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2011 SESSION
HB 2123 Coal surface mining operations; authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination permits.
Introduced by: Charles D. Poindexter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Coal surface mining operations; national pollutant discharge elimination system permits. Clarifies that the authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination system permits for coal surface mining operations has been delegated by the State Water Control Board to the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. The Director, by examining the available and relevant data, shall determine whether a discharge may cause or contribute to an instream excursion above the narrative or numeric criteria of a water quality standard. If a total maximum daily load ("TMDL") has been established for the receiving water body, it shall be considered in the reasonable potential determination. If the receiving water body does not have a TMDL established, the Director may consider biological monitoring, chemical monitoring, and whole effluent toxicity testing. The Director may require whole effluent toxicity testing if he determines that the discharge adversely affects the biological condition of the receiving water body. This bill is identical to SB 1025 (Puckett).
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102778D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104656D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104656D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102778D
- 01/12/11 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/26/11 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104656D-H1
- 01/27/11 House: Read first time
- 01/28/11 House: Read second time
- 01/28/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104656D-H1
- 01/28/11 House: Amendment by Delegate Bulova agreed to
- 01/28/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2123EH1
- 01/28/11 House: Printed as engrossed 11104656D-EH1
- 01/31/11 House: Read third time and passed House (79-Y 17-N)
- 01/31/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 17-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/11 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/22/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER)
- 02/22/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 252 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252)