Water quality monitors; DEQ to encourage those, ensuring 3,000 stream miles are monitored by 2010. (HB1859)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Water quality monitors. Requires that at least 10% of Virginia's river and stream miles being monitored for water quality by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) be monitored by volunteers who are members of a DEQ-certified citizen monitoring program. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2007 | Committee |
01/03/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072192554 |
01/03/2007 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/18/2007 | Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources (Ware, R.L.) |
01/25/2007 | Read first time |
01/26/2007 | Read second time |
01/26/2007 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/26/2007 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1859E |
01/26/2007 | Printed as engrossed 072192554-E |
01/29/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2007 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
01/30/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/30/2007 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/06/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1859E) |
02/06/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2007 | Read third time |
02/07/2007 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2007 | VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2007 | Enrolled |
02/12/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1859ER) |
02/12/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1859ER) |
02/12/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
02/12/2007 | Signed by President |
02/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 29 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/13/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0029) |
Comments
But what if the there aren't enough people interested in volunteering to get certified and monitor water quality?