ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SB1421: environmental quality; amendments

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Abstract

Relating to ADEQ duties.

Provisions

CERCLA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program (Sec. 2)

1. Allows, rather than requires, the ADEQ Director to implement Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program.

Vehicle Inspections (Sec. 5)

2. Removes the limitation for the transfer of a fleet vehicle certificate of inspection to only an auctioneer who intends to sell the vehicle and instead allows the transfer as prescribed by the ADEQ Director.

ADHS Training (Sec. 1)

3. Eliminates the requirement for ADEQ to assist ADHS in recruiting and training state, local and district health department personnel.

Water Quality Monitoring (Sec. 3)

4. Requires the ADEQ Director to conduct ongoing water quality monitoring in cooperation with the AZDA and the ADWR Director when appropriate, rather than continuously.

APPs (Sec. 4)

5. Removes the requirement for the ADEQ Director to publish a list of existing facilities that must obtain an APP.

Miscellaneous (Sec. 1, 3, 4 and 5)

6. Makes technical and conforming changes. 

Current Law

CERCLA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program

CERCLA identifies where the environment and or public health are threatened by hazardous materials and the responsible party. The CERCLA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program was established by the EPA to provide loans or grants to remediate contamination at eligible sites and is federally funded.

Vehicle Inspections

A certificate of inspection is issued from a fleet emissions inspection station when the car is found to comply with applicable regulations. The certificate is transferable to an auctioneer who intends to sell the vehicle and who is licensed as a used motor vehicle dealer. A certificate of inspection is valid up to 180 days after the transfer unless reregistered (A.R.S. § 49-546).

Water Quality Monitoring

The ADEQ Director, with the advice and cooperation of the AZDA and the ADWR Director, is required to monitor the waters of the State to detect the presence of new and existing pollutants, determine efficient water management practices and the effects of pollutants on public health and the environment (A.R.S. § 49-225).

APPs

Any person who discharges or owns a facility that discharges, directly or indirectly, any pollutant into waters of the State must obtain an APP from the ADEQ Director. The ADEQ Director was required to publish a list of the names and locations of existing facilities that were required to obtain an APP by January 1, 2004 for non-mining facilities, and January 1, 2006 for mining facilities (A.R.S. §§ 49-201, 49-241).

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Fifty-third Legislature                  SB 1421

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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