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2022 SESSION
HB 206 Small renewable energy projects; impact on natural resources, report.
Introduced by: Michael J. Webert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Small renewable energy projects; impact on natural resources. Requires, as a condition for a permit by rule for a small energy project, that if the Department of Environmental Quality determines that there will be a significant adverse impact on wildlife, historic resources, prime agricultural soils, or forest lands, the applicant must also submit a mitigation plan with a 45-day public comment period. The bill specifies that a disturbance of (i) more than 10 acres of prime agricultural soils, (ii) more than 50 acres of contiguous forest lands, or (iii) forest lands enrolled in a forestry preservation program is deemed to be a significant adverse impact on natural resources. The bill directs the Department to convene an advisory panel to assist in developing regulations to implement these requirements, and the main provisions of the bill do not become effective until such regulations are adopted. Any application for a small renewable energy project received for which an interconnection request is applied for and received by December 31, 2024, is not subject to the provisions of the bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101438D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106363D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/22 House: Floor substitute printed 22106540D-H2 (Ware) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107284D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB206ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688) 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
HISTORY
- 01/10/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101438D
- 01/10/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/04/22 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 02/09/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106363D-H1
- 02/11/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Floor substitute printed 22106540D-H2 (Ware)
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time
- 02/14/22 House: Committee on ACNR substitute rejected 22106363D-H1
- 02/14/22 House: Substitute by Delegate Ware agreed to 22106540D-H2
- 02/14/22 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB206H2
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107284D-S1
- 03/03/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to h4160
- 03/04/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB206S1
- 03/04/22 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/22 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107284D-S1 (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/09/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (91-Y 7-N)
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB206ER)
- 03/11/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 688 (effective - see bill)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688)