Bill > S1319

This bill aims to protect air quality from carbon-emitting energy generators. It proposes amending existing law to prohibit the Department of Environmental Protection from approving air quality plans or operating permits for facilities associated with the generation or transport of carbon-emitting energy sources in areas where certain air pollutants exceed guidelines, unless the applicant demonstrates that operation at any other site in the state is impossible and denying the application would be incompatible with the state's policies to provide a necessary energy supply with minimum environmental impact. The bill also proposes adding "permitting, and licensure requirements" to the policies the Department must consider when approving energy facility proposals.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1319