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2018 SESSION

18102571D
HOUSE BILL NO. 467
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled January 7, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1402.03, relating to coal ash recycling or reuse.
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Patrons-- Carter, Gooditis, Hope, Levine, Plum, Roem and Watts
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-1402.03 as follows:

§ 10.1-1402.03. Use, reuse, or reclamation of coal combustion by-product.

A. No person shall dispose of any coal combustion residuals or close any coal combustion residuals unit, as those terms are defined at 40 C.F.R. § 257.53, unless (i) such coal combustion residuals are recycled or beneficially reused or (ii) such person can show, by clear and convincing evidence, that recycling or beneficial reuse is not cost-effective compared with another means of disposal.

B. The Board shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.