Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing. (HB2213)
Introduced By
Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Del. Rodney Willett (D-Henrico)
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
Work group; gold mining; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish a work group to study the mining of gold in the Commonwealth. The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation with the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders, including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields; environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affected communities in localities with significant deposits of gold; and residents of Native American communities in such localities. The bill provides that the work group shall evaluate the impacts of gold mining on public health, safety, and welfare; evaluate whether existing air and water quality regulations are sufficient to protect air and water quality from the mining and processing of gold; evaluate whether existing bonding, reclamation, closure, and long-term monitoring of sites for such mining or processing are sufficient; and report its findings to the General Assembly by December 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Status
03/30/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102931D |
01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/22/2021 | Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2213) |
01/25/2021 | Read first time |
01/26/2021 | Motion to refer to committee agreed to |
01/26/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/27/2021 | Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
02/02/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
02/02/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
02/03/2021 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21104164D-H1 |
02/03/2021 | Read first time |
02/04/2021 | Read second time |
02/04/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21104164D-H1 |
02/04/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2213H1 |
02/05/2021 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) |
02/05/2021 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2021 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2213H1) |
02/15/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2021 | Read third time |
02/16/2021 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/16/2021 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/16/2021 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/16/2021 | Passed Senate with amendments (23-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2021 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (56-Y 43-N) |
02/18/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 43-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2213ER) |
02/22/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2213ER) |
02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/30/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 423 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/30/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0423) |