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SB 1403 Environmental Quality, Department of; consolidation of various boards, increase of authority.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Environmental Quality. Consolidates the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Waste Management Board into one eleven-member citizen board--the Virginia Board of Environmental Quality--with the authority to adopt regulations, including general permit regulations. All other responsibilities of the existing boards, including the authority to issue licenses and permits, shall be transferred to the Department of Environmental Quality. The Department will hold public meetings for the presentation of staff recommendations on major permitting decisions. A citizen appeals board is established and granted the authority to hear appeals on decisions of the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality and to recommend reconsideration by the Director. The bill includes a "reenactment clause" that requires the General Assembly of 2008 to reaffirm the legislation and delays the effective date until July 1, 2008. This bill is identical to HB 3113.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/07 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 070978792 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 071004792-S1 pdf
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1403ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/07 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 070978792
- 01/19/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/26/07 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Senate Bill 1403
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 071004792-S1
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 071004792-S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1403S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/07 House: Read first time
- 02/08/07 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/14/07 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/15/07 House: Read second time
- 02/16/07 House: Read third time
- 02/16/07 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/16/07 House: Passed House with amendments (74-Y 23-N)
- 02/16/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (74-Y 23-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1403ER)
- 03/12/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/07 Governor: Governor's Communication
- 03/26/07 House: Bill became law without Governor's signature, Chapter 841 (effective - see bill)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841)