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Railroad Modifications
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Tyler Clancy
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill addresses emissions from railroad locomotives.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ requires the Division of Air Quality (division) to conduct an inventory related to
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emissions from railyards in certain counties in the state;
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▸ requires the division to propose an emissions reduction plan for emissions from certain
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railroad locomotives to be implemented by December 31, 2027;
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▸ requires the division to recommend state action for implementing the emissions reduction
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plan; and
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▸ requires the division to report on the inventory, plan, and recommendations.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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63I-2-219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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ENACTS:
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19-2a-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 19-2a-108 is enacted to read:
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19-2a-108 . Railroad emissions study -- Emissions reduction plan -- Report.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Division" means the Division of Air Quality created in Section 19-1-105.
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(b) "Local yard service" means the same as that term is defined in Section 56-2-1. H.B. 185 01-13 16:30
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(c) "Ozone nonattainment area" means an area that does not meet the primary or
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secondary air quality standards for ozone under the national ambient air quality
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standards described in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7407(d).
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(d)(i) "Ozone nonattainment county" means a county in this state partially or wholly
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included in an ozone nonattainment area.
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(ii) "Ozone nonattainment county" includes:
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(A) Davis County;
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(B) Salt Lake County;
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(C) Tooele County;
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(D) Utah County; and
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(E) Weber County.
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(e)(i) "Railroad locomotive" means an engine-powered piece of equipment that:
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(A) operates on rails; and
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(B) is designed for moving a railroad engine or railroad car.
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(ii) "Railroad locomotive" does not include equipment:
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(A) designed for operation on a roadway;
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(B) powered by an engine or engines with a total power output of less than 750
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kilowatts or 1006 horsepower; or
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(C) operated for historical display or non-commercial use.
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(2) By no later than September 30, 2025, the division shall complete:
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(a) an air emissions inventory of all railyards located in an ozone nonattainment county
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for:
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(i) nitrogen oxides;
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(ii) carbon monoxide;
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(iii) particulate matter; and
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(iv) other compounds the division identifies for the inventory;
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(b) an emissions reduction plan to reduce the emissions of compounds described in
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Subsection (2)(a):
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(i) from railroad locomotives operating in railyards located in ozone nonattainment
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counties:
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(A) designed or used for local yard service; or
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(B) designed with a maximum output of less than 2300 horsepower; and
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(ii) to the following levels by no later than December 31, 2027:
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(A) for nitrogen oxides, 5.0 grams per brake horsepower-hour;
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(B) for carbon monoxide, 2.4 grams per brake horsepower-hour; and
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(C) for particulate matter, 0.10 grams per brake horsepower-hour; and
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(c) recommendations for actions that the state should take to implement the plan
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described in Subsection (2)(b).
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(3) The division shall report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
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Interim Committee on or before the committee's November 2025 interim meeting:
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(a) the findings of the study described in Subsection (2); and
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(b) the division's recommendations for legislative action.
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Section 2. Section 63I-2-219 is amended to read:
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63I-2-219 . Repeal dates: Title 19.
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(1) Section 19-1-109, Clean Air Support Restricted Account, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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(2) Section 19-2a-102.5, Emissions reduction plan study and recommendations, is repealed
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July 1, 2024.
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(3) Section 19-2a-108, Railroad emissions study -- Emissions reduction plan -- Report, is
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repealed July 1, 2028.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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