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HB 1625 Fumigation facilities; exempted from various state and federal regulations.

Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Qualified fumigation facilities exempted from regulations.  Exempts facilities referred to as qualified fumigation facilities from various state and federal regulations. Qualified fumigation facilities conduct commodity fumigation using certain chemicals regulated under the federal Clean Air Act and as required by law and regulation, are not otherwise exempt under regulations of the State Air Pollution Control Board, have the potential to emit less than 10 tons per year of any hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year of any combination of hazardous air pollutants, and conduct fumigation activities that are, at a minimum, one of the following: (i) performed in buildings or locations within the facility that are no closer than 300 feet from an area regularly occupied by the public, (ii) performed in buildings or containers that are sealed during fumigation and that voluntarily employ capture and control technologies for the fumigant emissions, or (iii) monitored utilizing equipment and methods recognized as an industry standard or by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Qualified fumigation facilities must also post signs at the sites of fumigation activities and provide the Department of Environmental Quality with written notice and reports.


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