Bill > HB4093

Introduced Session

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to annually review and update the underlying data for, and use of, indicators used to determine whether a community is designated as an environmental justice community and to establish a process by which communities not designated as environmental justice communities may petition for such a designation. Provides that an applicant for a permit for the construction of a new source that will become a major source subject to the Clean Air Act Permit Program to be located in an environmental justice community or a new source that has or will require a federally enforceable State operating permit and that will be located in an environmental justice community must conduct a public meeting prior to submission of the permit application and must submit with the permit application an environmental justice assessment identifying the potential environmental and health impacts to the area associated with the proposed project. Provides requirements for the environmental justice assessment. Provides that a supplemental fee of $200,000 for each construction permit application shall be assessed if the construction permit application is subject to the requirements regarding the construction of a new source located in an environmental justice community. Contains provisions regarding public participation requirements for permitting transactions in an environmental justice community. Provides that a third party may petition the Pollution Control Board if the Agency grants a permit to construct, modify, or operate a facility that emits air pollutants and is classified as a minor source. Contains provisions regarding environmental justice grievances. Defines "environmental justice community". Contains other provisions.

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Sonya Harper (D)*,  Celina Villanueva (D)*,  Jaime Andrade (D),  Omar Aquino (D),  Christopher Belt (D),  Scott Bennett (D),  Kam Buckner (D),  Melinda Bush (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Cristina Castro (D),  Jacqueline Collins (D),  John Connor (D),  Terra Costa Howard (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Laura Fine (D),  Robyn Gabel (D),  Ann Gillespie (D),  Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  LaToya Greenwood (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Barbara Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Adriane Johnson (D),  Dave Koehler (D),  Lindsey LaPointe (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Rob Martwick (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D),  Diane Pappas (D),  Robert Peters (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Lamont Robinson (D),  Mike Simmons (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Karina Villa (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Mark Walker (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (on 06/06/2022)

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