If this bill were to become law, it would introduce a concurrent memorial urging the President of the United States and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to either move Arizona from its current EPA Region 9 to Region 8 or relocate the EPA Region 9 office to Arizona. This new language would be inserted into the current statutes, emphasizing the need for a change in the regional oversight of environmental matters affecting Arizona.
Additionally, the bill would retain the existing language regarding the challenges faced by various stakeholders in Arizona, such as the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, in their interactions with the EPA administrators based in San Francisco. The proposed changes aim to address these challenges by advocating for a more localized EPA presence in Arizona.