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2005 SESSION
SB 1089 Environmental enforcement; authorizes Dept. of Environmental Quality to impose civil penalties.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Environmental enforcement; civil penalties. Strengthens the Department of Environmental Quality's environmental enforcement programs by granting it the authority to impose civil penalties of up to $32,500 for each violation, not to exceed $100,000 per order, after a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the Supreme Court if (i) the person has been issued at least two written notices of alleged violation by the Department for the same or substantially related violations at the same site, (ii) such violations have not been resolved by demonstration that there was no violation, by an order issued by the Board or the Director, or by other means, and (iii) at least 130 days have passed since the issuance of the first notice of alleged violation. The penalties would be subject to appeal. This bill also helps simplify water enforcement actions by allowing the Water Board to delegate approval of consent orders. It increases the maximum civil penalty for violations of the Air, Waste, and Water programs from $25,000 to $32,500.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052105118 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 052113840-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/05 House: Committee substitute printed 059658260-H1 pdf
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1089ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0706) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 052105118
- 01/12/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/31/05 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/05 Senate: Committee substitute printed 052113840-S1
- 02/01/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/05 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/02/05 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 052113840-S1
- 02/02/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1089S1
- 02/07/05 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/08/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/08/05 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/08/05 Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (29-Y 10-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/05 House: Read first time
- 02/11/05 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/16/05 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Natural Resources
- 02/16/05 House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/16/05 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/21/05 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (21-Y 3-N)
- 02/22/05 House: Committee substitute printed 059658260-H1
- 02/23/05 House: Read second time
- 02/24/05 House: Read third time
- 02/24/05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 059658260-H1
- 02/24/05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1089H1
- 02/24/05 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/24/05 House: Passed House with substitute (75-Y 21-N)
- 02/24/05 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 21-N)
- 02/24/05 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/05 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (33-Y 6-N)
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1089ER)
- 03/09/05 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 706 (effective 7/1/05)
- 04/04/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0706)