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Utah DEQ warns proposed EPA cuts would hamper state enforcement; seeks primacy for select programs
Summary
Utah Department of Environmental Quality officials told the Federalism Commission that a proposed federal budget cut for EPA would shift most of the reduction in practice onto states, and DEQ described steps it is taking to request state primacy for several federal environmental programs.
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality told the Utah Federalism Commission on Thursday that proposed cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s budget would “dramatically impact” the state’s ability to implement Clean Air, Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water statutes and urged state officials to consider funding and efficiency options if federal support is reduced.
DEQ Executive Director Tim Davis said the administration’s proposed EPA reductions would place most of the burden on states: “That would dramatically impact the ability of the states, including Utah, including your Department of Environmental Quality, to be able to effectively and efficiently, oversee those, federal federal statutes.” He told commissioners state staff are exploring where Utah could assume…
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