Sewage overflows; authorizes Water Control Board to issue administrative orders for corrective act. (SB798)
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Description
Sewage overflows. Authorizes the State Water Control Board to issue administrative orders to owners of municipal sewer systems that need corrective actions to prevent sanitary sewer overflows. Places a "safe harbor" provision into Virginia law similar to that found in Section 309 of the Clean Water Act. Amends § 62.1-44.19:2, § 62.1-44.29, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
03/09/2007: signed by governor
History
- 01/03/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078857750
- 01/03/2007 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/22/2007 Committee substitute printed 070986750-S1
- 01/23/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2007 Read second time
- 01/24/2007 Reading of substitute waived
- 01/24/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070986750-S1
- 01/24/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB798S1
- 01/25/2007 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2007 Communicated to House
- 02/05/2007 Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2007 Read first time
- 02/05/2007 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/15/2007 Read second time
- 02/16/2007 Read third time
- 02/16/2007 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2007 Enrolled
- 02/22/2007 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB798ER)
- 02/23/2007 Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2007 Signed by President
- 03/09/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB798ER)
- 03/09/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 144 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/14/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0144)
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This bill mentions Chesapeake, Virginia Beach City, Norfolk, Newport News.
