VA HB2105 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-30 - Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Coal combustion residuals; Chesapeake Bay watershed; Coal combustion residuals; Chesapeake Bay watershed; closure. Requires the owner or operator of any coal combustion residuals (CCR) unit, defined in the bill to include a coal ash pond or landfill, that is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to close such CCR unit by removing all of the CCR for (i) recycling, known as encapsulated beneficial use, or (ii) deposition in a permitted and lined landfill that meets certain federal standards. Any owner or operator that disposes of CCR in such a landfill is required to explain why recycling is not economically feasible. Such a closure project shall be completed within 15 years of its initiation and shall be accompanied by water testing or a connection to a municipal water supply for every

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Title

Coal combustion residuals; Chesapeake Bay watershed, closure.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-30 - House - House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-30HouseTabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103874D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1011413.3(n/a)See Bill Text

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