Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria, ammonia. (HB1374)

Introduced By

Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill)

Progress

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

Description

Sewerage systems; state adoption of federal criteria; ammonia. Directs the State Water Control Board not to adopt certain U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) freshwater ammonia water quality criteria (the Criteria) until all other states in EPA Regions III and IV have done so, unless the EPA Administrator informs the Commonwealth in writing that such timing is unlawful under the federal Clean Water Act. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to (i) identify any other states that have adopted the Criteria as of July 1, 2018; (ii) identify those procedures for the implementation of the Criteria that will minimize the impact of such implementation on Virginia sewerage systems while complying with the Clean Water Act; and (iii) report its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee by November 1, 2018. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2018Committee
01/12/2018Presented and ordered printed 18104995D
01/12/2018Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/22/2018Impact statement from DPB (HB1374)
02/07/2018Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)