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ÐÌCalifornia€would€typically€need€1ðð€to€2€years€to€complete€the€SIP€development€and€adoptionÏprocess.€€This€includes€workshops,€an€outreach€program,€and€meetings€with€stakeholders.€€ThisÏprocess€is€not€mandated,€but€is€necessary€to€resolve€anticipated€problems€that€could€hold€upÏadoption€of€the€SIP€by€the€governing€board.€€ÌÌRegulations€(including€SIPs)€are€usually€placed€on€the€Boardððs€agenda€6€months€in€advance€toÏprovide€time€for€planning€and€review.€€As€autonomous€regulatory€agencies€that€regulateÐ (,Æ%) Ðstationary€sources€in€California,€local€air€pollution€control€districts€would€also€need€to€adoptÏdistrict„specific€regulations€that€would€establish€the€backstop€trading€program€provisions€intoÏtheir€local€programs.€€This€would€typically€occur€on€a€parallel€process€with€the€state€rulemaking.€€ÏHistorically,€trading€programs€in€California€have€taken€extra€time€to€develop€and€implement.€€ÏCalifornia€has€a€full€time€legislature.€€The€legislature€does€not€need€to€approve€SIPs.€€However,Ïlegislation€may€be€needed€to€enable€the€interstate€transfer€of€allowances.€€Legislation€may€take€asÏlong€as€2€years.ÌÌAnticipating€the€time€it€would€take€to€collect€emission€inventory€data,€perform€modeling,€andÏdevelop€a€regional€haze€control€strategy€and€trading€program,€California€would€need€to€start€theirÏprocess€by€the€Fall€of€2001€to€meet€a€SIP€deadline€of€December€31,€2003.ÌÌò òColoradoó óÐ Zø  ÐÌColoradoððs€rulemaking€process€takes€4€to€8€months.€€SIP€changes€must€be€approved€by€theÏLegislature.€The€legislature€meets€every€year€from€January€to€May.€€SIP€changes€for€the€nextÏlegislative€session€must€be€completed€by€October€31st€of€the€prior€year€or€wait€for€the€followingÏyearððs€session.€€ÌÌColorado€would€need€to€start€their€process€by€the€beginning€of€2002€to€meet€a€SIP€deadline€ofÏDecember€2003.€ÌÌò òIdahoó óÐ Š( ÐÌIdaho's€rulemaking€process€takes€about€a€year,€to€ensure€public€involvement€before€the€officialÏpublic€comment€period€and€hearings€take€place.€€Once€the€DEQ€Board€approves€the€rule,€itÏbecomes€a€pending€rule,€or€it€could€also€be€adopted€as€a€temporary€rule.€€The€rule€then€needs€toÏbe€approved€by€the€Legislature.€€Idaho's€Legislature€meets€every€year€for€about€3€months,Ïbeginning€in€January.€ÌÌIdaho€would€need€to€start€their€process€by€early€2002€to€meet€a€SIP€submittal€deadline€ofÏDecember€2003.ÌÌò òNevadaó óÐ ¤$B! ÐÌTime€for€Rule€Making:€€5€„€24€months.€€Nevadaððs€rules€must€be€approved€by€the€StateÏEnvironmental€Commission€and€Legislative€Council€Bureau.€The€time€frame€could€be€reduced€ifÏno€new€regulations€are€proposed.€€The€process€could€be€pushed€out€to€two€years€if€the€LegislativeÏCouncil€Bureau€refuses€to€send€the€regulations€to€the€Secretary€of€State€and€wants€to€hold€themÏfor€review€by€the€entire€legislature.ñ½ñÌñ½ñÌÐ ,ž%) ÐTime€for€SIP€Rule€Making:€€Must€be€approved€by€the€State€Environmental€Commission€prior€toÏsubmittal€to€EPA.€€SIP's€do€not€need€to€go€through€our€entire€legislature€but€must€be€approvedÌby€the€State€Environmental€Commission€which€meets€approximately€four€times€a€year.ÌÌLegislative€Changes:€€No€changes€currently€identified.ÌÌLegislative€Time€Frame:€€Biennial,€120„day€sessions€starting€on€the€first€Monday€in€February€ofÏodd€€years.ÌÌNevada€would€need€to€start€their€process€by€January€2002€in€order€to€meet€a€SIP€deadline€ofÏDecember€31,€2003.ÌÌò òOregonó óÐ Zø  ÐÌOregonððs€rulemaking€process€takes€from€8€months€to€a€year,€including€time€for€€public,€advisoryÏcommittee,€stakeholder€involvement,€and€drafting€rules.€€The€official€rulemaking€process€wouldÏneed€to€start€by€4/1/2003.€€The€Legislature€does€not€need€to€approve€SIP€or€rule€changes.€€TheÏLegislature€meets€every€other€year€(2001€and€2003).€€For€matters€requiring€state€legislatureÏaction€and€approval€„€don't€know€if€it€could€be€done€by€4/1/2003€„€state€legislature€meetsÏbeginning€of€2001€and€2003.€€Feasibility€of€getting€2003€legislative€approval€(if€it€were€required)Ïby€start€of€rule€adoption€process€(4/1/2003)€is€uncertain,€and€somewhat€unlikely.€€For€certainty,Ïwould€need€to€go€to€2001€Legislature.ÌÌò òNew€Mexicoó óÐ t ÐÌNew€Mexicoððs€rulemaking€process€takes€3€to€12€months.€€The€Legislature€does€not€need€toÏapprove€SIP€changes.€The€Legislature€meets€once€per€year€from€mid€January€to€mid€or€end€ofÏFebruary.€€They€alternate€between€a€long€(6€week)€session€and€a€short€(4€week)€session.€€FourÏweek€sessions€are€generally€limited€to€budgetary€issues€and€it€is€usually€very€hard€to€get€anyÏenvironmental€legislation€through.€€Long€sessions€will€occur€in€2001€and€2003.€€Legislation€mustÏbe€started€at€least€6€months€in€advance€to€develop€support.ÌÌNew€Mexico€would€need€to€start€their€rulemaking€process€by€January€2003€to€meet€a€DecemberÏ31,€2003€deadline.€€If€legislation€is€needed,€the€process€would€need€to€start€by€the€summer€ofÏ2002€at€the€latest.ÌÌò òUtahó óÐ b'!$ ÐÌUtahððs€official€rulemaking€process€takes€from€4€to€6€months.€€Stakeholder€meetings€and€publicÏinput€would€be€required€prior€to€the€start€of€rulemaking.€€The€WRAP€recommendations€haveÏbeen€developed€through€a€stakeholder€process,€and€the€WRAP€will€also€be€developing€technicalÏdocumentation€for€the€SIP.€€Utah€anticipates€that€the€ñ¹ñwork€done€by€the€ñ¹ñWRAP€ñºñwill€allow€aÐ ,ž%) Ðquicker€SIP€development€process€at€the€state€level.ñºññ»ñprocess€willñ²ñ€ñ²ññ»ññ·ññ´ñhelp€ñ´ññ·ññ»ññ¸ñallowñ¸ññ¸ñ€theñ¸ññ¸ñ€SIPñ¸ññ¸ñ€toñ¸ññ¸ñ€beñ¸ññ¸ñ€developedñ¸ññ»ññ·ññ´ñspñ´ññ·ññµññ´ñpeñ´ññµññ·ññ¶ñeed€ñ¶ññ¶ñup€ñ¶ññ·ñ€€The€Legislature€does€not€need€to€approveÏSIPs.€€Utahððs€legislature€meets€for€2€months€every€year,€beginning€in€January.ÌÌUtah€would€need€to€start€their€rulemaking€process€by€March€2002€to€meet€a€December€31,€2003ÏSIP€deadline.€€If€any€legislative€changes€are€required,€the€process€would€need€to€start€by€theÏsummer€of€2002€at€the€latest.ÌÌò òWyomingó óÐ È f ÐÌAlthough€the€Wyoming€Legislature€does€not€need€to€approve€SIP€changes,€the€Legislature€willÏhave€to€authorize€Wyoming's€participation€in€a€regional€trading€program.€€The€Legislature€meetsÏFebruary€to€March€of€each€year;€with€a€20„day€budget€session€held€on€even-numbered€years,€andÏa€40„day€general€session€held€on€odd-numbered€years.€€The€latest€Wyoming€could€go€to€theÏlegislature€with€an€authorization€bill€is€the€February€2003€session,€and€then€the€state€would€haveÏto€complete€SIP€preparation€during€the€interim€between€that€March€2003€legislative€approval,Ïand€before€the€December€2003€deadline€for€ðð309€SIP€submittal.ÌÌWyoming€anticipates€that€€for€complicated€rulemaking€like€this€Regional€Haze€regulation,€theÏfull€rulemaking€process€will€probably€take€about€14-18€months.€€Thus€Wyoming€would€need€toÏstart€the€rulemaking€process€by€about€June€2002,€in€order€to€meet€a€December€31,€2003Ïcompletion€deadline.ÌÌWyoming€would€prepare€the€actual€bill€language€during€the€Fall€of€2002,€in€preparation€for€theÏ2003€legislative€session.€€After€legislative€approval,€the€Wyoming€Environmental€QualityÏCouncil€(Ô_ÔEQCÔ_Ô)€would€have€to€make€the€formal€changes€to€Wyoming€regulations€to€incorporateÏthe€Regional€Haze€Rule€(Ô_ÔRHRÔ_Ô).€€Official€Ô_ÔEQCÔ_Ô€action€must€necessarily€be€delayed€until€after€theÏMarch€2003€legislative€approval,€but€Wyoming€would€provide€the€Ô_ÔEQCÔ_Ô€with€a€"preview"€of€theÏÔ_ÔRHRÔ_Ô€proposal€during€the€Fall€of€2002€to€expedite€the€Council's€review€after€legislative€approvalÏwas€finalized.Ì