Any regional air quality council established pursuant to this chapter shall develop and implement an air quality plan in accordance with the environmental protection and health act, sections 39-101 through 39-130, Idaho Code, that includes:
(1)  The compilation of all historical data on air quality studies in the specified regional area;

Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-6706

  • Air quality plan: means the comprehensive air quality management plan for a specified regional area as developed and modified by a regional air quality council. See Idaho Code 39-6705
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Council: means a regional air quality council established pursuant to this chapter. See Idaho Code 39-6705
  • Specified regional area: means a county or counties, or a defined geographical area, where air quality is threatened. See Idaho Code 39-6705
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Study: means the comprehensive, scientifically based study of air quality in a specified regional area. See Idaho Code 39-6705
(2)  An assessment of present and projected emissions related to the specified regional area;
(3)  The completion of a comprehensive, scientifically based study of air quality in the specified regional area;
(4)  A description of actions to be taken by governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities to protect, preserve and, when necessary, improve the air quality in the specified regional area; and
(5)  The submittal of an air quality management plan to the legislature that may reject the plan in whole or in part pursuant to a concurrent resolution. Any regional air quality council established pursuant to this chapter shall assist and coordinate the implementation of the accepted plan with federal, state, and local authorities for seven (7) years after acceptance, after which any regional air quality council and its committees shall disband.