New Mexico 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 8 — LOCAL GOV'T AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS

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The amended version of Bill SB 8 now allows the state to create air quality and hazardous waste rules that are stricter than federal regulations, as long as it is demonstrated that these rules will better protect public health and the environment. It also reorganizes how ozone regulations are handled within the existing Air Quality Control Act. This change is significant because it gives New Mexico more control over its environmental standards, ensuring more rigorous protection for its residents and natural resources.

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SENATE BILL 8 55TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Peter Wirth and Linda M.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT;
Lopez This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
AMENDING THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL ACT AND THE HAZARDOUS WASTE ACT TO ALLOW FOR THE PROMULGATION OF RULES MORE STRINGENT THAN FEDERAL LAW;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
REQUIRING A DETERMINATION, AFTER NOTICE AND A HEARING, THAT A MORE STRINGENT RULE WILL BE MORE PROTECTIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT;
h g o AN ACT t hr g e i k RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT;
REORGANIZING A RULEMAKING PROVISION RELATED TO OZONE INTO THE POWERS AND DUTIES SECTION OF THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL ACT;
AMENDING THE AIR QUALITY CONTROL h r i s ACT TO ALLOW THE PROMULGATION OF RULES MORE STRINGENT THAN h , t, FEDERAL REGULATIONS;
REPEALING SECTION 74-2-5.3 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2009, CHAPTER 98, SECTION 1).
AMENDING THE HAZARDOUS WASTE ACT TO ALLOW e u g e b l e e h THE PROMULGATION OF RULES MORE STRINGENT THAN FEDERAL n d d i = = o h REGULATIONS;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.
SECTION 1.
l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r t e w d m a n o BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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b e d s º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d SJCºSECTION 1.
(1) create a local board to perform, within the boundaries of the local authority, those functions delegated to the environmental improvement board under the Air Quality Control Act, except any functions reserved exclusively for the environmental improvement board;
(1) create a local board to perform, within the boundaries of the local authority, those functions delegated to the environmental improvement board under the Air Quality Control Act, except any functions reserved SFC/SB 8 Page 1 exclusively for the environmental improvement board;
(2) create a local agency to administer and enforce the provisions of the Air Quality Control Act within the boundaries of the local authority that shall, within the h u boundaries of the local authority, perform all of the duties » r t h required of the department and exert all of the powers granted g e l i to the department, except for those duties and powers reserved h r i s h , exclusively for the department;
(2) create a local agency to administer and enforce the provisions of the Air Quality Control Act within the boundaries of the local authority that shall, within the boundaries of the local authority, perform all of the duties required of the department and exert all of the powers granted to the department, except for those duties and powers reserved exclusively for the department;
and e h t u g (3) provide for the appointment of a director e b l e e , gh who shall perform for the local authority the same duties as n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d required of the secretary under the Air Quality Control Act, i a º r e r = except the duties and powers reserved exclusively for the t e w d m a n o d m :
and (3) provide for the appointment of a director who shall perform for the local authority the same duties as required of the secretary under the Air Quality Control Act, except the duties and powers reserved exclusively for the secretary.
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d secretary.
The provisions of any ordinance shall be consistent with the substantive provisions of the Air Quality Control Act and shall provide for standards and regulations not lower than those required by regulations adopted by the environmental improvement board.
The provisions of any ordinance shall be consistent with the substantive provisions of the Air Quality Control Act and shall provide for standards and regulations not lower than SFC/SB 8 Page 2 those required by regulations adopted by the environmental improvement board.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, the environmental improvement board and the h u secretary shall retain jurisdiction and control for the » r t h administration and enforcement of the Air Quality Control Act g e l i as determined in that act with respect to any act or failure to h r i s h , act, governmental or proprietary, of any local authority that e h t u g causes or contributes to air pollution, including proceeding e b l e e , gh against a local authority as provided in Section 74-2-12 NMSA n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d 1978.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, the environmental improvement board and the secretary shall retain jurisdiction and control for the administration and enforcement of the Air Quality Control Act as determined in that act with respect to any act or failure to act, governmental or proprietary, of any local authority that causes or contributes to air pollution, including proceeding against a local authority as provided in Section 74-2-12 NMSA 1978.
"Failure to act", as used in this section, includes i a º r e r = failure to act against any person violating the applicable t e w d m a n o d m :
"Failure to act", as used in this section, includes failure to act against any person violating the applicable ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
Any local authority that is located within a transportation-related pollutant nonattainment area or maintenance area may provide for a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program for vehicles registered at an address within the jurisdiction of the local authority and under twenty-six thousand pounds gross vehicle weight rating powered by [a spark-ignited] an internal combustion engine, which program shall be [no more] at least as stringent [than] as that required under the federal act or under federal air quality standards.
Any local authority that is located within a transportation-related pollutant nonattainment area or maintenance area may provide for a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program for vehicles registered at an address within the jurisdiction of the local authority and under twenty-six thousand pounds gross vehicle weight rating powered by an internal combustion engine, which program shall be at least as stringent as that required under the federal act or under federal air quality standards.
Any two or more local authorities may adopt identical rules and regulations necessary to implement the vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program, including examining the alternatives of public or private operation of the program.
Any two or more local authorities may adopt identical rules and regulations necessary to implement the vehicle emission inspection and SFC/SB 8 Page 3 maintenance program, including examining the alternatives of public or private operation of the program.
Any local authority that has implemented a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program may extend h u the enforcement of that program by entering into joint powers » r t h agreements with any municipality or county within the g e l i designated airshed or with the department.
Any local authority that has implemented a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program may extend the enforcement of that program by entering into joint powers agreements with any municipality or county within the designated airshed or with the department.
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No tax shall be imposed to fund any vehicle e h t u g emission inspection and maintenance program until the local e b l e e , gh authority has submitted the question of imposition of a tax to n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d the registered voters of the local authority and those i a º r e r = registered voters have approved the imposition of the tax.
No tax shall be imposed to fund any vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program until the local authority has submitted the question of imposition of a tax to the registered voters of the local authority and those registered voters have approved the imposition of the tax.
t e w d m a n o d m :
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b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d H.
A local authority having a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and guidelines governing the establishment of private vehicle emission inspection and maintenance stations.
A local authority having a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program is authorized to adopt rules, regulations and guidelines governing the establishment of private vehicle emission inspection and maintenance SFC/SB 8 Page 4 stations.
Permit fees shall be determined by ordinance of the local authority h g and shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per year per o t hr station.
Permit fees shall be determined by ordinance of the local authority and shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per year per station.
Additionally, a local authority may charge a permit g e i k h r fee of up to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per year for each i s h vehicle emissions mechanic and for each vehicle emissions , t, e u g inspector.
Additionally, a local authority may charge a permit fee of up to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per year for each vehicle emissions mechanic and for each vehicle emissions inspector.
The imposition of permit fees does not require a e b l e e h n d d i vote of the registered voters of the local authority."»SJC = = o h l ] b ,d SECTION SJCº 1.»SJC SJCº2.»SJC Section 74-2-5 NMSA 1978 i a º e r i = r (being Laws 1967, Chapter 277, Section 5, as amended) is t e w d m a n o d m :
The imposition of permit fees does not require a vote of the registered voters of the local authority.
b e d s º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d amended to read:
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Before a local authority adopts an ordinance that is more stringent than the federal act or applicable federal regulations, or that applies to sources not subject to regulation pursuant to the federal act or regulations, the local authority shall make a determination, based on substantial evidence and after notice and public hearing, that the proposed ordinance will be more protective of public health and the environment." SECTION 2.
Section 74-2-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 277, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
The environmental improvement board or the local board shall:
The environmental improvement board or the SFC/SB 8 Page 5 local board shall:
and (b) standards of performance that limit h carbon dioxide emissions to no more than one thousand one u » r hundred pounds per megawatt-hour on and after January 1, 2023 t h g e l i for a new or existing source that is an electric generating h r i s facility with an original installed capacity exceeding three h , e h hundred megawatts and that uses coal as a fuel source;
and (b) standards of performance that limit carbon dioxide emissions to no more than one thousand one hundred pounds per megawatt-hour on and after January 1, 2023 for a new or existing source that is an electric generating facility with an original installed capacity exceeding three hundred megawatts and that uses coal as a fuel source;
and t u g e b l e e , gh (2) adopt a plan for the regulation, control, n d d i = = o h prevention or abatement of air pollution, recognizing the l ] b ,d i a º r differences, needs, requirements and conditions within the e r = t e w d m a n o geographic area of the environmental improvement board's d m :
and (2) adopt a plan for the regulation, control, prevention or abatement of air pollution, recognizing the differences, needs, requirements and conditions within the geographic area of the environmental improvement board's jurisdiction or the local board's jurisdiction or any part thereof.
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d jurisdiction or the local board's jurisdiction or any part thereof.
If the environmental improvement board or the local board determines that emissions from sources within the environmental improvement board's jurisdiction or the local board's jurisdiction cause or contribute to ozone concentrations in excess of ninety-five percent of SJCºa»SJC SJCºthe primary»SJC national ambient air quality standard for ozone SJCºpromulgated under the federal Clean Air Act»SJC , the environmental improvement board or the local board shall adopt a plan, including rules, to control emissions of oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds to provide for attainment and maintenance of the standard.
If the environmental improvement board or the local board determines that emissions from sources within the environmental improvement board's jurisdiction or the local SFC/SB 8 Page 6 board's jurisdiction cause or contribute to ozone concentrations in excess of ninety-five percent of the primary national ambient air quality standard for ozone promulgated pursuant to the federal act, the environmental improvement board or the local board shall adopt a plan, including rules, to control emissions of oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds to provide for attainment and maintenance of the standard.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to sources of emissions within the area of the state where the ozone concentrations exceed ninety-five percent of the national h ambient air quality standard.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to sources of emissions within the area of the state where the ozone concentrations exceed ninety-five percent of the primary national ambient air quality standard.
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Rules adopted by the environmental t h g e l i improvement board or the local board may:
Rules adopted by the environmental improvement board or the local board may:
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h r i s (1) include rules to protect visibility in h , e h mandatory class I areas to prevent significant deterioration of t u g e b l e e , gh air quality and to achieve national ambient air quality n d d i = = o h standards in nonattainment areas;
(1) include rules to protect visibility in mandatory class I areas to prevent significant deterioration of air quality and to achieve national ambient air quality standards in nonattainment areas;
provided that [such l ] b ,d i a º r regulations:
provided that the rules shall be at least as stringent as required by the federal act and federal regulations pertaining to visibility protection in mandatory class I areas, pertaining to prevention of significant deterioration and pertaining to nonattainment areas;
(a)] the rules shall be [no more stringent than e r = t e w d m a n o but] at least as stringent as required by the federal act and d m :
(2) prescribe standards of performance for sources and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants SFC/SB 8 Page 7 that shall be at least as stringent as required by federal standards of performance;
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d federal regulations pertaining to visibility protection in mandatory class I areas, pertaining to prevention of significant deterioration and pertaining to nonattainment areas [and (b) shall be applicable only to sources subject to such regulation pursuant to the federal act];
(3) include rules governing emissions from solid waste incinerators that shall be at least as stringent as any applicable federal emission limitations;
(2) prescribe standards of performance for sources and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants that [except as provided in this subsection and in Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of this section:
(4) include rules requiring the installation of control technology for mercury emissions that removes the greater of what is achievable with best available control technology or ninety percent of the mercury from the input fuel for all coal-fired power plants, except for coal-fired power plants constructed and generating electric power and energy before July 1, 2007;
(a)] shall be [no more stringent than but ] at least as stringent as required by federal standards of performance [and (b) shall be applicable only to sources subject to such federal standards of performance];
(5) require notice to the department or the local agency of the intent to introduce or permit the introduction of an air contaminant into the air within the geographical area of the environmental improvement board's jurisdiction or the local board's jurisdiction;
(3) include [regulations ] rules governing emissions from solid waste incinerators that shall be at least h as stringent as [and may be more stringent than ] any applicable g o t hr federal emission limitations;
g e i k (4) include [regulations ] rules requiring the h r i s installation of control technology for mercury emissions that h , t, removes the greater of what is achievable with best available e u g e b l e e h control technology or ninety percent of the mercury from the n d d i = = o h input fuel for all coal-fired power plants, except for coal- l ] b ,d i a º e fired power plants constructed and generating electric power r i = r t e w d m a n o and energy before July 1, 2007;
d m :
b e d s º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (5) require notice to the department or the local agency of the intent to introduce or permit the introduction of an air contaminant into the air within the geographical area of the environmental improvement board's jurisdiction or the local board's jurisdiction;
(c) establish and maintain records of the nature and amount of emissions;
(c) establish and maintain records of SFC/SB 8 Page 8 the nature and amount of emissions;
(d) submit reports regarding the nature and amounts of emissions and the performance of emission h control devices;
(d) submit reports regarding the nature and amounts of emissions and the performance of emission control devices;
and g o t hr (e) provide any other reasonable g e i k information relating to the emission of air contaminants.
and (e) provide any other reasonable information relating to the emission of air contaminants.
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Any rule adopted pursuant to this section shall be at least as stringent as federal law, if any, relating to control of motor vehicle emissions.
Any [regulation] rule adopted pursuant to h , t, this section shall be SJCº consistent with»SJC SJCºat least as e u g e b l e e h stringent as»SJC federal law, if any, relating to control of n d d i = = o h motor vehicle emissions.
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l ] b ,d i a º e [E.] F.
In making its rules, the environmental improvement board or the local board shall give weight it deems appropriate to all facts and circumstances, including:
In making its [regulations] rules, the r i = r t e w d m a n o environmental improvement board or the local board shall give d m :
b e d s º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d weight it deems appropriate to all facts and circumstances, including [but not limited to ]:
and (3) technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or eliminating air contaminants from the sources involved and previous experience with equipment and methods available to control the air contaminants involved." SECTION SJCº 2.»SJC SJCº3.»SJC Section 74-4-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 313, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
and (3) technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or eliminating air contaminants from the sources involved and previous experience with equipment and methods available to control the air contaminants involved.
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Before the environmental improvement board or local board adopts a rule that is more stringent than the federal act or federal regulations, or that applies to SFC/SB 8 Page 9 sources not subject to regulation pursuant to the federal act or regulations, the environmental improvement board or local board shall make a determination, based on substantial evidence and after notice and public hearing, that the proposed rule will be more protective of public health and the environment." SECTION 3.
Section 74-4-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 313, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
The board shall adopt rules for the management h of hazardous waste, as may be necessary to protect public g o t hr health and the environment, that are equivalent to and [no g e i k more] at least as stringent [than] as federal regulations h r i s adopted by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant h , t, to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, e u g e b l e e h as amended:
The board shall adopt rules for the management of hazardous waste, as may be necessary to protect public health and the environment, that are equivalent to and at least as stringent as federal regulations adopted by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended:
n d d i = = o h (1) for the identification and listing of l ] b ,d i a º e hazardous wastes, taking into account toxicity, persistence and r i = r t e w d m a n o degradability, potential for accumulation in tissue and other d m :
(1) for the identification and listing of hazardous wastes, taking into account toxicity, persistence and degradability, potential for accumulation in tissue and other related factors, including flammability, corrosiveness and other hazardous characteristics;
b e d s º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 10 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d related factors, including flammability, corrosiveness and other hazardous characteristics;
provided that, except as authorized by Sections 74-4-3.3 and 74-8-2 NMSA 1978, the board shall not identify or list any solid waste or combination of solid wastes as a hazardous waste that has not been listed and designated as a hazardous waste by the SFC/SB 8 Page 10 federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended;
provided that, except as authorized by Sections 74-4-3.3 and 74-8-2 NMSA 1978, the board shall not identify or list any solid waste or combination of solid wastes as a hazardous waste that has not been listed and designated as a hazardous waste by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended;
(b) recordkeeping practices that h accurately identify the quantities of hazardous waste u » r generated, the constituents of the waste that are significant t h g e l i in quantity or in potential harm to human health or the h r i s environment and the disposition of the waste;
(b) recordkeeping practices that accurately identify the quantities of hazardous waste generated, the constituents of the waste that are significant in quantity or in potential harm to human health or the environment and the disposition of the waste;
h , e h (c) labeling practices for any t u g e b l e e , gh containers used for the storage, transport or disposal of the n d d i = = o h hazardous waste that will identify accurately the waste;
(c) labeling practices for any containers used for the storage, transport or disposal of the hazardous waste that will identify accurately the waste;
l ] b ,d i a º r (d) use of safe containers tested for e r = t e w d m a n o safe storage and transportation of the hazardous waste;
(d) use of safe containers tested for safe storage and transportation of the hazardous waste;
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(e) furnishing the information on the general chemical composition of the hazardous waste to persons transporting, treating, storing or disposing of the waste;
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 11 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (e) furnishing the information on the general chemical composition of the hazardous waste to persons transporting, treating, storing or disposing of the waste;
(f) implementation of programs to SFC/SB 8 Page 11 reduce the volume or quantity and toxicity of the hazardous waste generated;
(f) implementation of programs to reduce the volume or quantity and toxicity of the hazardous waste generated;
and h (h) the use of a manifest system and any u » r other reasonable means necessary to [assure ] ensure that all t h g e l i hazardous waste generated is designated for treatment, storage h r i s or disposal in, and arrives at, treatment, storage or disposal h , e h facilities, other than facilities on the premises where the t u g e b l e e , gh waste is generated, for which a permit has been issued pursuant n d d i = = o h to the Hazardous Waste Act;
and (h) the use of a manifest system and any other reasonable means necessary to ensure that all hazardous waste generated is designated for treatment, storage or disposal in, and arrives at, treatment, storage or disposal facilities, other than facilities on the premises where the waste is generated, for which a permit has been issued pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Act;
that the generator of hazardous l ] b ,d i a º r waste has a program in place to reduce the volume or quality e r = t e w d m a n o and toxicity of waste to the degree determined by the generator d m :
that the generator of hazardous waste has a program in place to reduce the volume or quality and toxicity of waste to the degree determined by the generator to be economically practicable;
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 12 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d to be economically practicable;
and that the proposed method of treatment, storage or disposal is that practicable method currently available to SFC/SB 8 Page 12 the generator that minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment;
and that the proposed method of treatment, storage or disposal is that practicable method currently available to the generator that minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment;
(3) establishing standards applicable to transporters of hazardous waste identified or listed under this subsection or of fuel produced from any such hazardous waste or of fuel from such waste and any other material, as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment, including requirements for:
(3) establishing standards applicable to transporters of hazardous waste identified or listed under this subsection or of fuel produced from any such hazardous waste or of fuel from such waste and any other material, as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment, including [but not limited to ] requirements for:
(c) compliance with the manifest system referred to in Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph (2) of this h subsection;
(c) compliance with the manifest system referred to in Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph (2) of this subsection;
and u » r (d) transportation of all the hazardous t h g e l i waste only to the hazardous waste treatment, storage or h r i s disposal facility that the shipper designates on the manifest h , e h form to be a facility holding a permit issued pursuant to the t u g e b l e e , gh Hazardous Waste Act or the federal Resource Conservation and n d d i = = o h Recovery Act of 1976, as amended;
and (d) transportation of all the hazardous waste only to the hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility that the shipper designates on the manifest form to be a facility holding a permit issued pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Act or the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended;
l ] b ,d i a º r (4) establishing standards applicable to e r = t e w d m a n o distributors or marketers of any fuel produced from hazardous d m :
(4) establishing standards applicable to distributors or marketers of any fuel produced from hazardous waste, or any fuel that contains hazardous waste, for:
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 13 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d waste, or any fuel that contains hazardous waste, for:
SFC/SB 8 Page 13 (a) furnishing the information stating the location and general description of the facility;
(a) furnishing the information stating the location and general description of the facility;
(a) maintaining the records of all hazardous waste identified or listed under this subsection that is treated, stored or disposed of, as the case may be, and the h manner in which the waste was treated, stored or disposed of;
(a) maintaining the records of all hazardous waste identified or listed under this subsection that is treated, stored or disposed of, as the case may be, and the manner in which the waste was treated, stored or disposed of;
u » r (b) satisfactory reporting, monitoring, t h g e l i inspection and compliance with the manifest system referred to h r i s in Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph (2) of this subsection;
(b) satisfactory reporting, monitoring, inspection and compliance with the manifest system referred to in Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph (2) of this subsection;
h , e h (c) treatment, storage or disposal of t u g e b l e e , gh all such waste and any liquid that is not a hazardous waste, n d d i = = o h except with respect to underground injection control into deep l ] b ,d i a º r injection wells, received by the facility pursuant to such e r = t e w d m a n o operating methods, techniques and practices as may be d m :
(c) treatment, storage or disposal of all such waste and any liquid that is not a hazardous waste, except with respect to underground injection control into deep injection wells, received by the facility pursuant to SFC/SB 8 Page 14 such operating methods, techniques and practices as may be satisfactory to the secretary;
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 14 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d satisfactory to the secretary;
(h) the taking of corrective action for all releases of hazardous waste or constituents from a solid h waste management unit at a treatment, storage or disposal u » r facility, regardless of the time at which waste was placed in t h g e l i the unit;
(h) the taking of corrective action for all releases of hazardous waste or constituents from a solid waste management unit at a treatment, storage or disposal facility, regardless of the time at which waste was placed in the unit;
and h r i s (i) the taking of corrective action h , e h beyond a facility's boundaries where necessary to protect human t u g e b l e e , gh health and the environment unless the owner or operator of that n d d i = = o h facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary l ] b ,d i a º r that, despite the owner's or operator's best efforts, the owner e r = t e w d m a n o or operator was unable to obtain the necessary permission to d m :
and (i) the taking of corrective action beyond a facility's boundaries where necessary to protect human health and the environment unless the owner or operator of that facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the SFC/SB 8 Page 15 secretary that, despite the owner's or operator's best efforts, the owner or operator was unable to obtain the necessary permission to undertake such action.
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 15 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d undertake such action.
(6) requiring each person owning or operating, h or both, an existing facility or planning to construct a new u » r facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous t h g e l i waste identified or listed under this subsection to have a h r i s permit issued pursuant to requirements established by the h , e h board;
(6) requiring each person owning or operating, or both, an existing facility or planning to construct a new facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste identified or listed under this subsection to have a permit issued pursuant to requirements established by the board;
t u g e b l e e , gh (7) establishing procedures for the issuance, n d d i = = o h suspension, revocation and modification of permits issued under l ] b ,d i a º r Paragraph (6) of this subsection, which rules shall provide for e r = t e w d m a n o public notice, public comment and an opportunity for a hearing d m :
(7) establishing procedures for the SFC/SB 8 Page 16 issuance, suspension, revocation and modification of permits issued under Paragraph (6) of this subsection, which rules shall provide for public notice, public comment and an opportunity for a hearing prior to the issuance, suspension, revocation or major modification of any permit unless otherwise provided in the Hazardous Waste Act;
b r e t º o t n = .218359.1AIC February 9, 2021 (4:41pm) s k m e - 16 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d prior to the issuance, suspension, revocation or major modification of any permit unless otherwise provided in the Hazardous Waste Act;
and h (2) requiring notification to the department u » r of any hazardous substance incidents.
and (2) requiring notification to the department of any hazardous substance incidents.
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The board shall adopt rules concerning storage h r i s tanks as may be necessary to protect public health and the h , e h environment and that, in the case of underground storage tanks, t u g e b l e e , gh are equivalent to and [no more ] at least as stringent [than] as n d d i = = o h federal regulations adopted by the federal environmental l ] b ,d i a º r protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation e r = t e w d m a n o and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended.
The board shall adopt rules concerning storage tanks as may be necessary to protect public health and the environment and that, in the case of underground storage tanks, are equivalent to and at least as stringent as federal SFC/SB 8 Page 17 regulations adopted by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended.
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109-58, as amended, and that are equivalent to and [no more] at least as stringent [than] as the Energy Policy Act and its grant guidelines and regulations.
109-58, as amended, and that are equivalent to and at least as stringent as the Energy Policy Act and its grant guidelines and regulations.
h (7) requirements for the reporting, g o t hr containment and remediation of all leaks from any storage g e i k tanks;
(7) requirements for the reporting, containment and remediation of all leaks from any storage tanks;
and h r i s (8) criteria and procedures for classifying a h , t, storage tank facility as ineligible, and reclassifying a e u g e b l e e h storage tank facility as eligible, for the delivery, deposit, n d d i = = o h acceptance or sale of petroleum products.
and SFC/SB 8 Page 18 (8) criteria and procedures for classifying a storage tank facility as ineligible, and reclassifying a storage tank facility as eligible, for the delivery, deposit, acceptance or sale of petroleum products.
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The criteria and procedures adopted by the board r i = r t e w d m a n o pursuant to this section shall require the department to d m :
The criteria and procedures adopted by the board pursuant to this section shall require the department to classify a storage tank facility as ineligible for delivery, deposit, acceptance or sale of petroleum products if the storage tank facility has not installed required equipment for spill prevention, overfill protection, leak detection or corrosion protection, including required corrosion protection equipment for a buried metal flexible connector.
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(2) failure to maintain required financial h responsibility for corrective action;
(2) failure to maintain required financial responsibility for corrective action;
or u » r (3) operation of the storage tank facility in t h g e l i a manner that creates an imminent threat to the public health h r i s and the environment.
or (3) operation of the storage tank facility SFC/SB 8 Page 19 in a manner that creates an imminent threat to the public health and the environment.
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Rules adopted by the board pursuant to this t u g e b l e e , gh section shall defer classifying a storage tank facility as n d d i = = o h ineligible for delivery, deposit, acceptance or sale of l ] b ,d i a º r petroleum products if the ineligible classification would e r = t e w d m a n o jeopardize the availability of, or access to, motor fuel in any d m :
Rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section shall defer classifying a storage tank facility as ineligible for delivery, deposit, acceptance or sale of petroleum products if the ineligible classification would jeopardize the availability of, or access to, motor fuel in any rural and remote areas.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, the board may adopt rules for the management h of hazardous waste and hazardous waste transformation that are u » r more stringent than federal regulations adopted by the federal t h g e l i environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal h r i s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, if h , e h the board determines, after notice and public hearing, that t u g e b l e e , gh such federal regulations are not sufficient to protect public n d d i = = o h health and the environment.
The board shall adopt rules concerning the management of used oil that are equivalent to and at least as stringent as federal regulations adopted by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal SFC/SB 8 Page 20 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended.
As used in this subsection, l ] b ,d i a º r "transformation" means incineration, pyrolysis, distillation, e r = t e w d m a n o gasification or biological conversion other than composting.
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In the event the board wishes to adopt rules that are identical with regulations adopted by an agency of the federal government, the board, after notice and hearing, may adopt such rules by reference to the federal regulations without setting forth the provisions of the federal regulations.
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The board shall adopt rules concerning the management of used oil that are equivalent to and [no more ] at least as stringent [than] as federal regulations adopted by the federal environmental protection agency pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended.
Before the board adopts a rule for the management of hazardous waste, concerning storage tanks or concerning used oil, that is more stringent than the federal regulations, the board shall make a determination, based on substantial evidence and after notice and public hearing, that the proposed rule will be more protective of public health and the environment." SECTION 4.
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REPEAL.--Section 74-2-5.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 98, Section 1) is repealed.
In the event the board wishes to adopt rules that are identical with regulations adopted by an agency of the federal government, the board, after notice and hearing, may adopt such rules by reference to the federal regulations without setting forth the provisions of the federal regulations." SECTION SJCº 3.»SJC SJCº4.»SJC REPEAL.--Section 74-2-5.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, Chapter 98, Section 1) is repealed.
SECTION 5.
SECTION SJCº4.»SJC SJCº5.»SJC EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2021.
EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2021.
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