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AZ Rev Stat § 49-471.15 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-471.15 - Administrative appeals

49-471.15.  Administrative appeals A. A person whose legal rights,  duties or privileges were determined by an appealable agency action or who will be adversely affected by an appealable agency action and who exercised any right to comment on the action provided by law,  rule or ordinance may appeal the action to the air pollution hearing board established pursuant to section 49-478 if the grounds for the appeal are limited to issues raised in that party's comments,  except that administrative appeals of decisions to approve,  deny or revoke a permit,  permit revision or conditional order are governed by sections 49-480.02 and 49-482 and hearings on orders of abatement are governed by section 49-490. B. A notice of appeal under this section shall be filed with the hearing board within thirty days after the county serves notice of the appealable agency action. The notice of appeal shall identify the party,  the party's address,  the action being appealed and shall contain a concise statement of the reasons for the appeal. The hearing board shall conduct a public hearing on the appeal within the time prescribed by section 49-482. C. On the concurrence of the control officer and the appealing party,  or if a hearing board is unavailable for any reason,  any appeals under this section may be heard before an administrative law judge pursuant to section 41-1092.01,  subsection J,  and the appeal shall be governed by the procedures prescribed in title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 and all associated rules adopted by the office of administrative hearings. D. Under this section,  service of notice of an appealable agency action shall be effected by personal delivery or certified mail,  return receipt requested,  or by any other method reasonably calculated to effect actual notice to the party to the action to the party's last address of record with the control officer.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-471.16 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-471.16 - Waiver

49-471.16.  Waiver Except to the extent expressly precluded by another law,  a person may waive in writing any right conferred on that person by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-472 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-472 - Department studies

49-472.  Department studies Upon the request of any county by its board of supervisors,  the department shall conduct such studies as are requested,  and at the expense of such county,  but limited to the county making the request. Such studies shall be made to determine the nature,  extent,  distribution and sources of air pollution within such county and the possible methods of control and abatement of such pollution within the county making the request. In the conduct of such requested studies the department may seek cooperative arrangements with state universities and other educational institutions of the state,  or with other state departments,  the county,  municipalities or private agencies of any kind which have available facilities or personnel,  or both,  suitable for the conduct of one or more areas of such research,  under the supervision of the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-473 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-473 - Board of supervisors

49-473.  Board of supervisors A. The board of supervisors of a county,  in order to conserve and promote the public health,  safety,  and general welfare,  shall within its territorial limits,  or any portion thereof,  investigate the degree to which the atmosphere of the county is contaminated by air pollution and the causes,  sources,  and extent of such air pollution or,  if the state is developing a study in the county pursuant to section 49-424,  cooperate with and assist the state in such a study. B. The board of supervisors of a county shall authorize or designate an existing department of the county government or establish an air pollution control district to carry out the necessary investigations,  inspections,  and enforcement of any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article. C. The board of supervisors of a county may in lieu of the provisions of subsection B,  in addition to the joint exercise of powers provided for in title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3,  establish a multi-county air quality control region with one or more other counties by agreement with the board of supervisors of such other county or counties,  and contract for the joint administration of this article within such region,  including,  but not limited to,  the joint adoption of regulations and standards and the enforcement thereof by a joint region hearing board. Any region created under this subsection shall be governed by all of the provisions applicable to a county.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-474 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-474 - County control boards

49-474.  County control boards The board of supervisors of each county may authorize the board of health or health department of their respective counties in cooperation with the department of environmental quality to: 1. Study the problem of air pollution in the county. 2. Study possible effects on adjoining counties. 3. Cooperate with chambers of commerce,  industry,  agriculture,  public officials and all other interested persons or organizations. 4. Hold public hearings if in their discretion such action is necessary. 5. The board of supervisors by resolution may establish an air pollution control district.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-474.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-474.02 - Voluntary lawn and garden equipment emissions reduction program; criteria

49-474.02.  Voluntary lawn and garden equipment emissions reduction program;  criteria A. A county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census shall establish and coordinate a voluntary lawn and garden equipment emissions reduction program. The equipment owner's participation in the program is voluntary. The county may contract with an independent contractor to develop and implement all or any portion of the program. The program shall provide for real and quantifiable emissions reductions. The county shall coordinate the program with any similar programs offered by any person,  organization or business. B. A person may participate in the program if the lawn or garden equipment starts and is used for residential or commercial purposes. C. A voucher shall be issued in the amount of $200 to an owner of a commercial lawn mower that is retired and that meets the requirements of this section. The voucher shall be used for the purchase of a lawn mower that generates lower emissions. D. A voucher shall be issued in the amount of at least $100 to an owner of a residential lawn mower that is retired and that meets the requirements of this section. The voucher shall be used for the purchase of an electric lawn mower. E. A voucher shall be issued in the amount of at least $50 to the owner of a gasoline-powered lawn or garden device that is retired and that meets the requirements of this section. The voucher shall be used for the purchase of a lawn or garden device that generates lower emissions. F. Equipment that is retired pursuant to this section shall not be used in this state. G. The county shall prepare and submit on December 1 of each year a progress report on the voluntary lawn mower emissions reduction program containing at least the following information: 1. The number of lawn mowers and other lawn and garden devices retired by brand and year of manufacture. 2. The cost-effectiveness of the program in terms of dollars spent per ton of emissions reductions. 3. Any recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the program. 4. The administrative costs of the program.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-474.06 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-474.06 - Dust control; subcontractor registration; fee

49-474.06.  Dust control;  subcontractor registration;  fee A. In an area designated by the environmental protection agency as a serious PM-10 nonattainment area or a maintenance area that was designated as a serious PM-10 nonattainment area,  a subcontractor who is engaged in dust generating operations at a site that is subject to a permit that is issued by a control officer and that requires control of PM-10 emissions from dust generating operations shall register with the control officer by submitting information in the manner prescribed by the control officer. The control officer shall issue a registration number after payment of the fee authorized under subsection C. B. The subcontractor shall have its registration number readily accessible on site while conducting any dust generating operations. C. The control officer may establish and assess a fee for the registration required under subsection A based on the total cost of processing the registration and issuance of a registration number.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-475 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-475 - Powers and duties

49-475.  Powers and duties The air pollution control district established by the board of supervisors shall have the power to: 1. Have perpetual succession. 2. Sue and be sued in the name of the district in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. 3. Adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. 4. Take by grant,  purchase,  gift,  or lease,  hold,  use,  enjoy,  and to lease or dispose of real or personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full exercise of its powers. 5. Lease,  sell or dispose of any property or any interest therein whenever in the judgment of the air pollution control board such property,  or any interest therein,  or part thereof,  is no longer required for the purposes of the district,  or may be leased for any purpose without interfering with the use of the same for the purposes of the district,  and to pay any compensation received therefor into the general fund of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-476 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-476 - Authorization to accept funds or grants

49-476.  Authorization to accept funds or grants The department of environmental quality,  county health departments,  or boards of supervisors may accept and expend in accordance with the terms of the grant any funds granted to it for research of air pollution by the federal government,  any political subdivision of the state,  any agency or branch of the federal or state governments,  or any private agency.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-477 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-477 - Advisory council

49-477.  Advisory council The board of supervisors may appoint an advisory council of such membership as it deems necessary to advise and consult with the board of supervisors,  the control agency,  and the control officer in effecting the purposes of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-478 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-478 - Hearing board

49-478.  Hearing board A. The board of supervisors shall appoint an air pollution hearing board. B. The hearing board shall consist of five members. The five members shall be knowledgeable in the field of air pollution. At least one member of the board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. At least three members shall not have a substantial interest,  as defined in section 38-502,  in any person required to obtain a permit pursuant to this article. Each board member shall serve for a term of three years. C. The hearing board shall select a chairman and vice-chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary. D. The board of supervisors may authorize compensation for hearing board members,  and may authorize reimbursement for subsistence and travel,  including travel from and to their respective places of residence when on official business.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-479 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-479 - Rules; hearing

49-479.  Rules;  hearing A. The board of supervisors shall adopt such rules as it determines are necessary and feasible to control the release into the atmosphere of air contaminants originating within the territorial limits of the county or multi-county air quality control region in order to control air pollution,  which rules,  except as provided in subsection C shall contain standards at least equal to or more restrictive than those adopted by the director. In fixing such standards,  the board or region shall give consideration but shall not be limited to: 1. The latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on health and welfare which may be expected from the presence of an air pollution agent,  or combination of agents in the ambient air,  in varying quantities. 2. Atmosphere conditions and the types of air pollution agent or agents which,  when present in the atmosphere,  may interact with another agent or agents to produce an adverse effect on public health and welfare. 3. Securing,  to the greatest degree practicable,  the enjoyment of the natural attractions of the state and the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants. B. No rule may be enacted or amended except after the board of supervisors first holds a public hearing after twenty days' notice of such hearing. The proposed rule,  or any proposed amendment of a rule,  shall be made available to the public at the time of notice of such hearing. C. A county may adopt or amend a rule,  emission standard,  or standard of performance that is as stringent or more stringent than a rule,  emission standard or standard of performance for similar sources adopted by the director only if the county complies with the applicable provisions of section 49-112. D. All rules enacted pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public at a reasonable charge upon request.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-480.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-480.01 - Permits; changes within a source; revisions

49-480.01.  Permits;  changes within a source;  revisions A. The board of supervisors shall establish by rule provisions to allow changes within a source required to obtain a permit under title V of the clean air act without requiring a permit revision if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The changes do not constitute modifications under title I of the clean air act. 2. The changes do not result in an emission that is greater than the emissions allowed under the permit. 3. The source provides the control officer with a written notice of the proposed changes at least seven days in advance of the beginning of those changes. 4. The source satisfies other conditions that may be established in the rules adopted pursuant to this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section for title V sources may prescribe a different time limit for notifications associated with emergency conditions. B. Any permit issued pursuant to section 49-480 may be revised,  revoked and reissued,  or terminated for cause. The filing of a request for a permit revision,  revocation and reissuance,  or a termination,  or a notification filed pursuant to subsection A does not stay any effective permit condition. The control officer may require in writing that the applicant provide within a reasonable time any information that the control officer identifies as necessary for the control officer to determine if cause exists for revising,  revoking and reissuing,  or terminating,  the permit,  or to determine compliance with permit conditions. C. The board of supervisors shall establish by rule procedures related to public and departmental reviews of changes to a permitted source. The procedures shall impose no greater procedural burden on the permittee than the procedures adopted by the director pursuant to section 49-426.01,  subsection C.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-480.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-480.02 - Appeals of permit actions

49-480.02.  Appeals of permit actions A. Within thirty days after the control officer gives notice of approval,  denial or revocation of a permit,  the applicant or any person who submitted comments pursuant to section 49-480,  may request an appeal as provided under section 49-482. The decision after that hearing constitutes the final permit action from which judicial review may be taken pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. B. Any person who has an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action in superior court against the control officer alleging that the control officer has failed to act in a timely manner consistent with the requirements of section 49-480. No action may be commenced before sixty days after the plaintiff has given notice to the control officer of the plaintiff's intent to file. The court has jurisdiction to require the control officer to act without additional delay.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-481 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-481 - Grant or denial of applications

49-481.  Grant or denial of applications A. The control officer shall deny a permit or revision if the applicant does not show that every such source is so designed,  controlled,  or equipped with such air pollution control equipment that it may be expected to operate without emitting or without causing to be emitted air contaminants in violation of the provisions of this article and the rules adopted by the board of supervisors. B. Prior to acting on an application for a permit,  the control officer may require the applicant to provide and maintain such facilities as are necessary for sampling and testing purposes in order to secure information that will disclose the nature,  extent,  quantity or degree of air contaminants discharged into the atmosphere from the source described in the application. In the event of such a requirement,  the control officer shall notify the applicant in writing of the type and characteristics of such facilities. C. In acting upon an application for a permit renewal,  if the control officer finds that such source has been constructed not in accordance with any prior permit or revision issued pursuant to section 49-480.01,  he shall require the person to obtain a permit revision or deny the application for such permit. The control officer shall not accept any further application for a permit for such source so constructed until he finds that such source has been reconstructed in accordance with the prior permit or a revision,  or a revision to the permit has been obtained. D. After a decision on a permit or revision,  the control officer shall notify the applicant and any person who filed a comment on the permit pursuant to section 49-480 or the revision pursuant to section 49-480.01 in writing of the decision,  and if the permit is denied,  the reasons for such denial. Service of this notification may be made in person or by first class mail. The control officer shall not accept a further application unless the applicant has corrected the reasons for the objections specified by the control officer as reasons for such denial.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-482 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-482 - Appeals to hearing board

49-482.  Appeals to hearing board A. Within thirty days after notice is given by the control officer of approval or denial of a permit,  permit revision or conditional order,  the applicant and any person who filed a comment on the permit or permit revision pursuant to section 49-480,  subsection B and section 49-426,  subsection D,  or on the conditional order pursuant to section 49-492,  subsection C,  may petition the hearing board,  in writing,  for a public hearing,  which shall be held within thirty days after receipt of the petition. The hearing board,  after notice and a public hearing,  may sustain,  modify or reverse the action of the control officer. B. Any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action in superior court against the control officer alleging that the control officer has failed to act in a timely manner as provided in section 49-480,  subsection B and section 49-426,  subsection C. No action may be commenced before sixty days after the plaintiff has given notice to the control officer. The court has jurisdiction to require the control officer to act without additional delay.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-483 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-483 - Permit transfers; notice; appeal

49-483.  Permit transfers;  notice;  appeal A. A permit shall not be transferable,  whether by operation of law or otherwise,  either from one location to another,  or from one piece of equipment to another. B. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply to mobile or portable machinery or equipment which is transferred from one location to another after notification to the control officer of the transfer. C. A permit may be transferred,  whether by operation of law or otherwise,  from one person to another,  provided that prior to the transfer,  the person holding the permit notifies the control officer in writing of the name,  address,  telephone number and statutory agent of the person to whom the permit will be transferred,  the effective date of the proposed transfer and other information the board of supervisors may determine to be necessary by rule. The control officer shall prescribe procedures for such notification. D. If the control officer determines that the transferee is not capable of operating the source in compliance with the requirements of this article,  rules adopted under this article and the conditions established in the permit,  the transfer shall be denied. In order for the denial to be effective,  notice of the control officer's denial,  including the reasons for the denial,  shall be issued within ten working days of the control officer's receipt of the notice of the proposed transfer. E. Denial of a permit transfer is appealable by the transferor and the transferee to the air pollution hearing board in the same manner as prescribed for denial of a permit in section 49-482.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-484 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-484 - Expiration of permit

49-484.  Expiration of permit An installation permit shall expire two years from the date of its issuance.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-485 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-485 - Posting of permit

49-485.  Posting of permit A person who has been granted an operating permit,  shall firmly affix such permit,  an approved facsimile of such permit,  or other approved identification bearing the permit number upon such machine,  equipment,  incinerator,  device or other article for which the operating permit is issued in such a manner as to be clearly visible and accessible. In the event that such machine,  equipment,  incinerator,  device or other article is so constructed or operated that such permit cannot be so placed,  the permit shall be mounted so as to be clearly visible in an accessible place within a reasonable distance of such machine,  equipment,  incinerator,  device or other article,  or maintained readily available at all times on the operating premises.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-486 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-486 - Notice by building permit agencies

49-486.  Notice by building permit agencies All agencies that issue building permits shall examine the plans and specifications submitted by an applicant for a building permit to determine if an installation permit will possibly be required under the provisions of section 49-480. If it appears possible that such installation permit will be required,  the agency shall give written notice to such applicant to contact the control officer or the department of environmental quality and shall furnish a copy of such notice to the control officer and the department.