2021 Senate Bill 109

Expand restrictions on air quality emission permits

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 4, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-1)

To require applicants for an air pollution discharge permit in a zip code with 35 or more active permits to perform a “disparate impact” study that incorporates the cumulative effect of all the permit holders in the area, and require a public hearing before a new permit is issued.

Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality