Administrative Process Act; standard procedures for adoption of waste load allocations. (HB445)

Introduced By

Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax)

Progress

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

Description

Administrative Process Act; standard procedures for adoption of waste load allocations by the State Water Control Board. Establishes minimum procedural requirements for the adoption of all waste load allocations, including public notice, public comment opportunity, a stakeholders advisory group process, agency response to comments, and a public meeting. Historically, waste load allocations were established under various procedures on a case-by-case basis. The bill requires that a comprehensive listing of all total maximum daily load waste load allocations adopted or approved by the State Water Control Board prior to July 1, 2014, be set forth in the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (9VAC25-720). The bill also provides that any amendment prior to July 1, 2025, of the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation waste load allocations for nitrogen or phosphorus related to chlorophyll-a water quality criteria for multiple James River basin facilities shall be undertaken in accordance with the Administrative Process Act. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/05/2014Committee
01/05/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103437D
01/05/2014Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/09/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB445)
01/13/2014Assigned ACNRsub: Chesapeake
01/16/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
01/22/2014Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2014Read first time
01/24/2014Read second time
01/24/2014Committee amendment agreed to
01/24/2014Engrossed by House as amended HB445E
01/24/2014Printed as engrossed 14103437D-E
01/27/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2014Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/27/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
01/27/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2014Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/17/2014Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
02/19/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB445E)
02/19/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2014Read third time
02/20/2014Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2014Enrolled
02/24/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB445ER)
02/24/2014Signed by Speaker
02/26/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB445ER)
02/26/2014Signed by President
03/07/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 7/1/14)
03/07/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.