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SB 77 Nutrient credit certification; regulations, Nutrient Trading Act is established, penalty.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Nutrient Trading Act; penalty. Directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to adopt regulations governing the certification of certain nutrient credits. Referring to Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), the legislation sets out certain requirements of the regulations, directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish an online registry of certified credits, and provides for enforcement and appeals. The bill provides that an operator of a credit-generating facility found to be in violation of the Nutrient Trading Act or any attendant regulations shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000. This bill is identical to HB 176.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100896D pdf
- 02/02/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105049D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105436D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB77ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB77ER2) pdf
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100896D
- 01/05/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/02/12 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105049D-S1
- 02/06/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/12 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105049D-S1
- 02/07/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB77S1
- 02/08/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/12 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105436D-H1
- 02/23/12 House: Read second time
- 02/24/12 House: Read third time
- 02/24/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105436D-H1
- 02/24/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/12 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0- N)
- 02/24/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/12 Senate: Title replaced 12105436D-H1
- 03/02/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB77ER)
- 03/02/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/12 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/18/12 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/18/12 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB77ER2)
- 04/18/12 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/18/12 House: Enacted, Chapter 808 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/18/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0808)