REFERENCE TITLE: greenhouse gas emissions; regulations

State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010

HB 2442

Introduced by Representatives Burges, Antenori, Barnes, Gowan, Lesko, Montenegro, Seel, Stevens, Williams, Senators Gorman, Gray C, Gray L, Harper, Pearce R: Representatives Ash, Barto, Biggs, Boone, Court, Crump, Driggs, Goodale, Hendrix, Jones, Kavanagh, Konopnicki, Mason, McComish, McLain, Nichols, Pratt, Reagan, Tobin, Weiers JP, Yarbrough, Senators Allen S, Huppenthal, Melvin, Nelson, Verschoor

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 49, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 6; relating to the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 49, chapter 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 6, to read:

ARTICLE 6.  REGULATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

49-191.  Greenhouse gas programs; definition

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency established under this title or title 41 shall not adopt or enforce a state or regional program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gas without express legislative authorization that is enacted after the effective date of this section.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "greenhouse gas" means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbon or perfluorocarbon. END_STATUTE