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2016 SESSION

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HB 977 State waters; unlawful discharge of deleterious substance into waters.

Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Discharge of deleterious substance into state waters; notice. Requires any person who unlawfully discharges any deleterious substance into state waters to notify the State Water Control Board (the Board), the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department), or the coordinator of emergency services of the affected locality within 12 hours. Current law allows such a person 24 hours to give notice. The bill also requires that written notice follow to the Board, in addition to the Department, and specifies that the required report of potentially detrimental discharges by the Board or the Department to local newspapers, television stations, and radio stations be provided to such media outlets as soon as practicable after receiving it.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102493D  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 01/12/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102493D
• 01/12/16  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/25/16  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
• 02/04/16  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/16  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/11/16  House: Read first time
• 02/12/16  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/15/16  House: Read second time
• 02/15/16  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/15/16  House: Engrossment refused by House (37-Y 56-N)
• 02/15/16  House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT REFUSED (37-Y 56-N)