ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: NREW DP 10-0-0-0 | Third Read 53-0-7-0-0

Senate: NR DP 6-0-2-0 | Third Read 29-0-1-0-0

Final Read: 51-0-9-0-0 | Chapter: 206

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2986: department of environmental quality; programs

Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19

Signed by the Governor

Overview

Modifies various areas of statute that relate to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and its programs.

History

ADEQ is responsible for managing state and federal programs related to air, water and land pollution. ADEQ is responsible for administering state environmental laws and shares regulatory responsibility for certain federal programs that have been delegated to the State by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)(ADEQ).

Provisions

Solid Waste Fee Fund

1.   Replaces the Recycling Fund with the Solid Waste Fee Fund as a fund for:

a.   depositing in-lieu contributions made by cities or towns providing certain waste collection and processing services outside of its boundaries;

b.   administering and distributing monies for public education programs on recycling and source reduction;

c. administering and distributing monies designated for the award of grants; and

d.   depositing fees collected from operators of solid was landfill or facilities. (Sec. 1)

2.   Repeals the Recycling Fund and transfers all unexpended and unencumbered funds to the Solid Waste Fee Fund. (Sec. 6-8)

3.   Expands eligible uses of monies in the Solid Waste Fee Fund. (Sec. 9)

4.   Allows the ADEQ Director (Director) to appoint an advisory committee for the use of monies in the Solid Waste Fee Fund for certain recycling related grants and programs. (Sec. 9)

5.   Prescribes the advisory committee's membership. (Sec. 9)

Lead Acid Battery Regulations

6.   Eliminates the requirement that an eligible lead battery collection or recycling facility must be authorized by the EPA or ADEQ. (Sec. 1)

7.   Removes the requirement for facilities that collect and recycle, lead acid batteries to register and pay fees associated with the solid waste program. (Sec. 1)

 

Director Duties

8.   Modifies the duties of the Director as it relates to prescribing rules for the production, treatment, distribution and testing of potable water by public water systems. (Sec. 3)

Open Burning Permitting and Enforcement

9.   Clarifies that, when ADEQ assumes jurisdiction over open burning in a county, the Director may delegate issuance and enforcement of open burning permits. (Sec. 2)

10.  Asserts that, in the aforementioned circumstance, violations are subject to the enforcement provisions of the State Air Pollution Control statute(s). (Sec. 2)

State Implementation Plan Revision Extensions

11.  Extends the conditional enactment dates, from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2029, as it relates to State Implementation Plan revisions. (Sec. 6, 7)

Miscellaneous

12.  Conforms the used oil program to current federal regulations, while clarifying the used oil program administered by the state must not be more stringent than federal regulations. (Sec. 3)

13.  Removes one-time emergency funding requirement. (Sec.4, 5)

14.  Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 5)

 

 

 

 

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Initials CW              HB 2986

7/6/2026         Page 0           Signed by the Governor

 

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