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DE/03 CleanAlrnow! Loday released leLLer grades of uLah SLaLe LeglslaLors, based upon Lhelr voLes on
alr quallLy bllls durlng Lhe 2012 and 2013 sesslons. More Lhan 67 percenL of SenaLors, and 61 percenL of
8epresenLaLlves, goL grades of u" or worse, a sLrong slgnal LhaL lawmakers haven'L Laken Lhe lssue of
alr quallLy very serlously ln recenL years.
noLlng LhaL Lhe 2014 sesslon wlll lnclude many opporLunlLles Lo pass laws Lo help Lhe WasaLch lronL
reduce lLs alr polluLlon problem, CleanAlrnow! called upon leglslaLors Lo show consLlLuenLs LhaL Lhey
Lake alr quallLy serlously - and wlll voLe Lo proLecL our famllles and communlLles.
Cver Lhe years, alr quallLy has recelved a loL of llp servlce and llLLle acLlon. lL ls Llme LhaL we hold our
leglslaLure accounLable, and lL ls Llme LhaL pollcy reflecLs publlc oplnlon.
As Lhe 2014 leglslaLlve sesslon beglns, more Lhan a dozen bllls affecLlng alr quallLy wlll be consldered by
Lhe leglslaLure, wlLh more Lo come. 1hese lnclude efforLs Lo encourage employers and employees Lo
purchase LranslL passes, Lo help households replace dlrLy wood sLoves and polluLlng lawn equlpmenL, Lo
requlrlng more clean-burnlng sLaLe fleeL vehlcles, Lo removlng language ln sLaLe law whlch prevenLs
uLah regulaLors from maklng alr quallLy rules Lougher Lhan federal sLandards.
Pere's how we compuLed Lhe Clean Alr grades we're announclng Loday. We looked aL commlLLee and
floor voLes on seven bllls from 2013, and Lhree bllls from 2012. As some of Lhose bllls were dlrecLly
llnked Lo clean alr, and oLhers less so, Lhe former were LreaLed doubled" ln lmporLance. 1he below
Lable llsLs Lhose bllls:

Bill No Name Notes Doubled?
SB 275 Energy Amendments Funded natural gas buses.
Passed.

HB 168

Air Quality Mitigation by
Government Entities
Evaluated state agency and
district impact on air pollution.
Passed.
Yes
HB 96

Cleaner Burning Fuels Tax
Credits Amendments
Renewed/modified tax credit for
natural gas vehicles. Passed

HB0294 Bicycles on Streets Ensures cars pass bikes safely on
roads. Passed.

HB0297 Bicycle and Moped
Amendments
Ensures cars pass bikes safely on
roads. Passed.

HB-138 Individual Income Tax
Credit for Purchase of
Public Transit Pass and
Related Funding
Creates a tax credit for buyers of
transit passes. Failed in House
Committee.
Yes
HB-394 Outdoor Wood Boilers Overturned state ban on polluting
outdoor wood burners. Passed
House, not Senate.
Yes
H.B. 70 Air Quality Task Force Set up 2 year task force to
propose AQ solutions. Passed
House, merged on Senate into
other TFs
Yes
S.B. 21 Department of
Environmental Quality
Boards Revisions
Limited size and powers citizen
boards, including Air Quality
Boards. Passed.
Yes
H.B. 104 Substitute Local Highway
Authority Regulatory
Powers
Sought to overturn local bans on
idling. First (bad) version passed
House. Then amended and
improved.
Yes

lor mosL bllls, leglslaLors recelved a good" grade for voLlng ln favor of Lhe bllls. Powever, several bllls
were consldered bad bllls for alr quallLy - P8394, S821 and P8104 - and for Lhose, leglslaLors were
rewarded for no" voLes.
We acknowledge Lhe llmlLaLlons of Lhls sLudy: Lhe relaLlvely small number of bllls ln Lhe sLudy, a problem
exacerbaLed by Lhe facL LhaL for Lhe bllls LhaL dldn'L pass, one house or Lhe oLher dldn'L even voLe on lL.
ln addlLlon, on any glven blll, a leglslaLor mlghL have casL Lhelr voLe Lhlnklng less abouL Lhe polluLlon
lmpacL, Lhan anoLher lssue, llke budgeL lmpacLs.
1hls lsn'L lnLended Lo be Lhe flnal word on each leglslaLor's record on alr quallLy, however, lL glves uLah
voLers a qulck snapshoL of how much alr polluLlon maLLers Lo Lhelr represenLaLlves. And, we hope, lL
sends a slgnal Lo elecLed offlclals LhaL we'll be waLchlng - and recordlng - Lhelr voLes closely.
Pere are Lhe voLes, calculaLed boLh as a percenLage and a A-l grade, sorLed from besL Lo worsL.
llrsL, Lhe uLah SenaLe:
F$;/0*#% ,);/2 G$00$#
!ones, aLrlcla 100 A
Mayne, karen 100 A
vlckers, Lvan !. 100 A
uabakls, !lm 92 A
8obles, Luz 88 8
Parper, Wayne 67 C
Penderson, ueldre 67 C
Shlozawa, 8rlan 67 C
Adams, !. SLuarL 30 u
8ramble, CurLls 30 u
Plllyard, Lyle 30 u
Plnklns, uavld 30 u
knudsen, eLer 30 u
nlederhausen, Wayne 30 u
Ckerlund, 8alph 30 u
SLevenson, !erry 30 u
urquharL, SLephen 30 u
valenLlne, !ohn 30 u
van 1assell, kevln 30 u
Weller, 1odd 30 u
ChrlsLensen, Allen 38 l
uavls, Cene 23 l
uayLon, MargareL 23 l
Madsen, Mark 23 l
8eld, SLuarL 23 l
SLephenson, Poward 23 l
!enklns, ScoLL 13 l
Csmond, Aaron 0 l
1haLcher, uanlel 0 l

1hen, Lhe uLah Pouse:
,);/2 G$00$#
ArenL, . 100 A
8rlscoe, !. 100 A
Moss 100 A
Chavez-Pouck, 8. 93 A
klng, 8. 91 A
Ldwards, 8. 90 A
Pemlngway, L. 90 A
WheaLley 90 A
Cosgrove, 1. 86 8
8omero 86 8
oulson 83 8
nlelson 82 8
llscher, !. 80 8
owell 80 8
Seellg 73 8
Cunnlngham, 8. 71 C
kennedy, M. 71 C
LayLon, u. 71 C
Mckell 71 C
nelson 71 C
8edd, L 71 C
SLraLLon 71 C
Mclff 64 C
1anner 63 C
uucksworLh, S. 60 C
Pandy, S. 60 C
erry 60 C
eLerson, ! 60 C
Anderson, !erry 37 u
LlfferLh, u. 37 u
WesLwood 37 u
Anderegg, ! 36 u
Creenwood, 8. 33 u
lvory, k. 33 u
8rown, M. 33 u
ChrlsLofferson, k. 30 u
Creene, 8. 30 u
knoLwell, !. 30 u
lLcher 30 u
SLanard 30 u
Wlley 30 u
Wllson 30 u
Wllcox 43 u
LasL, 8. 43 u
Pall, C. 43 u
8oberLs 43 u
8arlow, S. 40 u
8arrus, 8. 40 u
8rown, u. 40 u
ChrlsLensen, L. 40 u
Cox, S. 40 u
uee, 8. 40 u
uraxler, !. 40 u
uunnlgan, !. 40 u
lpson, u. 40 u
eLerson, v 40 u
Snow 40 u
Lllason, S. 36 l
Sanpel 33 l
Menlove 30 l
8ay 30 l
Webb 30 l
PuLchlngs, u. 27 l
Sagars 27 l
Pughes, C. 23 l
LockharL 23 l
Anderson, !ohnny 20 l
MaLhls 20 l
noel 20 l
Crover, k. 10 l
McCay 10 l
Cda 10 l
lroerer, C. 9 l
Clbson l. 9 l
8lrd 0 l