Oklahomas Toxics Program Proposed Funding

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OklahomasToxics ProgramProposed
Funding
Air Quality Council January 19, 2005
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Estimated Cost

• Salary/Fringe 317,000
• Indirect 48,000
• Equipment/Monitoring 155,000
• Laboratory/Sample Analysis 205,000
• Mobile Source Projects/Studies 80,000
• Travel/Training 30,000
• Projected Annual Cost 835,000

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Emissions by Source Type 43 of
toxic emissions in the 1999 NEI are attributable
to mobile sources
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Legislative Funding1/day Rental Car Fee

• Targets mobile sources
• Requires legislative support

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Recommended AlternativeFee VOCs, HAPs
Appendix O

• 39.40/ton
• 97 of toxics are VOCs
• Incentive to control emissions

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Other Fees Considered
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Alternative 1Fee VOCs
Only44.39/ton

• Most reported toxics are VOCs
• Does not specifically target toxics

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Alternative 2Raise Fee for All Pollutants
26.61/ton

• Easy to implement
• Does not target toxic emitters
  

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Alternative 3Fee HAPs Appendix O
90.90/ton

• Toxic emitters pay for program
• Huge fee for a few sources

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Alternative 4 Fee HAPS118.46/ton

• Fee tied to toxic emissions
• Discourages speciation

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State Toxic Fees
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Timing is Critical

• The Department will not recommend
• revoking its current toxic program
• without dedicated funding.

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If approved, Subchapter 42 will be effective
October 1, 2005 (252100-42-1.1).

• The new Subchapter 42 will supersede all parts of
  OAC 252100-41 (252100-42-1.1).
• Except The federal requirements for HAP and
  Asbestos located in Sections 15 and 16 that
  incorporate by reference National Emission
  Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
  found in 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63 and specific
  asbestos requirements will remain effective.

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If new funding is not provided, the Department
will maintain the toxics program as it currently
exists in Subchapter 41.

• The Department will pursue revocation of
  Subchapter 42 before it goes into effect.
• Language is included in Subchapter 41 stating
  that the Subchapter will only remain effective if
  Subchapter 42 does not supersede it
  (252100-41.1).

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Summary

• Reconstructed state toxics program
• based on monitoring public health
• Replaced a permit-based approach to toxics
• Recommend legislative funding --
• Dollar a Day Rental Car Appropriation
• Alternative regulatory funding would be a
• fee on VOCs, HAPs O
• Proposal to revoke regulatory funding
• if/when legislative funding is obtained.

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Legislative Sponsors

• Senator Johnnie Crutchfield
• Representative Greg Piatt

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DEQThe Air Quality Division

• Guardian to a Prairie Sky