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SB 443 Nutrient credit certification; regulations to establish timeline for consideration of applications.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Nutrient credit certification; timeline for consideration. Directs the State Water Control Board (the Board) to establish a timeline for consideration of applications for land conversion projects. The Department of Environmental Quality will be required to deny, approve, or approve with conditions an application within 15 days of determining that the application is complete. The bill also directs the Board to certify credits that are located in tributaries outside the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Nutrient credit certification; priority consideration. Directs the State Water Control Board (the Board) to establish a system for priority consideration of an application for a land conversion project, with a $10,000 fee. The Department of Environmental Quality will be required to deny, approve, or approve with conditions, such a priority application ahead of normal applications within 30 days of receipt of the application. The bill also directs the Board to certify credits that are located in tributaries outside the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Nutrient credit certification; priority consideration. Directs the State Water Control Board (the Board) to establish a system for priority consideration of an application for a land conversion project, with a $10,000 fee. The Department of Environmental Quality will be required to review such a priority application ahead of normal applications and approve it within 30 days. The bill also directs the Board to certify credits that are located in tributaries outside the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.