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2002 SESSION
SB 554 Electric generating facilities.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Permits for power plants. Provides that any valid permit or approval required for an electric generating plant and associated facilities issued or granted by federal, state, and local governmental entities charged by law with responsibility for issuing permits or approvals regulating environmental impact and mitigation of adverse environmental impact or for other specific public interest issues such as building codes, transportation plans and public safety, shall be deemed to satisfy requirements for SCC consideration of the effect of the facility on the environment with respect to matters that are governed by the permit or approval or are within the authority of and were considered in the issuance of the permit or approval. The measure also grants to the DEQ and the Air Pollution Control Board the authority to consider the cumulative impact of new and proposed electric generating facilities on attainment of national ambient air quality standards. The SCC and DEQ are also required to enter into a memorandum of agreement to govern their coordination of reviews of the environmental impacts of such facilities.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025421508 pdf
- 01/22/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 025469508-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025495508-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB554ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025421508
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/21/02 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/22/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 025469508-S1
- 01/23/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/02 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 025469508-S1
- 01/24/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 025469508-S1
- 01/25/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 01/25/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (29-Y 10-N 1-A)
- 01/25/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/02 House: Read first time
- 02/04/02 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/26/02 House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/27/02 House: Committee substitute printed 025495508-H1
- 02/28/02 House: Read second time
- 03/01/02 House: Read third time
- 03/01/02 House: Committee substitute agreed to 025495508-H1
- 03/01/02 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 025495508-H1
- 03/01/02 House: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/01/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/02 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/05/02 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (36-Y 3-N)
- 03/12/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB554ER)
- 03/18/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/05/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483)