2015 House Bill 4057

Mandate “disparate impact” study for new industrial facilities

Introduced in the House

Jan. 22, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-6)

To require an applicant for an air quality emissions permit to submit a study of the "increased and cumulative risks" of discharges for a project in a "likely disparate impact" area, and require the Department of Environmental Quality to hold a hearing and consider this before issuing a permit.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy