Citation
(2007), "SCAQMD may impose fees on coatings products", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 54 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2007.12854dab.018
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SCAQMD may impose fees on coatings products
In proposing its 2007 Air Quality Management Plan, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is seriously considering imposing fees on coatings products, both architectural and industrial maintenance coatings and industrial surface coatings, as well as associated solvents sold in the air district.
The proposal is still in its early stages, and no fee amounts have been specified. In principle, the district has indicated that the fee schedule would favor low- volatile organic compound (VOC) and ultra-low VOC products, with higher fees being charged for the higher VOC products. The potential impact on such programs as the small container exemption (which allows high-VOC products exceeding the SCAQMD's VOC limits) is unclear at this stage, but it is not expected to go unscathed by it.
For more information, contact National Paint & Coatings Association's Jim Sell at: jsell@paint.org