Solid waste management plans; units to maintain recycling and target rates. (HB647)

Introduced By

Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper) with support from co-patron Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Solid waste management plans. Establishes a new regimen for credits that can be used in meeting a solid waste planning unit's recycling rate. Currently, a credit of one ton for each ton of recycling residue generated and deposited in a landfill, not to exceed one-fifth of the 25% requirement, is allowed in calculating the planning unit's recycling rate. This bill would not change the credit for recycling residue but, in addition, would extend a two percentage point credit for source reduction programs implemented within the planning unit, a ton-for-ton credit for solid waste material that is reused, and a ton-for-ton credit for any nonmunicipal solid waste material that is recycled. The current requirement that a planning unit maintain a minimum 25% recycling rate is reduced for less densely populated planning units or those with high unemployment rates. The bill stipulates that a planning unit not meeting its mandated recycling rate cannot be the sole reason for the denial of a permit or permit amendment for a new sanitary landfill, incinerator, or waste-to-energy facility. This bill is identical to SB 57. Read the Bill »

Status

02/14/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063666498
01/10/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/18/2006Reported from ACNR with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
01/19/2006Read first time
01/20/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB647)
01/20/2006Read second time
01/20/2006Committee amendment agreed to
01/20/2006Engrossed by House as amended HB647E
01/20/2006Printed as engrossed 063666498-E
01/23/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB647E)
01/23/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006Communicated to Senate
01/24/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
01/24/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/30/2006Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
02/01/2006Read third time
02/01/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/01/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/06/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB647ER)
02/06/2006Enrolled
02/06/2006Signed by Speaker
02/07/2006Signed by President
02/08/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB647ER)
02/14/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/06)
02/20/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)