Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 378 — Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments

Last action — Governor Signed

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 26, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 25, 2026.

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  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

113 added · 170 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 378 allow the Division of Air Quality to impose a compliance fee on aggregate operations, starting in 2028, which aims to ensure businesses follow environmental regulations. Additionally, it now requires facilities that manage fugitive dust to display clear informational signs for the public. Some previous provisions regarding written notices and increased inspections for non-compliance have been removed, which suggests a shift towards a more flexible regulatory approach. These updates are important as they balance regulatory oversight with the need to support businesses while still addressing air quality concerns.

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Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
3 LONG TITLE General Description:
Derrin R.
Owens 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
▸ {imposes } allows the Division of Air Quality (division) to impose an aggregate compliance fee up to certain amounts on an aggregate operation;
▸ allows the Division of Air Quality (division) to impose an aggregate compliance fee up to certain amounts on an aggregate operation;
▸ requires a fugitive dust facility to post informational signage that is clearly visible to the public;and ▸ {requires the Division of Air Quality (division) to send written notice to a fugitivH dust facility not in compliance with a fugitive dust control plan or other state and federal law;} B ▸ {allows the division to require a fugitive dust facility not in compliance with a fu3itive dust control plan to:
▸ requires a fugitive dust facility to post informational signage that is clearly visible to the public;
} 7 HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 ● {provide a corrective action report and monitoring data;
and ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
and} ● {submit to increased inspections;} ▸ {provides that the division may reduce the frequency of inspections for a fugitive dust facility with a history of compliance;} ▸ {provides that a fugitive dust facility may use on-site wastewater for fugitive dust control if approved by the division and the state engineer;
and} ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
19-1-105 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 14 ENACTS:
19-1-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 14 ENACTS:
19-2-130 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 19-2a-108 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 REPEALS:
19-2-130, Utah Code Annotated 1953 19-2a-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953 REPEALS:
19-2a-101 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 120 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
19-2a-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 120 H.B.
378 Enrolled Copy Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
19-1-105.
19-1-105 .
- 2 - HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 (d) the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, to administer:
(d) the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, to administer:
(3) (a) A division director shall possess the administrative skills and training necessary to perform the duties of division director.
(3)(a) A division director shall possess the administrative skills and training necessary to perform the duties of division director.
(5) A division director shall serve as the executive secretary to the policymaking board, created in Section 19-1-106, that has rulemaking authority over the division director's division.
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378 (5) A division director shall serve as the executive secretary to the policymaking board, created in Section 19-1-106, that has rulemaking authority over the division director's division.
Section 2 is enacted to read:
Section 19-2-130 is enacted to read:
19-2-130.
19-2-130 .
(a) (a){(i)} "Aggregate" means rock material, including sand, gravel, stone, and other rock {material that is majority nonmetallic minerals} products.
(a)(i) "Aggregate" means rock material, including sand, gravel, stone, and other rock products.
- 3 - HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 (A) metalliferous minerals, as that term is described in Section 59-5-201;
(A) metalliferous minerals, as that term is described in Section 59-5-201;
{(2) } {(a) {Beginning on July 1, 2027, there is imposed on an owner or operator of an aggregate operation an annual aggregate compliance fee.} } (d) "Frac sand" means a quartz silica sand that is:
(d) "Frac sand" means a quartz silica sand that is:
(e) (i) "Mineral salts" means a salt containing a nonmetallic element.
(e)(i) "Mineral salts" means a salt containing a nonmetallic element.
(b){(2)} {The } Beginning on July 1, 2027, and ending on June 30, 2028, the division may impose an annual aggregate compliance fee {is } on an aggregate operation based on annual air pollutant emissions, in an amount {of} :
(2) Beginning on July 1, 2027, and ending on June 30, 2028, the division may impose an annual aggregate compliance fee on an aggregate operation based on annual air pollutant emissions, in an amount:
(i){(a)} for 20 or less tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $750;
(a) for 20 or less tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $750;
(ii){(b)} for between 20 and 79 tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $1,500;
(b) for between 20 and 79 tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $1,500;
(iii){(c)} for between 79 and 99 tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $3,500;
(c) for between 79 and 99 tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $3,500;
and (iv){(d)} for 99 or more tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $4,500.
and (d) for 99 or more tons of annual emissions, not to exceed $4,500.
(3) Beginning on July 1, 2028, the division may impose an annual aggregate compliance fee on an aggregate operation in accordance with Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act.
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- 4 - HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 (3){(4)} In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules to implement the fee described in this section.
378 Enrolled Copy (3) Beginning on July 1, 2028, the division may impose an annual aggregate compliance fee on an aggregate operation in accordance with Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act.
(4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules to implement the fee described in this section.
Section 3 is enacted to read:
Section 19-2a-108 is enacted to read:
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Fugitive dust facility {requirements } -- {Signage -- Water reuse} Definitions -- Signage requirement.
Fugitive dust facility -- Definitions -- Signage requirement.
and {(ii) {is required by the division.} } {(d) } (ii) complies with relevant state and federal law for a fugitive dust facility.
and (ii) complies with relevant state and federal law for a fugitive dust facility.
(d) (i) "Fugitive dust facility" means a commercial facility or site:
(d)(i) "Fugitive dust facility" means a commercial facility or site:
(A) an aggregate operation that extracts, crushes, screens, grinds, stores, or transports rock material, including sand, gravel, stone, and other rock {material} products;
(A) an aggregate operation that extracts, crushes, screens, grinds, stores, or transports rock material, including sand, gravel, stone, and other rock products;
{(e) {"Fugitive dust logbook" means a written record of a fugitive dust facility's monitoring, inspections, maintenance, and corrective actions, as required by a fugitive dust control plan.} } - 5 - HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 (2) A fugitive dust facility shall post informational signage:
(2) A fugitive dust facility shall post informational signage:
(iii) a business identification number;and (iv) the contact information for:
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378 (iii) a business identification number;
and (iv) the contact information for:
{(3) {A fugitive dust facility may not operate without a fugitive dust control plan approved by the division.} } {(4) } {(a) {If the division determines that a fugitive dust facility is not in compliance with a fugitive dust control plan or relevant state and federal law, the division shall:} } {(i) {send a written notice of noncompliance to the fugitive dust facility;
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and} } {(ii) {inform the fugitive dust facility that the division may require the fugitive dust facility to:} } {(A) {provide the information described in Subsection (4)(b);
and} } {(B) {submit to inspections by the division of up to three times per week for a six-week period.} } {(b) {The division may require a fugitive dust facility not in compliance with a fugitive dust control plan to submit to the division:} } {(i) {a corrective action report that includes an action the fugitive dust facility takes to comply with a fugitive dust control plan;} } {(ii) {a fugitive dust logbook, for a period of time determined by the division;
and} } {(iii) {any other information required by the division.} } {(c) {The division may modify a fugitive dust facility's inspection schedule to at least one inspection every 18 months, if the fugitive dust facility:} } {(i) {is subject to an annual inspection by the division;
and} } {(ii) {receives no written notice of noncompliance, described in Subsection (4)(a), in a three-year period.} } {(5) {A fugitive dust facility may use wastewater for fugitive dust control if the wastewater:} } {(a) {is generated by the fugitive dust facility on site;
and} } - 6 - HB0378 compared with HB0378S02 {(b) {is approved for use:} } {(i) {by the division in a fugitive dust control plan;
and} } {(ii) {by the state engineer, created in Section 73-2-1, under a water right application, if necessary.} } Section 4.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. House/ to Governor

  3. House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  8. House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

  9. House/ received from Senate

  10. Senate/ to House

  11. Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

  12. Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  13. Senate/ 3rd reading

  14. Senate/ 2nd reading

  15. Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

  16. Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

  17. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

  18. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

  19. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  20. Senate/ received from House

  21. House/ to Senate

  22. House/ passed 3rd reading

  23. House/ 3rd reading

  24. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0378S02

  25. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0378S02

  26. House/ 2nd reading

  27. House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

  28. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

  29. House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

  30. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0378S02

  31. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0378S02

  32. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0378S01

  33. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0378S01

  34. House/ to standing committee [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]

  35. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  36. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0378

  37. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0378

  38. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  39. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  40. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0378

  41. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0378

  42. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  43. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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HB 378 is sponsored by Derrin R. Owens (Republican) and Stephanie Gricius (Republican).
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