Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund; use of Fund for grants to certain property owners. (SB1396)
Introduced By
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-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
Sewage; Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund; Wastewater Infrastructure Policy Working Group; report. Authorizes the State Board of Health to use the Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund to provide grants and loans to property owners with income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines to repair failing onsite sewage systems or install onsite sewage systems on properties that lack adequate sewage disposal. The bill provides that no expenses shall be paid from the Fund to support the program for training and recognition of onsite soil evaluators, or to provide grants or loans to repair failing onsite sewage systems or install onsite sewage systems on properties that lack adequate sewage disposal in lieu of payment to any owner or owners qualified to receive payment from the Fund. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations that include consideration of the impacts of climate change on proposed treatment works. The bill sets out the policy of the Commonwealth regarding wastewater infrastructure and establishes the four-member Wastewater Infrastructure Policy Working Group as an advisory board in the executive branch of state government to continually assess wastewater infrastructure needs and develop policy recommendations. The bill provides that the Working Group shall expire in 2030. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health and in consultation with stakeholders, to estimate and report every four years the amount of wastewater infrastructure funding that is necessary to meet policy goals but is not eligible to be covered by grant funding pursuant to the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997. Read the Bill »
Status
03/25/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102943D |
01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/26/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
01/27/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1396) |
02/03/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 3-A) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/05/2021 | Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2021 | Read first time |
02/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/08/2021 | Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/09/2021 | Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources |
02/17/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
02/17/2021 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/17/2021 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/18/2021 | Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
02/19/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 1-N) |
02/23/2021 | Read second time |
02/24/2021 | Passed by for the day |
02/25/2021 | Read third time |
02/25/2021 | Passed House (71-Y 27-N) |
02/25/2021 | VOTE: Passage (71-Y 27-N) |
03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1396ER) |
03/09/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1396ER) |
03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 382 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0382) |