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HB 646 Pipeline construction permit; amount of civil penalty for violation.
Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Pipeline construction permit; amount of civil penalty for violation. Authorizes the State Water Control Board to include civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation, not to exceed $500,000 per order, in any order for a violation of a permit related to the construction of a natural gas transmission pipeline greater than 36 inches inside diameter. Current law limits such penalties to $32,500 per violation and $100,000 per order. The bill requires that at least two written notices of violation have been issued to the person constructing the pipeline, that such violations have not been resolved, and that a hearing has been conducted before the penalty can be assessed.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104051D pdf
- 02/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108102D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB646ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104051D
- 01/06/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 02/05/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N 1-A)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 40-N 1-A)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108102D-S1
- 02/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108102D-S1
- 02/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB646S1
- 02/24/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108102D-S1 (57-Y 39-N 1-A)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 39-N 1-A)
- 03/02/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB646ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 03/25/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/25/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)