A new bill in Utah has quietly repealed a previously implemented pay-for-performance management program aimed at improving air quality, set to take effect on May 7. The repeal process went largely unnoticed, primarily focusing on performance incentives. Sponsored by unspecified legislators, the law passed with minimal opposition. State officials, including Marilee Richins from the Department of Government Operation, cited traffic data revealing no significant impact on vehicle numbers during poor air quality days as the reason for discontinuation, despite initial hopes of replicating reductions seen during COVID-19 lockdowns.
The program aimed to reduce traffic and improve air quality but ultimately showed no statistical improvement in vehicle reductions on bad air days.
Marilee Richins stated that the decision to end the program was based on traffic data, indicating it did not effectively reduce road congestion.
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