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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1311 Water quality standards; modification of permits and certifications.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Water quality standards; approval of permits and certifications. Requires an applicant for a natural gas transmission pipeline greater than 36 inches inside diameter to submit in the application a detailed erosion and sediment control plan and stormwater management plan subject to Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) review and approval. After receipt of such application, the bill directs the Department to issue a request for information about how the erosion and sediment control plan and stormwater management plan will address activities in or related to upland areas, and requires the applicant to respond. The bill directs the Department to consider such information in developing a draft certification or denial, and to take certain additional public notice steps.
The bill prohibits the Department and the State Water Control Board from expressly waiving certification of a natural gas transmission pipeline of greater than 36 inches inside diameter under § 401 of the federal Clean Water Act and requires the Department or Board to act on any certification request within a reasonable period of time pursuant to federal law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102522D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104440D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104463D-S2 (Mason) pdf
- 02/17/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200381D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1311ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0501) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102522D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/04/21 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104440D-S1
- 02/04/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104463D-S2 (Mason)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/21 Senate: Substitute by Senator Mason withdrawn 21104463D-S2
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21104440D-S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1311S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
- 02/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/21 House: Read first time
- 02/07/21 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 02/09/21 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 02/15/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/17/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200381D-H1
- 02/19/21 House: Read second time
- 02/22/21 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/21 House: Read third time
- 02/23/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200381D-H1
- 02/23/21 House: Amendments by Delegate Bulova agreed to
- 02/23/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB1311H1
- 02/23/21 House: Passed House with substitute with amendments (56-Y 42-N)
- 02/23/21 House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 42-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Title replaced 21200381D-H1
- 02/26/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1311ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/31/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 501 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0501)