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2001 SESSION
SB 1297 Matters within jurisdiction of environmental agencies.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Enforcement in federal courts of matters within the jurisdiction of the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board and the Department of Environmental Quality. Provides that in addition to the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board and the Director to bring actions in the courts of the Commonwealth to enforce any law, regulation, case decision or condition of a permit or certification, the Attorney General is authorized on behalf of such Boards or the Director to seek to intervene pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any action pending in a federal court in order to resolve a dispute already being litigated in that court by the United States through the Environmental Protection Agency. This bill is identical to HB 2330.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013370252 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013394500-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1297ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 013370252
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/05/01 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013394500-S1
- 02/06/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 013394500-S1
- 02/06/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 013394500-S1
- 02/06/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/01 House: Read first time
- 02/09/01 House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/14/01 House: Reported from Cons. & Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 House: Read second time
- 02/16/01 House: Read third time
- 02/16/01 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1297ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 166 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/15/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166)