This bill proposes an amendment to section 49-424 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which currently outlines the establishment of substantive policy statements for identifying air quality exceptional events. The existing law requires these statements to consider the state's unique geological, geographical, and climatological conditions, and to be developed in collaboration with the certified planning agency and the county air pollution control department or district.

The new language introduced by the bill mandates that if a wildfire occurs on federally managed land and impacts Arizona, the department is required to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This addition aims to ensure that the effects of such wildfires on air quality are formally recognized and addressed at the federal level.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 49-424