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1999 SESSION

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HB 2430 Regulation of wastes transported on water.

Introduced by: W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Regulation of wastes transported on water. Adds to the directives on the types of regulations to be developed for containers carrying certain wastes by ship, barge or other vessels on the waters of the Commonwealth. To the extent allowable under federal law, the regulations are to include provisions related to: (i) container testing; (ii) manifests on waste suitability for destination disposal facilities; and (iii) the number of containers that can be stacked upon each other and how the containers are secured. Facilities may not receive commercially transported wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel until the regulatory program has been developed. Fees for facilities receiving the wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel are to be increased to cover the cost of at least a quarterly inspection program by the Department of Environmental Quality.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Regulation of wastes transported on water. Adds to the directives on the types of regulations to be developed for containers carrying certain wastes by ship, barge or other vessels on the waters of the Commonwealth. To the extent allowable under federal law, the regulations are to include provisions related to: (i) container testing; (ii) manifests on waste suitability for destination disposal facilities; and (iii) the number of containers that can be stacked upon each other and how the containers are secured. Facilities may not receive commercially transported wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel until the regulatory program has been developed. Fees for facilities receiving the wastes from a ship, barge or other vessels are to be increased to cover the cost of at least a quarterly inspection program by the Department of Environmental Quality.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Regulation of wastes transported on water. Alters the type of permit that is required for a facility receiving certain wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel from a permit by rule (general permit) to an individual permit. The regulations to be developed for containers carrying the waste are to include, to the extent allowable under federal law, provisions for container testing and manifests on waste suitability for destination disposal facilities. Fees for facilities receiving the wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel are to be increased to cover the cost of at least a quarterly inspection program by the Department of Environmental Quality.