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2006 SESSION

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HB 554 Landfills; DEQ to develop policies & procedures to allow burning of vegetative waste.

Introduced by: Christopher B. Saxman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Burn pits. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to develop the policies and procedures necessary to allow the burning of vegetative waste at landfills that have ceased accepting waste but have not been released from postclosure care requirements. The policies and procedures are to include measures that will protect public health and the environment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069303496  pdf | impact statement
• 02/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB554ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069303496
• 01/09/06  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/18/06  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N)
• 01/19/06  House: Read first time
• 01/20/06  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/23/06  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N)
• 01/23/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 26-N)
• 01/23/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/06/06  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/08/06  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB554ER)
• 02/15/06  House: Enrolled
• 02/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/15/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 19 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/27/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)