AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE

AGRICULTURE, CHESAPEAKE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board and the State Water Control Board shall be limited to the promulgation of regulations, including general permit regulations, and shall not include the authority to issue, reissue, amend, or deny any environmental permit. The authority to issue, reissue, amend, or deny any environmental permit shall rest solely with the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, subject to regulations adopted by the boards. For the purposes of this act, "environmental permit" includes any permit, certificate, or approval pursuant to Chapter 13 ( § 10.1-1300 et seq.) of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia and Chapters 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.), 24 (§ 62.1-242 et seq.), and 25 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia and any recodifications thereof.

3. That any permits or orders issued by the Air Pollution Control Board or the State Water Control Board prior to the effective date of this act shall continue in full force and are enforceable by the Department of Environmental Quality.