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House amends Air Conservation Act to exempt noncommercial cooking, passes after debate over enforcement and health
Summary
Lawmakers approved HB 65 to codify that noncommercial cooking using solid fuel (backyard barbecues) is permitted under Division of Air Quality rules; lawmakers accepted an amendment limiting the exemption to noncommercial cooking amid concerns about enforcement and smoke impacts. Final vote was 56–17.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Monday amended and passed HB 65, clarifying that the Division of Air Quality’s existing rule allowing solid-fuel combustion for cooking (for example, backyard barbecues) be codified in statute while carving out commercial uses for regulatory oversight.
Sponsor Representative Schultz said the bill codifies an existing Division of Air Quality rule that permits wood, pellets or briquettes for barbecuing when…
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