SB1398
Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit, assessments required.
Summary
As Enacted. Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit; assessments required.
Requires the owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals unit (CCR unit) to identify water pollution and address corrective measures to resolve it, evaluate the clean closure of the CCR unit by recycling the ash for use in cement or moving it to a landfill, and demonstrate the long-term ... (More) safety of the CCR unit. The bill requires the owner or operator of each CCR unit to transmit its assessment to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other agencies or legislative committees by December 1, 2017. The bill requires the Director of DEQ to delay the issuance of a permit to close any CCR unit until May 1, 2018, or the effective date of any legislation adopted during the 2018 Regular Session of the General Assembly that addresses the closure of CCR units, whichever occurs later. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103805D
- 01/11/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1398)
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/02/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104685D-S1
- 02/03/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17104685D-S1
- 02/06/2017 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1398S1
- 02/07/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/09/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/2017 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/09/2017 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/13/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1398S1)
- 02/13/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2017 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17105506D-H1
- 02/16/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/17/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/17/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105506D-H1
- 02/17/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1398H1
- 02/17/2017 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/17/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/2017 - Senate: Title replaced 17105506D-H1
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1398ER)
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1398ER)
- 02/28/2017 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 02/28/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/20/2017 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N)
- 04/05/2017 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 2-N)
- 04/05/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N)
- 04/05/2017 - House: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
- 04/05/2017 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 04/05/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (92-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 04/05/2017 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1398ER2)
- 04/05/2017 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/05/2017 - House: Enacted, Chapter 817 (effective - see bill)
- 04/05/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)
