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HB 1136 Hazardous Waste Site Inventory; DEQ to publish, update annually.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Environmental Quality; Hazardous Waste Site Inventory. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to compile and maintain a Hazardous Waste Site Inventory, consisting of a list of sites permitted by or in corrective action under the Department at which the disposal of hazardous waste has occurred. The bill requires the Inventory to be published by July 1, 2021, and updated annually.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Environmental Quality; Virginia Nonfederally Managed Hazardous Waste Site Inventory; notice of existence of site; civil penalty. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to publish and update annually a Virginia Nonfederally Managed Hazardous Waste Site Inventory, consisting of a list of sites of which DEQ is aware that meet certain criteria regarding the presence of hazardous wastes or other hazardous substances but are not listed on the federal National Priorities List. The bill authorizes DEQ to identify by regulation other categories of waste site to add to the inventory. The bill requires an owner of an inactive nonfederally managed hazardous waste site, defined in the bill, to notify DEQ of its existence. A violation of the notification requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per day.