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1998 SESSION

986989376
HOUSE BILL NO. 818
Offered January 26, 1998
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1408.3, relating to transport of waste on waters of the Commonwealth.
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Patron-- Murphy
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Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
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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 10.1-1408.3 as follows:

§ 10.1-1408.3. Transportation of waste upon waters of the state prohibited.

To the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, the transport of solid or medical waste by ship, barge or other vessel upon the navigable waters of the state is prohibited.