Nutrient offset credits; new and expanding wastewater discharge facilities to acquire. (SB314)
Introduced By
Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patrons Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian), and Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian)
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
Acquisition of nutrient offset credits. Allows new and expanding wastewater discharge facilities to acquire nutrient offset credits through the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association (the Association) for a period longer than five years. The bill would also allow such facilities to acquire nutrient offset credits on their land or on contracted land on which best management practices have been implemented that would achieve reductions greater than those currently required by federal or state law or the Watershed Implementation Plan. Any such acquisition would be subject to approval by the State Water Control Board. Under current law, the acquired credits are valid for the duration of the facility's five-year general permit. This bill would remove the five-year limitation and allow the facility seeking the offset credits to negotiate the length of the allocation through the Association. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101628D |
01/08/2016 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/21/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB314) |
02/04/2016 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105182D-S1 |
02/08/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2016 | Read second time |
02/09/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/09/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105182D-S1 |
02/09/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB314S1 |
02/10/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB314S1) |
02/10/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/12/2016 | Read first time |
02/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/17/2016 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2016 | Read second time |
02/19/2016 | Read third time |
02/19/2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/19/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/19/2016 | Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 1-A) |
02/19/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB314ER) |
02/24/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB314ER) |
02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 137 (effective 7/1/16) |
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 58 seconds.