The Department of Energy and Environment adopted amendments to regulations governing battery stewardship infractions. The revisions schedule fines for violation of rules related to battery stewardship. See https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCR/Issues/IssueCategoryList.aspx?DownloadFile={3E3B27A5-EB75-4907-B429-DFBA466EBF09}.
The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to regulations governing oil and gas practice and procedure. The amendments would, among other things, add and revise several definitions, including “community liaison,” “cumulative impacts,” and “disproportionately impacted community,” and update current permitting requirements to further address cumulative impacts of oil and gas operations. A hearing will be held April 9, 2024.
The Department of Energy and Environment proposed amendments to regulations governing storage tanks. The amendments would, among other things, conform to new payment requirements from the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund established in Act 422 and incorporate provisions for lapsed licenses and reinstatement and reciprocity and provisional certificates. A hearing will be held March 27, 2024. Comments are due April 10, 2024.
The Department of Agriculture adopted a new rule for prescribed burning. The rule establishes the criteria for a "qualified prescribed burner" and creates a review committee responsible for designing initial and ongoing training programs, as well as evaluating the qualifications of applicants from other jurisdictions. See http://170.94.37.152/REGS/209.00.23-001F-23877.pdf.
The Department of Environmental Management adopted new regulations to establish a brownfield remediation reserve fund. The regulations provide a mechanism to implement a cleanup program that encourages applicants to voluntarily assess, clean up, remediate, and provide for the productive reuse of brownfield sites. See https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/filing/65285ed0c9b8d1e3f50b6baf/filing.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife proposed to reclassify the gray wolf from endangered to sensitive. Hearings will be held March 15 and 16, 2024. Comments are due May 6, 2024. See https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2024/04/24-04-094.htm.
The Infrastructure Bank adopted a new rule governing the Clean Energy Fund. The rule establishes the policies and procedures governing the provision of financial assistance from the fund to applicants for clean energy related infrastructure projects. See https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/830-10-05-3.
The Department of Environmental Management adopted amendments to regulations governing petroleum liquids marketing and storage. The amendments remove outdated Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery system requirements and update definitions and terms related to Stage I vapor controls for clarification. See https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/250-120-05-11.
The Department of Environmental Conservation proposed amendments to regulations governing science-based state sea-level rise projections. The amendments would provide up to date science-based projections of future sea-level rise. A hearing will be held April 22, 2024. Comments are due April 29, 2024. See https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2024/02/022124.pdf (pp. 8-12).