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2002 SESSION

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HB 497 Water quality analysis.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Water quality analysis. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a citizen water quality monitoring program and authorizes the agency to provide grants to support water quality monitoring organizations. An organization would be eligible to receive a grant if (i) the monitoring activity is done under a memorandum of agreement with the Department, (ii) the activity is consistent with the agency's monitoring program and the monitoring methods manual, and (iii) the monitoring location is part of the agency's water quality control plan. The results of the citizen monitoring are prohibited from being used as evidence in any enforcement action.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022170876  pdf
• 01/23/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022197876-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022170876
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/18/02  House: Assigned to A., C. & N. R. sub-committee: 2
• 01/23/02  House: Committee substitute printed 022197876-H1
• 01/23/02  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (18-Y 4-N)
• 01/24/02  House: Read first time
• 01/25/02  House: Read second time
• 01/25/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 022197876-H1
• 01/25/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 022197876-H1
• 01/28/02  House: Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
• 01/28/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (84-Y 15-N)
• 01/28/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/25/02  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amd (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/27/02  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/27/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/27/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/02  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N)
• 03/01/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 6-N)
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)