No discharge zones; criteria shall be premised on improvement of impaired tidal creeks. (HB1943)
Introduced By
Del. Albert Pollard (D-Lively)
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
No discharge zones. Clarifies that a no discharge zone cannot be established in the Chesapeake Bay or the main stem openings of the major rivers that flow into the Bay. The bill also describes the actions that must be taken to ensure that there is no discharge of sewage from vessels while in a no discharge zone. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2011 | Committee |
01/11/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100681D |
01/11/2011 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/20/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1943) |
01/26/2011 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2011 | Read first time |
01/28/2011 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/31/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/01/2011 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/14/2011 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2011 | Read third time |
02/16/2011 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/16/2011 | Committee amendment #1 agreed to |
02/16/2011 | Committee amendment #2 rejected |
02/16/2011 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/16/2011 | Amendment by Senator Stuart agreed to |
02/16/2011 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/16/2011 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2011 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) |
02/18/2011 | VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2011 | Enrolled |
02/24/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1943ER) |
02/24/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2011 | Signed by President |
02/25/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1943ER) |
02/26/2011 | Signed by President |
03/16/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/16/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220) |
Comments
Please, vote Yes for HB1943.
Thank you for this bill.
This bill is great. The only problem is in the highlighted section where it says "excluding the Chesapeake Bay". This contardicts the whole bill. It should say including the Chesapeake Bay as a No Discharge Zone. The only way to eliminate the problems associated with the Chesapeake Bay is to make it a No Discharge Zone.
Unfortunately, K.N., I think that's the point of the bill. :)