation for the next five 
consecutive days and shall be issued by noon on each day the forecast is 
generated. �At a minimum, the forecasts shall be posted on the department's 
website and distributed electronically. When developing these 
forecasts, the department shall consider all of the following:

(a) Projected meteorological conditions for the PM-10 
nonattainment or maintenance area, including all of the following:

(i) Wind speed and direction.

(ii) Stagnation.

(iii) Recent precipitation.

(iv) Potential for precipitation.

(b) Existing concentrations of air pollution at the 
time of the forecast.

(c) Historic air pollution concentrations that have 
been observed during meteorological conditions similar t