2017 House Bill 5116

Earmark air pollution fines to certain grants, enforcement and monitoring

Introduced in the House

Oct. 17, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-6)

To put all fines related to air quality emissions permit violations in a separate state account, and spend 70 percent of it on grants to local governments for related health assessments, education and training programs, and 30 percent to state agencies to spend on air pollution mitigation, monitoring and enforcement.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources