Legislation Affecting Administrative Rulemaking

During the 2011 General Session, the Legislature passed the following bill that affects rulemaking.

H.B. 228 Administrative Rules Reauthorization

H.B. 228, entitled "Administrative Rules Reauthorization", is the legislation required annually by Subsection 63G-3-502(3). The bill was sponsored by Rep. Curtis Oda, and carried a recommendation from the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee.

The bill was substituted late in the session. As passed, the bill reauthorized all administrative rules except Section R311-201-11, Environmental Quality, Environmental Response and Remediation, Underground Storage Tanks: Certification Programs and UST Operator Training, Work Performed by Licensed Engineers or Geologists; and Section R311-207-9, Environmental Quality, Environmental Response and Remediation, Accessing the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund for Leaking Petroleum Storage Tanks, Third Party Consultant.

The Governor signed H.B. 228 on 03/23/2011. The bill goes into effect on 05/01/2011 pursuant to section 2 of the bill.

More information about H.B. 228 is available from the Legislature’s web site at http://le.utah.gov/~2011/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0228S01.htm.

Questions about this bill may be directed to Ken Hansen (801-538-3777).

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