VA SB1009 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-28 - Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Coal combustion residuals surface impoundments; closure. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to require the closure of any coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundment located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill requires that such closure include the removal of all CCRs for disposal in a permitted landfill that meets federal criteria and that the impoundment site be reclaimed in a manner consistent with federal mine reclamation standards. Finally, the bill allows an investor-owned public electric utility to recover the costs of closure from customers. This bill was incorporated into SB 1355.

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Title

Coal combustion residuals surface impoundments; closure.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N) (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-28SenateIncorporated by Commerce and Labor
2019-01-23SenateAssigned C&L sub: Coal Ash Subcommittee
2019-01-17SenateRereferred to Commerce and Labor
2019-01-17SenateRereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N)
2018-07-23SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2018-07-23SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100103D

Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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