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2008 SESSION
SB 423 DEQ; authority to issue and enforce permits, etc. related to air and water pollution.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Air and Water Boards permit issuance process. Establishes a uniform permit issuance process for the Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) and the State Water Control Board (Water Board). After issuing a public notice of a pending permit action, if at least 25 individuals have requested a public hearing and the Director finds that the issues raised are germane to the permit action and are not inconsistent with state or federal laws, a public hearing will be held. The Director or the two Boards may convene a meeting under an expedited schedule to reconsider the decision of the Director to grant a public hearing. The meeting may be held electronically if one public forum is available. The Board is required to act on the permit within 90 days of the close of the comment period unless the applicant agrees to an extension of the time period. Persons who commented during the public hearing may address the Air and Water Boards at the meeting where final action on the permit will occur. The Board's decision shall contain a written basis for its decision.
The bill also increases membership on the Air Pollution Control Board from five to seven members. However, the two new members are prohibited from voting on any action related to a permit that is under consideration as of January 1, 2008. A qualification of the Air Board members is changed so that no member can be a current employee of an entity subject to a permit or enforcement order of the Air Board. Currently, a majority of the members appointed to the Air Board can represent the public interest and not derive any significant positions of their income from entities subject to permit or enforcement actions.
The qualifications of the membership of the Water Board and the Virginia Waste Management Board are changed to require that the members, by their education, training, or experience, be knowledgeable of water quality or waste management, respectively, and shall be fairly representative of conservation, public health, business, and agriculture. This bill is identical to HB 1332 (Landes).
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083246300 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 083983300-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB423ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083246300
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/04/08 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Special Subcommittee on SB423
- 02/11/08 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 083983300-S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 083983300-S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB423S1
- 02/12/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/08 House: Read first time
- 02/13/08 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/20/08 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: Read second time
- 02/22/08 House: Read third time
- 02/22/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB423ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)