Section 19-2-112 - Generalized condition of air pollution creating emergency - Sources causing imminent danger to health - Powers of executive director - Declaration of emergency(1)(a) Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the executive director finds that a generalized condition of air pollution exists and that it creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect human health or safety, the executive director, with the concurrence of the governor, shall order persons causing or contributing to the air pollution to reduce or discontinue immediately the emission of air pollutants.(b) The order shall fix a place and time, not later than 24 hours after its issuance, for a hearing to be held before the governor.(c) Not more than 24 hours after the commencement of this hearing, and without adjournment of it, the governor shall affirm, modify, or set aside the order of the executive director.(2)(a) In the absence of a generalized condition of air pollution referred to in Subsection (1), but if the executive director finds that emissions from the operation of one or more air pollutant sources is causing imminent danger to human health or safety, the executive director may commence adjudicative proceedings under Section 63G-4-502.(b) Notwithstanding Section 19-1-301 or 19-1-301.5, the executive director may conduct the emergency adjudicative proceeding in place of an administrative law judge.(3) Nothing in this section limits any power that the governor or any other officer has to declare an emergency and act on the basis of that declaration.Amended by Chapter 154, 2015 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 333, 2012 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/8/2012.Amended by Chapter 377, 2009 General SessionAffected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029