Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority. (SB657)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland) with support from co-patron Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta)
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
Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority to Department of Environmental Quality. Limits the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board and the State Water Control Board to issuance of regulations and transfers the Boards' existing authority to issue permits and orders to the Department of Environmental Quality. The bill provides procedures for public comment on pending controversial permits, defined in the bill, and on regulatory changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates SB 81. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/19/2022 | Presented and ordered printed 22103747D |
| 01/19/2022 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/07/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB657) |
| 02/08/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/08/2022 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22106267D-S1 |
| 02/08/2022 | Incorporates SB81 (Stanley) |
| 02/09/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/10/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22106267D-S1 |
| 02/10/2022 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/11/2022 | Floor substitute printed 22106534D-S2 (Mason) |
| 02/11/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2022 | Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2022 | Committee substitute rejected 22106267D-S1 |
| 02/11/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/11/2022 | Substitute by Senator Mason agreed to 22106534D-S2 |
| 02/11/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB657S2 |
| 02/11/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB657S1) |
| 02/14/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB657S2) |
| 02/21/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/21/2022 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 02/23/2022 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/28/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed House (52-Y 46-N) |
| 02/28/2022 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2022 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
| 02/28/2022 | Passed House (51-Y 47-N) |
| 02/28/2022 | VOTE: Passage #2 (51-Y 47-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2022 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2022 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB657ER) |
| 03/02/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB657ER) |
| 03/03/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 356 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/11/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) |
Comments
Impact
Summary: Limits the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board and the State Water Control Board to issuance of regulations and transfers the Boards' existing authority to issue permits and orders to the Department of Environmental Quality
I was raised on a farm, and have the utmost respect for farming, but times have changed. Agricultural operations have become businesses and should have to abide by the same rules as any other business. They have outputs from units that involve the air, land, and water sources. All three of these boards serve a purpose. Without them, there is no protection for neighboring homeowners. They need to be given more authority than they have to safeguard the health of others.