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Rules Under Development
Find information on the Air District's rule development efforts, including draft rule documents, opportunities for public participation, and public workshop materials.
The Air District is currently accepting comments on Proposed Amendments to Woodsmoke Rules, including Rule 6-3 and Regulation 5. Written comments will be accepted through August 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM. A Public Hearing will be held on October 1, 2025. For more information, please visit the Woodsmoke Amendments web page.
The Air District will hold two workshops on amendments to Regulation 6: Particulate Matter, Rule 4: Metal Recycling and Shredding Operations. An in-person public workshop will be held on June 26, 2025, and a virtual public workshop will be conducted via webcast on July 10, 2025. For more information, please visit the Metal Recycling and Shredding Rulemaking web page.
The first of three public hearings for Regulation 3 amendments occurred on May 7, 2025. The Board of Directors adopted Regulation 3 amendments (excluding amendments to Schedules S and V) at the second public hearing on June 4, 2025. The Board of Directors adopted Regulation 3 amendments to Schedules S and V at a public hearing on July 2, 2025. For more information, please visit the Regulation 3 Amendments (July 2025) web page.
At a Public Hearing on September 4, 2024, the Air District Board of Directors adopted amendments to Regulation 8: Organic Compounds, Rule 18: Equipment Leaks (Rule 8-18). For more information, please visit the Rule 8-18 Amendments web page.
The Air District develops rules and regulations to improve local air quality and protect the health of Bay Area residents.
The Air District's process for creating and modifying rules and regulations involves developing technical assessments, hosting stakeholder meetings and public workshops, developing draft rules and amendments, and evaluating potential impacts of the rule.
Throughout the rule development process, upcoming events, notices, materials, and reports will be available online for individual rules currently under modification or development.
New rules and amendments that have been adopted by the Air District's Board of Directors can be found in the list of Current Rules. Recently adopted rules and amendments include:
- Regulation 3: Fees (Amendments Adopted 7/2/2025)
- Regulation 8: Organic Compounds, Rule 18: Equipment Leaks (Amendments Adopted 9/4/2024)
AB 617 Expedited BARCT Implementation Schedule
AB 617 requires air districts to implement Best Available Retrofit Control Technology, or BARCT, on pollution sources located at facilities subject to the Cap-and-Trade program. The Air District has developed and adopted an Expedited BARCT Implementation Schedule to meet these requirements.
Rules Under Development
Note that the Air District is currently updating the structure of the Rule Development section of the website, and information on all rules under development may not be listed immediately. Additional information will be posted as this update progresses.
Public Workshops and Materials
View scheduled dates for workshops and hearings on proposed rules.
Note that as as of June 1, 2017, information regarding rule development regulatory workshops and public hearings will be consolidated onto the individual pages for rules under development that are linked from the table above . The Regulatory Workshops and Public Hearings pages will serve only as a source of archived historical information.
Last Updated: 7/14/2025