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1995 SESSION
SB 795 Voluntary environmental assessment.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Voluntary environmental assessment. Creates a privilege for information generated from a voluntary environmental assessment and accords immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal penalties to those who voluntarily disclose a violation of an environmental statute, regulation, permit or administrative order. An environmental assessment is an evaluation of activities or facilities that is designed to identify noncompliance and promote compliance with environmental laws and regulations or identify opportunities for improved efficiency or pollution prevention. The privilege does not extend to information that demonstrates a clear, imminent and substantial danger to the public health or the environment or information required by law to be reported. In order for a voluntary disclosure to confer immunity, (i) it must not otherwise be required by law; (ii) it must be made promptly after knowledge of the violation is obtained through a voluntary environmental assessment; and (iii) the person making the disclosure must correct the violation in a diligent manner.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD3766739 pdf
- 02/06/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD3766739-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD3766739
- 01/18/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/30/95 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds. (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/31/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/95 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/95 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/95 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/95 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/95 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/95 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/95 Senate: Motion for pending question agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: PENDING QUESTION (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Floor amendment #1 rejected (Gartlan) (18-Y 22-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (18-Y 22-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Floor amendment #2 & #3 rejected (Gartlan)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Floor amendment #4 withdrawn (Gartlan)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Floor amendment #5 rejected (Gartlan)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/06/95 Senate: Floor amendment rejected (Woods) (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 6 (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/06/95 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD3766739-E
- 02/06/95 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Read first time
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/95 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3/4
- 02/20/95 House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote