SB1201: Stormwater; procedure for approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.
[S 1201]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2114 may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.
[S 1201]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2114 may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters. However, any locality in the Lynnhaven River watershed shall use such stormwater fee for dredging back to the point of discharge the bottom of any river in which stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment.


SENATE BILL NO. 1201
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Joint Conference Committee
on February 26, 2015)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wagner)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2114 may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters. However, any locality in the Lynnhaven River watershed shall use such stormwater fee for dredging back to the point of discharge the bottom of any river in which stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment.


SENATE BILL NO. 1201
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
on February 18, 2015)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wagner)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2114 may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters.


SENATE BILL NO. 1201
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
on January 29, 2015)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wagner)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; dredging.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Pollutant removal by dredging.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to § 15.2-2243 shall make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging where stormwater has contributed to the deposition of sediment in state waters.

SENATE BILL NO. 1201

Offered January 14, 2015
Prefiled January 13, 2015
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1, relating to stormwater; municipal separate storm sewer system permittees; dredging.
Patron-- Wagner

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.15:28.1 as follows:

§ 62.1-44.15:28.1. Dredging by municipal separate storm sewer system permittee.

Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model, the Board shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed by a locality that is a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permittee as a method of meeting the pollutant reduction and loading requirements of its state permit. The specified portion of the bottom of the navigable waterway from which sediment deposits are to be removed shall be located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the MS4 permittee. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged material shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.