Arizona Laws 49-591. Exemptions
A. Employers opening for business, or hiring, relocating or otherwise adding employees so as to become subject to the requirements of this section within sixty days before the annual due date for the annual survey, are not required to submit the survey or plan until the next annual due dates.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-591
- Employer: means any sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district or other individual or entity, either public or private, that employs workers. See Arizona Laws 49-581
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Task force: means the travel reduction program regional task force in area A which is designated by the board as the responsible agency to implement and enforce this article. See Arizona Laws 49-581
B. The task force may grant an exemption to employers from the requirement to attain trip reduction goals specified in section 49-588. Exemptions shall be granted if the employer demonstrates that effective trip reduction strategies were implemented on or after July 1, 1988. Those exemptions may be granted only for the first year in which an employer is subject to this section. Employers shall demonstrate that effective strategies are in place by providing:
1. A detailed description of the trip reduction strategies and how they are implemented.
2. The period of time that the strategies have been in place.
3. Evidence indicating that the strategies have been effective in reducing the proportion of employees commuting by single occupancy vehicles.
C. The task force shall grant an exemption only on finding:
1. The evidence submitted by the employer is valid.
2. The trip reduction strategies have reduced trips at least as much as specified in the trip reduction goals pursuant to section 49-588.