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2012 Legislative Session
- H.B. 5: Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget
Proposed budget for DEQ.
- H.B. 35: Extension of Recycling Market Development Zone Tax Credits
Extends the repeal date for certain recycling market development zone tax credits.
- H.B. 70: Air Quality Task Force
Creates an Air Quality Task Force to review efforts to improve air quality in Utah and make recommendations.
- H.B. 72: Waste Tire Amendments
Amends the Waste Tire Recycling Act regarding transfer of ownership of waste tires and partial reimbursement of recyclers.
- S.B 134 State Water Development Commission Amendments
Changes the membership of the State Water Development Commission.
- H.B. 137: Energy Changes
Modifies provisions relating to the Loan Program for Energy Efficiency Projects, the Office of Energy Development, and the Governor's Energy Advisor.
- H.B. 150 Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Financial Viability Study
- H.B. 152 Emissions Amendments
Modifies emissions testing, standards, and inspections, and exempts certain vehicles from emissions testing
- H.B. 183 Call System for Pipeline Breaks
- H.B 189 Asbestos Requirements
Modifies the Air Quality Board's authority to require asbestos testing and impose work practice, certification, and clearance air sampling requirements.
- H.B. 195: Petroleum and Underground Storage Tank Fees
Modifies Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund reporting requirements.
- H.B. 245: Amendment to Definition of Smoking Indoor Clean Air Act
Prohibits the use of e-cigarettes and hookah pipes in a place of public access
- H.B. 298: Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Amendments
Repeals safety inspection requirements for certain vehicles and repeals safety inspection fees
- H.B. 306: Disposal of Unused Prescription Drugs
Enacts a requirement that the pharmacy board allow a pharmacy to take back unused
prescription drugs if the federal rules permit a pharmacy take back program
- H.B. 313 Local Health Regulation
Prohibits local health departments and local health department boards from establishing standards or regulations that are more stringent than those established by federal law, state statute, or administrative rule except under certain circumstances.
- H.B. 343 Underground Storage Tank Amendments
Modifies requirements relating to the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund and provides for identification of tanks that do not qualify for a certificate of compliance
- H.B. 348 Hazardous Waste Amendments
Modifies fees for hazardous waste that contains demilitarization waste and another hazardous waste component, provides a transition to a flat fee schedule, and repeals Title 19, Chapter 9, Hazardous Waste Facilities Management Act.
- H.B. 407 New Car Safety and Emissions Inspection
- H.B. 458 Wastewater System Amendments
- H.B. 489 Safe Drinking Water Disclosure Act
- H.J. R. 1: 1st Substitution Green Schools Joint Resolution
Substitute bill
- S.B. 11: Department of Environmental Quality Boards Adjudicative Proceedings
Modifies role of boards in permit review adjudications.
- S.B. 21: Substitute 1 Department of Environmental Quality Boards Revisions
Substitute bill for DEQ Boards Revisions
- S.B. 104: Revisor's Statute
Makes technical corrections to Utah Code
- S.B. 132: Reauthorization of Radiation Control Act
Revokes scheduled repeal of Radiation Control Act.
- S.B. 133: Reauthorization of Mercury Switch Removal Act
Modifies the repeal date of the Mercury Switch Removal Act from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2017.
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