Delaware House Bill 466 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-06-09 - Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act defines certain facilities which will require an applicant seeking a permit for a new facility, or expansion of an existing facility, or renewal of an existing permit, located in an overburdened community, as defined in the Act, to provide an environmental justice impact report. Facility includes the following commercial or industrial business: (1) Manufacturer of animal food, meat, seafood, tobacco, manufactured home, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, primary metal, nonmetallic mineral products, ammunition or transport equipment; (2) pulp, paper, paperboard and sawmills; (3) rail or water freight dock; (4) landfill, transfer station, resource recovery, scrap metal or recycle center or compost operator; (5) sewage treatment center, animal waste processor or sludge processor; (6) commercial livestock and poultry growers; (7) medical waste incinerator (with the exception of those attendant to a hospital or university intended to process self-generated medical waste); and (8) commercial or industrial businesses not contained in (1)-(7) that currently contribute or upon permit approval would contribute to the cumulative pollution in an overburdened community, as identified by the Department in conjunction with the Environmental Justice Board.

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Environmental Permits In Overburdened Communities.

Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]
Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-09		Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

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