State air, waste, and water boards; permit authority, appointment of members. (HB705)
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Description
State air, waste, and water boards; permit authority; appointment of members. Removes the authority to issue, reissue, amend, or modify permits or certificates or to hear permit actions from the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Waste Management Board, and the State Water Control Board and places such authority with the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill changes the composition of the three boards from appointment exclusively by the Governor to the following: two members appointed by the Governor; two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a list recommended by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; and three members appointed by the Speaker of the House from a list recommended by the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. The appointing authority shall appoint members for the unexpired term upon a vacancy other than by expiration of a term. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2020 | Committee |
| 01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103260D |
| 01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources |
| 01/29/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/05/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/05/2020 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107564D-H1 |
| 02/05/2020 | Continued to 2021 with substitute in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |