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2001 SESSION
SB 1072 Reporting of ballast water discharge; penalty.
Introduced by: Bill Bolling | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Reporting of ballast water discharge; penalty. Requires that operators of certain commercial vessels file a Ballast Water Control Report form with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. The reporting requirements shall not apply to any vessel of the United States Department of Defense, the United States Coast Guard, or the Armed Forces. The reporting requirement may be satisfied for those vessels whose first port of call in United States waters is in Virginia by the filing of a copy of the form submitted to the National Ballast Water Information Clearinghouse. Any operator who knowingly fails to file a report form in a timely manner or knowingly makes a false statement on the report form shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013351404 pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013381404-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1072ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013351404
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/29/01 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013381404-S1
- 01/30/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/01 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 013381404-S1
- 01/31/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 013381404-S1
- 02/01/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/01 House: Read first time
- 02/06/01 House: Referred to Committee on Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
- 02/12/01 House: Reported from Ches. & Its Tributaries (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Read second time
- 02/15/01 House: Read third time
- 02/15/01 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/15/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1072ER)
- 02/21/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)