2019 Senate Bill 326

Require “disparate impact” study for new industrial facilities

Introduced in the Senate

May 16, 2019

Introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-1)

To require applicants for an air pollution discharge permit in a zip code with 35 or more active permits to perform a “disparate impact” study that incorporates the cumulative effect of all the permit holders in the area, and require a public hearing before a new permit is issued.

Referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality