Utah HB 564: Pollution Standards Amendments

Bill Text

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Pollution Standards Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill addresses pollution standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms; and
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▸ establishes a total annual emissions limit for PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides from point
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sources in certain counties.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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ENACTS:
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19-2-109.8, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.  Section 19-2-109.8 is enacted to read:
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19-2-109.8 . Total annual emissions limit -- Particulate matter -- Nitrogen oxides.
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(1)  As used in this section:
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(a)(i)  "Major nonattainment county" means a county:
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(A)  of the first or second class, as described in Section 17-60-104; and
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(B)  in a nonattainment area, as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7501, for
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ozone, PM2.5, or nitrogen oxides.
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(ii)  "Major nonattainment county" includes:
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(A)  Davis County;
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(B)  Salt Lake County;
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(C)  Utah County; and
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(b)  "PM2.5" means airborne particulate matter approximately 2.5 micrometers or
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smaller in diameter.
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(2)  The total annual emissions from point sources in major nonattainment counties may not
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exceed:
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(a)  1418 tons of PM2.5 per year; and
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(b)  8870 tons of nitrogen oxides per year.
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Section 2.  Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.
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