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2015 SESSION

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HB 2246 Wood heaters; Air Pollution Control Board shall not adopt regulations that limit emissions.

Introduced by: Charles D. Poindexter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Regulation of wood heaters. Prohibits the Air Pollution Control Board from adopting regulations that limit emissions from certain smaller wood heaters. The bill also prohibits the Board from enforcing any federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters that was adopted after May 1, 2014.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Regulation of wood heaters. Prohibits the Air Pollution Control Board from adopting regulations that limit emissions from wood heaters. A wood heater is defined as a wood stove, pellet stove, wood-fired hydronic heater, wood-burning forced-air furnace, or masonry wood heater designed for heating a home or a business. The bill also prohibits the Board from enforcing any federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters that was adopted after May 1, 2014.